Simon Shikongo, an Aranui High School student, received a Greenager environmental award in July. A member of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust and a junior ranger at Orana Wildlife Park for 10 years, Simon is considered a native tree and bird expert by his teachers and school mates. Kaikoura's tiny Woodbank School, comprising 20 pupils, impressed parents and the community with a play capturing local whaling history. Pupils and parents regularly collect cans, paper, glass and paper for recycling and feed their organic scraps to a worm farm to make compost for the garden. The final award last year went to Glentunnel School, which also has a thriving worm farm.
Liquid is collected in plastic bottles and sold at the school gate.
Resulting funds are used to buy library books.