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Tom Ainge-Roy
Student, Mount Aspiring College, Wanaka
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The Clean, Green, Sustainable Machine
With dedication, commitment, collaboration, leadership, focus and just a hint of luck, I believe we truly can make New Zealand sustainable land.
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Jennifer Aschenbrenner
Ecology & Biology Graduate
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Aotearoa- shining the way to the future
NZ by 2050 has matured & stood into its clean green label.
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Karl Baker
Activist - student in landscape architecture
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My Vision for Aotearoa / New Zealand 2050
New Zealand will be a place of vitality and abundant life. Unique and diverse ecosystems will flourish in healthy relationship with human communities.
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Anna Barge
Journalist & Sustainable Transport
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Vision 2050
Aotearoa is facing three major challenges. However, with sound reasoning, inspiring leadership and future focused policies; we can choose our path and plan a world leading country that our children will be proud to call home.
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Yadeed Basil Lobo
Post grad student University of Auckland School of Enterprise
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Adversity and Change
If New Zealand has to reach 2050 then it has to shift certain paradigms. But the question is not if they change but how do we make them change.
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Stacey Benioni
Student
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Let's work together
I have asked myself what would I like to see in New Zealand, and the answer is simple, free of pollution and poverty.
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Allanah Berry
Environmental Scientist
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Vision 2050
From my experience including studying coastal management issues at University,
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Matthew Berry
Student
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Say ‘Yes’ to Biofuels
In 2050 I want New Zealand to be run entirely on biofuel. Biofuels are a valuable fuel alternative, which the people are ready for.
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Sam Bookman
Student, St Kentigern College in Auckland
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A Kiwi Odyssey
New Zealand is placed in a unique position; we have the people, we have the image, we have the potential to be the mouse that roars. For the sake of or own country and for the sake of the world, we must grasp this opportunity while it presents itself
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Nicola Bould
Furniture and Product Designer
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A New New Zealand
Sustainability has to do with energy, home, transport, food, products and services, waste, entertainment, tourism and leadership.
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Dave Boyack
Geography Teacher
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Change education
One certainty for the future is change - we need to for survival...
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Kim Boyle
NZ Association for Environmental Education (NZAEE)
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Sustainable New Zealand – the Unborn Child of Aotearoa
Our Children are More Important Than Anything Else
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Ben Brown
Master Business Graduate with Ethics
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Effective Social Leadership
I am committed to playing an active role on creating a sustainable New Zealand and am excited at the prospect of being involved with Digital Earth. I believe this forum provides an exceptional opportunity to communicate with others and participate in
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Helen Caley
Ecology & Philosophy Student
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Vision 2050 - Education
Our use of many resources is far beyond their capacity to renew themselves, and the damage we are
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Sarah Campbell
Environmental Scientist for URL
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More than just hot wind
My ultimate goal of New Zealand in 2050 is a nation that harnesses and integrates its natural abundance of renewable energy sources.
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Zachary Castles
Youth Advocate - Auckland City Youth Council
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Environment, The Final Product: What is it going to take?
My Vision is that our nation's people will feel empowered to take action.
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Carl Chenery
Digital Earth Youth Voice Leader
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The Little Country That Could - Designing Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand With Some Hindsight
If there were a country that could achieve sustainability, it would be New Zealand.
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Aaron Clarkson
Student engineer
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Vision 2050
We can and will make the changes required to be sustainable in New Zealand.
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Kimberly Cleland
University of Otago Masters in Planning
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A Community of Sustainable Citizens
To move forward, we must learn together.
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Holly Corbett
Biomedical engineering student
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The opportunity of a sustainable world
New Zealand in 2050 is a world that works where everyone has an opportunity to...
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Matthew Cutler-Welsh
Student in Natural Resources Engineering
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Integrated Self Reliance: A Vision for the Future
My vision for 2050 is for New Zealand to be a World Leader in the area of climate care policy and sharing knowledge about physical self-reliance. We have a unique set of resources, skills and a location to use to our advantage.
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Helena De Reus
Student
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STRONG leadership
In 2050 I want New Zealand to retain its clean, green image and as a good place to visit and to live
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Lea Deng
Volunteer for WWF
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Individual values and individual leadership
Change will occur through individual values and leadership.
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Divya Dhar
Medical Student
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Holisitic Approach to Health – can this be our motivation for a sustainable future.
Lets start off with what analysts have predicted to be the fate of NZ by 2050....
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Davy Do
Student & AUSA welfare officer
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People Power
Our potential lies in our people... we dont have minerals, gold, uranium...
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Danielle Duffield
Student
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Vision 2050
I look to 2050 and see a nation aging beautifully
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Paul Falloon
Student, Massey University
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Education to open our eyes
In order for New Zealand to move forward in the way we view and value people as a society, there is a deep need for meaningful education.
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Jaimi Flude
Environmental Health Officer
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In order to move forward we must first step backward.
We have a dream which will be unlikely to be achieved at this rate...
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Gaya Gamage
PHD Engineering Student
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Top of the World in 2050
During my PHD & associated travels I was able to observe different cultures, societies, and environmental ideals on....
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Ephraim Gazo
Student
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Plant a tree
This quote is from the 2nd richest person in the world
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Jamie Gilchrist
Computer science & Design Student
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Vision for the future
My vision has been one heavily aligned with solving issues of sustainability
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Sam Gordon
Post grad student, Oxford University
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Volunteerism
We are entering an age that will require us to pull together as communities to overcome unprecedented social and environmental challenges.
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Seth Gorrie
Student in Medicine at Otago
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New Zealand will be a more culturally diverse society than today. The question is,” are we ready?
Let us look forward to 2050 with innovation and collaborative leadership that can act now to tackle the problems we will face in the future, sooner rather than later.
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Bryan Gould
Author, Retired Vice Chancellor of Univeristy of Waikato, Chair of FRST, Director TVNZ, contested Blair's leadership in UK
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A Challenge for our Democracy
We must ensure a fairer distribution of capital around the world and promote interntional cooperation in the interests of humanity rather than of maximising profits for a few.
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Alison Hall
Land use Planner
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Clean Green
I believe NZ is working in the right direction towards sustainability
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Marino Harker-Smith
Journalist
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New Zealand’s Tall Poppy Syndrome and PC madness
It is better to be a leader than a follower.
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Megan Harte
Student
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Are we part of the problem or part of the solution?
What is needed? Goals, objectives, Leadership, Determination, Teamwork, fellowship, Commitment, dedication, education, learning and teaching. Can we do it? We already are!
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David Henley
Geography Student
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Exciting & sustaining a vision for the whole world
At no point in human history has the globe been so full of rapidly changing opportunity!
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John Hinchcliff
Founder of AUT
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Safeguarding Democracy
The survival of democracy can not be taken for granted. I takes continual vigilance.
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Livia Hollins
Works at the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner of the Environment
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Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development (SD) is a journey that we are all on. But what is this SD thing in action really all about?
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Camden Howitt
Applied Science in Design for Technology Student & BA Student.
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A different way of life.
NZ is only clean and green because of its low density population which is changing. We need to shift our attitudes.
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Josephine Howitt
I am currently in my second year studying a BSc in Ecology and a BA in Political Studies with a minor in Spanish at the University of Otago
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An urban conservationist’s perspective
Hopefully I will be content that I have done all I can to make the lives of the next generation ones in which they understand and respect the natural world and sustain themselves accordingly.
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Mahara Inglis
Advisor in the Sustainable Industry Group at the Ministry for the Environment.
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Our little place in the world
We must balance the needs of people in the present with the well-being of future generations.
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Dima Ivanov
University Student
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New Zealand Brand
We need to conserve the natural habitat as much as possible, as without it the enjoyment of
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Annie Ja Yeun Lee
Architecture Student
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Vision 2050
Sustainable Living is not a dream.... Its a reality
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Samantha Jamieson
Student
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Children are the future
I believe that children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way.
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Stu Joyce
Environmental Engineering Student, University of Auckland
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Sustainable future in New Zealand 2050 Vision
Knowledge, understanding and a desire to make a change will go a long way in effectively making New Zealand a truly sustainable country by 2050.
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Darsel Keane
BA BCOM Student
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New Zealand - My Dream
To Survive beyond 2050 NZ should become completely organic- looking after our water and environment
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Cherry Kong
Biomedical Student
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Vision 2050
Give, Share, Build & Understand
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Sofia Lardies
Civil Engineering, University of Auckland
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A Country Approaching Self-Sustainability
My vision for NZ in 2050 is for New Zealand to be a truly clean and green country with rich biodiversity.
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Ella Lawton
Environmental management & planning Graduate
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Having Faith in Chaos
We must have faith in the chaos. The natural environment exists in a way that it finds balance...
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Bethanie Maples
Law & Commerce Student
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Vision 2050
I want NZ to be pure, and our culture to be vibrant with business, arts, and social justice...
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Cornelia Martin-Austin
Co-ordinator of UN Forums with various groups
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Vision 2050
Heres the disappointing truth about where we're heading if we dont change...
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Christina Mcleod
Canadian Student studying International Relations in Auckland
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New Zealand: Tino Rangatira-tanga (Letting the Light Shine) as Global Custodians for the Environment and Culture
For an outsider’s perspective, New Zealand has a tremendous potential to shift to a sustainable society...
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Emma Mellow
Student at St Cuthberts
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Thinking BIG
Anything is possible if you put the right systems in place to support your ideas.
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Anne Molineux
President of United Nations Youth Associatin of NZ
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Vision 2050
New Zealanders dont know what they're doing or how to fix it!
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Hannah Moore
Naturopathy Student
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Aotearoa land of the Future
From a natural health perspective I believe the health of individuals and humanity is directly linked with ...
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Natalie Morgan
Youth Leader - Architecture Student, University of Auckland
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Youth Networking and Youth Leadership Fostering Peace for a Sustainable Future
Leadership and sustainable peace are inextricably combined.
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Sehar Moughal
Student
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A Country of Peace
My vision for New Zealand in 2050 is oriented towards ensuring peace between people.
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Theresa Murphy
Student, Carmel College, Auckland
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The Make or Break is in our hands
We can create a future for New Zealand like people in the past never imagined in their wildest dreams - it’s all in our hands. We want to, we can, and we WILL!
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Georgia Myers
Sustainable Building consultant
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Sustainable Buildings in 2050
In 2050 all buildings will be sustainable, they will have minimum impact upon the planet...
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Andrew Myers
Industrial Engineer & DOC Conservationist of the year.
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Vision 2050
The path for NZ's Future divides NOW-
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Craig Neilson
Social Sciences Student
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What we can count on
We've never had to predict the future for such serious reasons...
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Moran Palmer Hubbard
Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves
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Healing the Earth - Healing Ourselves
This vision of the future in New Zealand is an empowering one. We feel connected to each other, to the land, and look forward in unity to developing a sustainable future for ourselves and the generations to come.
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Georgia Piggot
TBA / Conservationist
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Vision 2050
In 50 years I envisage a NZ with a healthy, vibrant environment, and superior science...
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Sam Pugh
Student
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Clean and Green
We need to be clean green as the world sees us.
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Muhammad Riduan Kamal Bahrein
Student
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New Zealand becoming a global role model
How can New Zealand become a global role model in energy efficiency and sustainability?
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Judy Rogers
Sustainable Business Network
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What I want New Zealand to look like
The Change I Want Starts With Me
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Laura Sales
Student - Environmentalis
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The careful renting of our country, for a greener future
I believe that we can have a greener future through our commitment to the environment and with the collaboration of our different skills and ideas I know that we will see this dream of a greener future become a reality.
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Rajiv Sharma
Student, University of Auckland
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Education Excellence in Youth, Inside and Outside the Classroom
We must also promote an education system where individuals are supported to value their environment and take an active role in its protection.
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Charlotte Skeet
Forest Ranger for DOC
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Identity with the Whenua (land)
The population will be doubled and extremely multicultural...
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Liam Smith
Mechanical Design Engineer in the Power and Industry division of SKM
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Our Children’s Future
I can see New Zealand as a world leading test case which hopefully the world can follow and we can avoid the large brick wall we are currently hurtling towards know as climate change, pollution and resource depletion.
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Acacia Smith
Student
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Harmonious Sustainability
I believe very strongly in a harmonious relationship with our environment...
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Tom Stephenson
TBD
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Kai for your puku; food for the earth
In some way, shape or form, almost every decision we make with a physical outcome has the ability to affect the environment, and ultimately the quality of what we put into our bodies.
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Zebedee Stone
Student in Psychology and Politics, University of Auckland
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Deam Future
In 2050 I see a New Zealand that really is the best place in the world to live. As even the best can get better!
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Charmain Stone
Student in Taupo
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Vision 2050
I prefer to see an environmentally aware country recycling, generating power from wind....
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Manea Sweeney
Environmental Management
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Towards an understanding of sustainable framework for New Zealand’s future.
The main impetus of sustainable development was fostered by the emerging notion that the world was a global system where all parts were interrelated, thus needing to be managed at a global scale.
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Catherine Tamaseu
Student
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Vision 2050
NZ can be a leader in youth affairs of all ethnicities...
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Hadley Tattle
Business Student
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Ensuring Relevance
To know where you're going its important to know where you've come from.
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Chris Tobias
Project Manager, Designer
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We can and will change
We are fortunate to live in an egalitarian, diverse, “can-do” society.
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Daniel Tombleson
Electrical power systems engineer
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Energy Supplies
Global energy supplies will be so depleted that we are shooting ourselves in the foot.
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Davy Van De Vusse
Bicultural Engineering Student
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A united NZ
Modern civilisation is different from any other civilisation our world has ever experienced before...
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Jeff Vickers
Engineering Student
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Better by Design - Planned sustainable development
My vision for 2050 is a society that is not driven by consumerism
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Shane Watt
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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National Pride and the establishment of more effective networks – Could this be the key to NZ’s future success?
I believe the most important first step for the continued success of NZ is the establishment of networks, improved communications amongst all NZer’s!, and a greater sense of national pride!
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Thomas Watts
Student in communication, AUT
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Change Takes Time
My vision for 2050 involves a shift in a mindset that will hopefully create our own sense of New Zealand in a sustainable environment instead of a culture of consumerism.
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Jamie Whanagaparita
Research Assistant
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We can do better
My vision for this whenua, NZ, is that we will be a model for the rest of the world.
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Mariana Whareaitu
Aatea Consultants
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Uniquely Us – Our National Identity Tie In With Our Future
My vision for Aotearoa in the year 2050 is simple, and that is for us to have a common national identity that each and every person – be they Mâori, Pâkehâ, Pacific Islander or New Zealander – can connect with and relate to.
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Nicola Woutersen
Student, Massey University
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A sustainable New Zealand
Leaders need to begin by influencing the attitude of the nation so that everyone will be committed to do their bit to make New Zealand a truly clean and green country.
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Heather Yang
Tertiary Student
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Cultural & Scientific Revolution through co-operation & leadership
2050 NZ... water is one of the most valuable resources to the earths sustenance...
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