The gunk we leave behind
Plastics, run-off and sedimentation are the biggest threats polluting our ocean. The longer we wait – the bigger the challenge.
NZ-VR Trailer
Making New Zealand a little more real to New Zealanders, using virtual reality.
Resources for Teachers
BLAKE has developed curriculum-connected resources to translate compelling VR experiences into hard outcomes for years 5-10. Download the Powerpoint files for free below, and join our Connect newsletter for educators.
This resource set is based on the topic of pollution to teach a range of both Science and Social Studies content. A full unit, consisting of a four-lesson sequence, is available for both primary and secondary school teachers. Units are action-oriented and intend to engage, educate and empower students.
DOWNLOAD PRIMARY SCHOOL LESSON PLANS
Coming soon!
DOWNLOAD SECONDARY SCHOOL LESSON PLANS
STUDENT WORKSHEETS
Worksheets for year levels 5-10 are available free from Sir Peter Blake Trust.
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Striped boarfish
There's safety in numbers, and in caves at the Kermadecs.
Stormwater
In many of Auckland's older suburbs, stormwater and sewerage is combined. As the population has increased, infrastructure has failed to adapt adequately, and changes in climate make rainfall events more intense.
Leigh Wharf
The irony is that the camera can't see far enough to properly document the worst sites in the Hauraki Gulf—they're too turbid to see more than a foot. So we're here, in the serene and relatively intact harbour environment at Leigh, to film human impact where the water remains clear enough to get a picture, but where our influence is becoming obvious.
Waiheke Channel
At Pōnui Island, under the shade of picturesque pōhutukawa, effluent from a farm drains into the Waiheke Channel adjacent to the Te Matuku Marine Reserve. Stock roam freely through the waterway and the wetland above it. The smell, fortunately for the viewer, can only be imagined.
Miranda
Godwits and wrybills roost on chenier shell banks at Miranda, and the western shore of the Firth of Thames. Each year, godwits will embark on the longest non-stop migration of any bird in the world, flying from this site to the Yellow Sea in China, then to Alaska, and returning across the Pacific, direct, to New Zealand.
