PRESS & COMMUNITY NEWS

Capstone Presentations

Greenstones, Quest & Footprints Capstones* 26 are coming up fast, and we can’t wait for the TEDx-style presentations next month!

These are special presentation to the community on a learner’s passion, with the Diploma forming part of their senior school graduation assessment. This milestone marks the culmination of months of research, planning and growth.
By exploring projects or causes that spark discovery, they strengthen their critical thinking and communication skills and build confidence and a deeper sense of self-worth. Along the way, they form lasting connections with their passions, causes, collaborators and even potential career paths.

Learn more about our Diploma Advanced here today!

Sophie & Sam Win the ‘Yes regional final!

Their Mānuka Remedies venture has earned them a place at the National Finals in Wellington this December. Congratulations! 🏆 Well done also to the team behind The Garden Garnish Coco, Maxie, Taikan and Lauren, who won the Regional Social Media and Marketing Award.
You’re making Green School regionally proud! The YES programme is where students learn about business by running their own small enterprise, through YES, our learners exercise critical thinking, collaboration, communication and problem-solving on a project close to home.
Curious what an entrepreneurial education could look like for your whānau? Chat today.

Taranaki-Wellness-Escape

Excited to announce ‘Taranaki Wellness Escape’ set amongst the lush natural surrounds here at Green School New Zealand, a boutique one-day gathering bringing together some of Aotearoa’s leading facilitators for a thoughtfully curated day designed to help you slow down, reconnect and recharge.

Included Sessions: Yin Yoga Vinyasa Yoga, Breath-work, Sound Healing, Meditation. Additional on-site experiences: Massage, Live Music, Nourishing Food & Drink, Green School Tours, Wellness Activations.

Whether you’re looking to reset, reconnect or simply carve out a day for yourself, this is your invitation to pause and be immersed in a truly special experience in one of Taranaki’s most breathtaking settings.

Sponsored by Bayleys Taranaki. Spaces are limited. Secure your spot now here.

An event poster for the Taranaki Wellness Escape at the Centuria Taranaki Garden Festival, with a mountain and lush landscape in the background, surrounded by colorful flowers.
A family on a deck near the beach at sunset, being interviewed by a reporter holding a microphone, with a girl holding a painted penguin artwork. The background features the ocean and a sunset. The image promotes a New Zealand article about family exploring penguin highways.

Green School Family's deep-dive into little blue penguins

This Green School family shared their “Kororā Penguin Guardians” citizen science journey along Ōakura Beach, with Nga Motu Marine Society and the story went live on Radio New Zealand (RNZ)- Read the Article here.

We’re incredibly grateful to RNZ for sharing stories that help connect local observations with wider research, and to our community here in Taranaki and Ōakura for taking part in protecting kororā (Penguins) down the road from Green School.

Students are continuing to expand Taranaki’s global footprint

Five Green School NZ high school learners were recently selected to attend the prestigious Villars Institute Fellowship in Switzerland.

The achievement follows their recent participation in an international education conference in Shanghai earlier this year, signalling the school’s growing presence within influential global forums.

Download the Press Release here!

Group of five Green School students smiling outdoors, with greenery and a wooden staircase in the background, promoting Taranaki's representation on the global stage.
A social media post by Clare Gallaher praising Green School New Zealand, with a photo of a newspaper titled Taranaki Daily News, featuring an article about how the school helps pump the economy.

Green School helps
pump economy

✨ Thank you to Green School parent Clare, and Stacey from VentureTaranaki, for your kind words in a timely article in our local newspaper highlighting the economic contribution of Green School New Zealand.

It’s so encouraging to hear that Green School has surpassed expectations as a nurturing environment founded on sustainability, community, and entrepreneurship, and that you’ve “made friends with other parents from all over the world.”

If you haven’t visited our campus yet, it’s an absolute must-see-we agree!

Book a Friday Tour or explore the school Virtually - or read the Article below

STUFF ARTICLE

GSNZ On 1News

Hillary Barry and 1 News co host Jeremy Wells were impressed with Green School NZ -you will be also when you see this footage!
NB. Remember so much has grown since 2021….we have invited 1News back for an update- when will they come back?!

Book your weekly Friday tour today.

Green School was featured in a '75th anniversary of The Commonwealth' book celebrating its bold approach to education.

Green School NZ Receives Prestigious Invitation to Westminster Abbey

Green School NZ has achieved a remarkable milestone by being recognized for its innovative approach to education. The school was invited to participate as the only school in New Zealand, in the launch of a significant publication (which it featured in) at Westminster Abbey in London, marking the 75th Anniversary of the Commonwealth.
Read about it on RNZ and Stuff or on socials here.

PRESS RELEASE
Green School featured in New Zealand Architecture Magazine and Verve Magazines.

Green School NZ Features in Architecture NZ & Verve

Green School Kina Building (Multi- Award Winning) and ‘21st-century, regenerative education’ are featured in the prestigious Verve, Architecture NZ publications as well as the Japanese Publication ‘Good for Good’ Article.

REQUEST OUR MEDIA KIT

Green School NZ hosted global sustainability event

On the 9th March ‘24 an international event took place in Taranaki, with the goal to inspire invited learners to take action in sustainability. Green School NZ was the first school in Oceania to host the ‘Beyond COP21 Symposium’, first launched in Dubai in 2016, the 41st in a global series. The symposium was a one-day event for intermediate and high school learners to participate in discussions, a youth panel, workshops, an expo and presentations stemming from the Paris Climate Accords adopted in 2015, as well as the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG's).

200+ students and staff from around New Zealand had the opportunity to attend the event in Ōākura, where aligned local and national businesses also had a platform to present the steps they are taking to achieve sustainability. Stuff Article RNZ Article.

Press

  • Founders Story

    “New Plymouth couple Rachel & Michael Perrett, had seen their once outgoing & talkative son withdraw more and more as he succumbed to ADHD/dyslexia. "We sorta lost him” …. Watch here

    STUFF ARTICLE

  • Shiho 'Ideas for Good' Article

    Shiho came to visit us in Taranaki then she published this lovely piece in a Japanese Magazine titled ‘Ideas for Good’- see her other articles here.

    Article (IN Japanese)

  • Our famous buildings

    Murali Bhaskar, partner and design director at Boon in New Plymouth, reflects on his time with the 51-year-old architecture firm Boon Glen Brebner who designed & built Green schools Classrooms.

    KINA & WAKAS

  • Made it into Verve

    Education·Lifestyle·November 10, 2025·2 min read:

    Green Learning: Where change makers academic excellence inspire future change makers.

    Read Here

  • Reimagining the future of education

    Read Green School ‘Case Study’ featured on www.nzstory.govt.nz

    NZ STORY

  • Venture Taranaki's Shout out

    “GS has attracted a lot of tech entrepreneurs and companies… These very smart entrepreneurial people… great to have connected into our innovation ecosystem.”

    STUFF

  • School Of The Future

    Across the curriculum, there are “traditional subjects” but lessons about sustainability, the environment - and how to preserve it - are dominant.

    TES MAGAZINE

  • Big Architecture Win

    Green School NZ Wins a second Western Architecture Award for Kina, a primary and community learning space mirroring the environmental values of GSNZ.

    NZIA

  • Waka Wins Award

    Green School NZ’s Waka classrooms have won a Western Architecture Award. Highlighting the efforts to meet a tight deadline and sustainability goals.

    NZIA

  • Sustainable Schools

    Chris Edwards CEO of GSNZ is featured in this months Sustainability issue of Future Learning Magazine, as part of the sustainable schools network.

    Future Learning (p4)

  • Global Interest

    New Zealand's first green school, set to open in Taranaki next year, has already received more than 400 job applications from teachers worldwide.

    STUFF

  • Demand For GSNZ

    New Zealand's newest school is taking shape in a rural corner of Taranaki - and despite the independent school’s fees, only six places remain unfilled.

    STUFF

  • The Way To Build

    Design ideas for improving our lives are out there – it just takes vision and guts to back them. Celebrate developers who are highlighting how smart design pays off.

    Monocle Magazine

  • Sustainable Classrooms

    Our home grown, comprehensive green studies curriculum evolves from ecology to sustainability, connecting students to local geographic and cultural context.

    Sustainable business

  • The GSNZ Experience

    The Green School experience is as much for parents as it is for young learners. Three families share what attracted them to the school, and how they’re finding life in Taranaki.

    LIVE MAGAZINE (P22)

  • ArchiPro Visits GSNZ

    Surrounded by rolling hills, next to the Oakura River and situated between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea, it is an inspiring location for learning.

    ARCHIPRO

  • A Green Future

    Introducing New Zealand to the Green School way of learning is a project built on passion. Passion for children, the environment and the future.

    LIVE MAGAZINE

  • Family Move For GSNZ

    The family are planning to relocate from just outside Katikati, for the sake of daughter, who had been in a class of 56.

    STUFF

  • Changemakers

    Built with the sole purpose of saving the planet, pupils are equipped with the knowledge and empowered with the passion to become changemakers.

    COUNTRY&TOWNHOUSE

  • Our Amazing Partners

    NP Partners | Trees for Survival | Sustainable Business Network | ISNZ | NZ Chamber of Commerce Taranaki | BeyondCOP21/Symposium | Te Pōkai Tara Universities NZ | NZ FERNMARK | VentureTaranaki

    GSNZ PARTNERS

  • GSNZ Students Win

    Green School New Zealand saw three first place awards in a national art competition which will be presented at an international climate change conference.

    STUFF

  • Construction Begins

    Taranaki's Green School starts to take shape as construction begins. The design of the learning pods provide a safe and comfortable environment within nature.

    STUFF

  • Study with us here in NZ

    We offer Primary School, Intermediate School, Secondary School.
    Read through our School system & qualifications, Information for Parents on NZ Govt.nz Website.


    Green School NZ

GSNZ & BOON On ArchiPro

ArchiPro talks to BOON Managing Director Glenn Brebner about the architecture and design of Green School New Zealand. Watch now!

Community News

  • GSNZ Science Win

    Green School New Zealand middle schooler’s recently won big at the local WITT Science Fair Awards, their projects, such as ‘From Starch to Finish’, were inspired by GS values.

    MORE

  • GSNZ Opens Kina

    Green School New Zealand’s new, biophilic-inspired classroom and community building was celebrated with an official opening to bless the innovative and inspirational space.

    MORE

  • GSNZ LEAD Youth Conference

    This event transcended its role as a mere conference and evolved into a transformative experience that ignited the flames of leadership within each participant.

    MORE

  • GSNZ Hosted Global Event

    An international event that aimed to educate and inspire learners to take action in sustainability came to Taranaki in March 2024 and was hosted by GSNZ.

    More

  • GSNZ Art & Design

    GSNZ’s creative programme shows learners how art and design can be used in a practical sense to enhance sustainability, systems thinking, and entrepreneurship.

    More

  • GSNZ Research Scholar

    Emma is a scholar from Europe who has been with us at GSNZ for the past two months looking into what makes Green School pedagogy unique.

    More

  • GSNZ Celebrates Puanga

    At GSNZ Puanga signifies our responsibility for protecting and participating in te ao Māori. We give it value as it enriches our efforts in community sustainability.

    MORE

  • GSNZ Achieves NEASC

    Green School NZ has achieved NEASC accreditation. Imbued with the culture of excellence, NEASC has become a globally recognised standard of excellence.

    MORE
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