Poor Knights Comp trip - Diving with a Star!!!!
The Poor Knights competition is offered every year, at the end of
programme delivery, for a free trip (sponsored by Dive Tutukaka) for
one student from each of the new participating Northland schools in
the full Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) programme. This year
students and their guardians were joined on the sole charter by film
star - Bruce Hopkins on the 5th annual "Dive! Tutukaka - Experiencing
Marine Reserves" competition trip.
Bruce Hopkins is one of New Zealand's most prolific actors featuring
in films such as 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Jubilee' and 'Savage
Honeymoon'. Kelly Tarlton's daughter and grandson also came on the
trip with Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) coordinators Samara
Sutherland and Kim Boyle.
The competition offers the students a great incentive to produce
work
and action marine conservation within their community. It also gives
the students and their guardians an opportunity to experience another
fantastic marine reserve. Students are selected based on the
enthusiasm and effort they show when studying the EMR programme and
New Zealand marine conservation.
Winners this year:
Sean Cochrane - Opua School
Blake Gunn - Pompallier School
Nicolle Clotworthy - Onerahi Primary School
Jonathan Taylor - Northland College
Harriet Duley - Pakaraka School
Alex Birchall - One Tree Point School
Siobhan Wakeling-Geange & Katie Humm (sponsored by EMR) - Dargaville
Intermediate
Cheyenne Field - Karetu School
Devon Beatson - Te kura Kaupapa Maori O Pukemiro
Brandon Neho - Kaitaia Intermediate
Sarianna Crook - Homeschoolers
Sheldon Radovanovich - Manaia View School
Peara Rawiri - Whangaruru School
Hazel Buchanan - Whangarei Intermediate
Elizabeth Dunn - Te kura Taumata O Panguru
Jessica Bullen - Kamo High School
Shona lee Lawrence Samuels - Matauri Bay School
Taipa Area School & Otangarei School students did not attend