Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea switches on new 80-panel solar system.
Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea: Te whakakā i ngā papa kōmaru hou e 80.
Kua whakakāngia e Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea me te rōpū o Kia Kotahi Ako tētahi pūnaha pūngao kōmaru hou me ōna papa e 80 ki runga i ngā tuanui o te kura. Ko tēnei kaupapa mahi tahi he hāpai i te taiao me ngā akoranga pūngao whakahou mō ngā tauira.
Nō te timatanga o te tau i whakarewangia ai te tautoko pūtea mō te pūnaha. Hei tā te Tumuaki o te kura, ā Moana Kake.
“Nō te timatanga o tēnei tau waimarie mātou ki te whiwhi ngā pūtea rua rau mano te utu ki te whakarite i ngā pae pūngao i runga i ngā tuanui o te kura tuatahi.”
Mā tēnei pūnaha e tautoko ana i ngā tauira ki te akoranga ā-ringa mō te pūtaiao, te hangarau, me te tiaki i te ao tūroa. E hihiko ana te ngākau o ngā tauira ki te whai wheako hou i roto i ēnei mahi.
E ai ki te tauira ki a Moerewa Watson-James “He waimaria, he aha ai?. Te wheako, te wheako ki te tino rukuhia ki ngā tini kaupapa o te ao hangarau.”
Ko te manako nui kia ara ake ēnei tauira hei rangatira, hei kaitiaki hoki mō te ao pūngao whakahou i ngā rā e tū mai nei.
Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea Switches On New 80-Panel Solar System
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea, in partnership with Kia Kotahi Ako, has officially commissioned a new 80-panel solar energy system.
The landmark initiative powers the kura toward energy independence while embedding sustainability and renewable energy directly into the students' hands-on learning curriculum.
The journey began well before the physical installation was completed on the primary school roofs. According to Te Waiora Wanoa-Sundgren, Project Lead at Kia Kotahi Ako.
“The installation started, well the whole kaupapa of renewable energy at the kura started three years ago with our Solar Suitcase programme which just engages rangatahi and kaiako in the kaupapa of renewable energy.”
The motivation behind the project stemmed directly from the school leadership's commitment to long-term resilience and self-reliance. As Wanoa-Sundgren explained.
“She has always had the vision of getting solar at the kura just to become more sustainable, more resilient and have that rangatiratanga over there whare and powerbills.”
Beyond generating clean power, the initiative integrates practical education that extends into students' homes and communities.
“Learning about renewable energy with our suitcase programme and then also kind of looking at energy in their kainga, how can they help lower bills for their whānau? What can they do and also to build capability within the kura,” said Wanoa-Sundgren.
Ultimately, the goal is to inspire students to lead the renewable energy sector in the future.
“I hope that it not only gauges interest in this kaupapa but they can also see that there are real career’s in the sector and that they can be the leaders of the sector,” Wanoa-Sundgren added.
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