594 West Coast Road Oratia Auckland (027) 243 2230 https://www.wildemeadows.co.nz/

Tāmaki Estuary Protection Society (TEPS) https://teps.org.nz/

Clemow Drive Mt Wellington

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55 Maioro Road Waiuku 2682 Phone: (09) 235 2741 https://www.otaua.school.nz/

6 Three Mile Bush Road, Kamo Phone: 09 435 1482. Phone: 02102248428 https://www.kamoprimary.school.nz/contact-us/

RD258 Rukuhia Road Ōhaupō Phone: (07) 843 6967 https://ohaupo.school.nz/

Tamahere RD337 Devine Road (07) 856 9238 https://tamahere.school.nz/

Borman Village Kids, an Early Childhood Centre in Rototuna, Kirikiriroa Hamilton, has embraced two streams in their local area, after teaching tamariki (children) how to care for waterways and the endangered freshwater fish species that live there. This tuna (longfin eel) sign made out of scrap metal has been applied to a waterway in the Borman Village Kids playground to remind everyone that drains are streams and to be careful of what goes into our waterways. The teachers also created innovative resources to educate tamariki about the importance of water, how to awhi awa, and native fish. Read more about their project here. Borman Village Kids 70 Hare Puke Drive Hamilton 3210 (07) 960 2125 https://www.bormanvillagekids.co.nz/

687 Kaipaki Road RD3 Cambridge (07) 823 6653 https://www.kaipaki.school.nz/

58 Rukuhia Road Ōhaupō (07) 843 6967 https://www.rukuhia.school.nz/

390 Te Mata Road Te Mata, Raglan (07) 825 7875 http://www.matapihikindergarten.co.nz/

Knighton Road Hamilton 3216 (07) 856 5399 https://www.kns.ac.nz/

Hayes Common Café Champions Endangered Species and Freshwater Hayes Common Café in Hamilton East has joined the Endangered Species Foundation’s Awhi Awa project, leading the way in how businesses can contribute to waterway restoration. By purchasing two Awhi Awa kete and caring for the waterways outside their café they are helping educate customers and restore the habitats of endangered native freshwater species. “The streams outside our café flow straight into the Waikato River, and what happens here affects our awa and ultimately the ocean,” says Lisa. “All waterways are connected, and by caring more about what we put into these precious systems, collectively we can make a massive difference. Hayes Common has supported the kōaro (endangered fish) and tuna (long-fin tuna) through Awhi Awa as a way of honouring this connection and increasing awareness about these taonga species. Their commitment to Awhi Awa shows how local action can create positive impacts, for our urban waterways and the life that depends on them. Read more here. 33 Jellicoe Drive Hamilton East Hamilton 3216 (027) 537 1853 http://www.hayescommon.co.nz/

300 Sealey Street Thames 3500 (07) 868 8688 https://www.thameshigh.school.nz/

Warwick Avenue St Andrews Hamilton 3200 (07) 849 3029 https://sites.google.com/hamnorth.school.nz/hamiltonnorthschool

39 Ohinewai South Road Ohinewai 3784 Phone: (07) 828 8919 https://www.ohinewai.school.nz/

803 Highway 22 Pukekawa 2696 Phone: (09) 2334784 https://www.pukekawa.school.nz/

809 Aka Aka Road Aka Aka 2682 Phone: (09) 235 2806 https://sites.google.com/akaaka.school.nz/home

Stack Road Port Waikato 2695 Phone: (09) 232 9756 https://tepuaha.school.nz/