On Wednesday last week the Year 10 Horticulture class went on a field trip to Cable Bay. They participated in the Wakapuaka Mouri project part of the Tasman Environmental Trust https://www.tet.org.nz/ the largest restoration project in Nelson. The aim of the project is to re-plant 13 hectares with over 90 000 native plants, with the purpose to increase biodiversity, enhance water quality and reduce sedimentation.

The students got involved by helping pot up tī kōuka (cabbage tree) seedlings and learnt how to divide up carex (Native grass like plant). They made a massive effort towards the project as the managed to plant over 1300 plants. It was a fantastic day, they learned horticultural skills, real-life work experience in a nursery and also got to be part of a bigger community project. Ka pai!