Group of young adults wearing matching black T-shirts with

BLAKE Inspire 2023 | Waikato, Aotearoa

BLAKE inspire is a week-long leadership program, equipping rangatahi to take action to protect our taonga and whenua.

Over the week, we worked with a range of scientists & environmental experts, learning about topical environmental issues and how they can take action to tackle them.

Climate Change, Mātauranga Māori, Biodiversity, and Agriculture were just a few of the kaupapa we touched on.

Photo Credits: Courtney Davies

Group of young people jumping and smiling outdoors during daytime in a garden with green trees.

Our main focus areas were:

Students sitting at a long table, writing in notebooks, in a classroom setting.

Climate Change

Nate Wilbourne in an orange helmet holding a black North Island Robin on his outstretched hand in a lush green forest.

Biodiversity

Group of children and teenagers at a farm observing cows through a wire fence on a cloudy day.

Agriculture

Group of young people swimming together in a lake at sunset, smiling and embracing each other.

Marine

A group of people on a treetop platform, preparing for zip lining in a dense forest. One person is hanging upside down underneath the platform, wearing a helmet and harness.

Eco-Tourism

Two young men in black t-shirts, one with a maroon cap, examining aquatic creatures in plastic trays outdoors in a wooded area.

Freshwater

Summary video

Our week was jam-packed with exciting opportunities, adventures, and exploration. Capturing it on film was one thing, but making this incredible video was another. Huge ngā mihi to Tarn for making this incredible video that we can all look back and reflect on.

BLAKE Inspire is a program run by BLAKE, a non-profit organisation continuing on Sir Peter Blake’s legacy, with support from the Ministry for the Environment