Kids Greening Taupō turns 10 years old

Written By Kim Manunui

This year, 2025, marked a special milestone for Kids Greening Taupō - KGT turned 10 years old!

Kim with daughters Charlie and Kona at the 10th Birthday celebration standing alongside the sign that Korio created to mark the milestone.

On September 20th 2025, Kids Greening Taupō (KGT) had a 10th birthday party for student leaders and supporters and Korio was pleased to have been invited to join in the celebrations. As part of the original team that established Greening Taupō under the strategic leadership of Project Tongariro, Kim was actively involved in the setup of conservation education programme in local schools providing assistance behind the scenes including website design and build and marketing & communications planning and implementation. And to suport the student led philosophy, Kim also made herself available for students who had an interest in marketing and websites with some mentoring and learning seminars.

We celebrated this anniversary at Spa Park, the original launch site of the programme back in 2015. Current student leaders supported the day’s celebrations by leading activities, and we enjoyed reconnecting with past student leaders to learn where their environmental journeys have taken them.

Over the years, KGT has grown from an education programme focused on native planting into something much bigger. Of course, they still plant plenty of native trees, and they are passionate about teaching the importance of restoring habitats to bring back native biodiversity. Today, the programme branches out into a wide range of experiences and learning opportunities.

Read more on the Kids Greening Taupō website >>>

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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