bus-tour

Kids on the busIt's been something of an odyssey. For close to 6 weeks we've been on our bus trundling slowly north from Bluff in the deep south to Kaeo in the far north. All the way we've talked to people about climate change and the need for action. We've visited a bunch of schools and done a succession of open days with our on board solar cinema and web centre. We've talked to a lot of people. We've been saddened by climate impacts already taking a toll on the environment and people's lives but also encouraged by the number of people already aware and active on climate solutions.

The bus in kaeoWe've travelled the country from Bluff to Northland looking for stories and talking to people about the need for action and why taking action is important.

It's difficult sometimes. Talk of climate change can become abstract - especially in the cites where environmental subtleties and the forces of nature are less apparent - but today in Kaeo we came face to face with raw human pain and suffering caused by global warming. Sure, we all know that on some level that the modern lives we lead come at a cost but what is the cost and who will pay?

It's hard to quantify but today we visited the Te Huia Marae and talked with the people of Ngati Kahu about price they have paid.

Full bus: Be The Change visits Manurewa High in South Auckland.We have had a busy couple of days doing school visits. We went to Manurewa High School and spoke to over 500 year 10 students. It was an awesome opportunity for us to speak to so many kids and hopefully reach many more people through word of mouth, and students spreading the message of everyday climate saving actions to their whanau and friends.

Our open days in each place we go provide an opportunity to meet some pretty amazing people doing ordinary things to help the climate. Or maybe that’s ordinary people doing amazing things to help the climate…probably both!

Well we're back on the road again after a bit of a break in Christchurch - well actually I'm writing this on the ferry as we cross from Picton to Wellington.