We recently had a visit from the Tread Lightly Caravan. We focussed on ideas we can implement to make a difference in our environment.
Each decision we make in our lives each day, has some impact or effect on our environment. We saw how much effect these decisions have. We would need 3 or 4 more earths to support our population if everyone lived the same lifestyle as us. That's scary!
We were shown how the rubbish we drop and leave on the ground eventually ends up in our oceans. Outside drains should only drain rain. Oils and chemicals, and litter and rubbish, can all wash down our drains and end up in our waterways.
We all made pledges, where we promised to try and do something that would help us make a difference for our environment. They are small, manageable promises that can make a change.
We were lucky to have a session using Virtual Reality (VR) glasses run by the Sir Peter Blake Foundation.
In the VR session, we explore New Zealand's underwater world. The fish were spectacular, lots of shapes and colours. Most of the video footage came from some of our marine reserves, like Goat Island and the Poor Knights Islands. Here, the fish are abundant because of the banning on fishing and collecting.
We also saw the sad sight of the polluted wasteland under the Leigh wharf just north of Auckland. There was ugly rubbish dumped here. There were no fish and hardly any plant life.
