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24/07/2026

🎉 **We did it. Outdoor Education is back on the Ministry-led subject list at Years 12 and 13.**

This is an incredible win for Outdoor Education, for our sector, and for the rangatahi who thrive through learning that is active, practical, connected to place, and grounded in relationships with the outdoors and each other.

More than 53,000 people signed the petition. Hundreds made submissions. Teachers, students, whānau, school leaders, academics, outdoor organisations and supporters created videos, shared stories, contacted MPs, spoke to the media, attended the rally, joined live conversations and continued advocating for Outdoor Education.

You shared, and shared, and shared again.

We are incredibly proud of the way this sector came together. Thank you to everyone who stood alongside EONZ and helped demonstrate why Outdoor Education matters.

Outdoor Education is not simply an activity or a setting for learning. It is a subject with its own body of knowledge, learning pathways and contribution to the lives of young people across Aotearoa.

We are delighted that Outdoor Education will now be developed as a Ministry-led subject at Years 12 and 13. We look forward to working with the Ministry of Education and supporting the sector to engage with the curriculum development and consultation processes as they take place.

There is still a critical gap at Year 11.

Our focus will now be on developing an EONZ Year 11 Outdoor Education curriculum to ensure there is a clear pathway between Year 10 and the new Ministry-led subject at Years 12 and 13. We will also continue advocating for a Ministry-led Outdoor Education subject at Year 11.

For schools currently running Year 11 Outdoor Education programmes, our message is clear: **please keep delivering them.**

There is more work ahead, but today we can pause and celebrate what has been achieved.

Outdoor Education is back on the list, and this is an achievement the whole sector can be incredibly proud of. 🌿

19/07/2026

I used to think summer was the season where life really happened. But there's something special about crisp mornings, quiet forests, and the kind of adventures that make you slow down and be present 🌿

08/07/2026

We all need a break sometimes. This is your permission to drop what you're doing, grab a picnic blanket, something warm and cosy to wear and find a spot in nature to sit and watch the world do its thing. Even just under a tree in your backyard will do. Stop for a moment. Take a breath. Feel your body connect to the earth. Listen to the birds. Watch the leaves dancing in the wind. Your brain will thank you for it! X

25/06/2026

Submissions on the Conservation Amendment Bill close in 6 days!!!! If you do not want our conservation land open to commercial exploitation, then make sure you have a say before it's too late. It only takes 2 minutes to do.

https://www3.parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeSubmission/54SCENV_SCF_BD7D0F89-D8CB-42F7-9C5F-08DEABEDA048/CreateSubmission

New Zealand is world-renowned for its spectacular natural landscapes and rich biodiversity, including many native plants and bird species found nowhere else on Earth. If this goes through, the future of our country could look incredibly different.

Those places filled with tui song, towering totaras and crystal clear streams could become tree graveyards, water contaminated with acid mine runoff, dead, silent places where birdsong was once a distant memory.

If you don't want this to happen, please do something about it- write a submission, tell the government:

"Sorry, National, our conservation land is not up for sale."

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