Tree Planting at the Creek

The area around the creek behind the school grounds has now been planted with over 500 native trees.

This was done over 2 weeks with the help of Year 10 classes and Year 12 students. Rubbish was first removed from the area and it included mattresses, tyres and shopping trolleys.

Trees were propagated at school and we want to thank Wai Care and BOC for helping us with the project.

Papatoetoe High School & Neighbours, Auckland - Papatoetoe Stream Restoration

2007 Recipients of the BOC Where There's Water Community Environmental Grants

The Wai Papatoetoe project has turned out to one of the most comprehensive projects Wai Care has managed to date. More than 500 year 10 science students have been involved in planting preparation, planting, water monitoring, clean-ups, and other class activities to enrich their understanding and promote guardianship of the stream environment. The project also many other teachers and students from the school, and helpers from the community.
There have been significant positive outcomes from the project, including a huge reduction in the amount of rubbish, the removal of weeds, more than 300 native plants established, a restructured Year 10 ecology unit for 2008, and an educational flyer that was distributed to stream neighbours.