An environmental statement

The sustainable fashion event is one of many activities at todays event. Photos: Nikki South.

A parking lot is being transformed into an urban green space, providing a new area for people to enjoy with lots of new trees to be planted, new seating and a refurbished abolition block.

Mount Mainstreet's Phoenix Car Park has fencing up and the process has already begun.

Mount Mainstreet Manager Ingrid Fleming says they have turned the unpleasant fencing into an amazing work of art drawn by Mount Maunganui students.

'This is an educational project, and through this process we wish to create more awareness of our current environment and how we, as individuals, can make a difference.”

Six Mount Maunganui schools have been involved, including Mount Intermediate, Mount Primary, Arataki Primary, St Thomas More Catholic, Omanu Primary and Matapihi School.

Each school has had a unique subject to implement into their work, such as zero waste, clean waterways, wheel, energy efficiency, biodiversity and kaitiaki/taonga (guardian of the lands).

The best ten pieces from each school have been chosen and, with prizes will be awarded to the schools for Best School Environmental Art competition, where the winner will get $400.

The runner up will receive $300, third place $200, fourth $100, fifth $50 and sixth $25. There will also be a $100 prize for Best Environmental Art by a student.

SunLive photographer Nikki South captured all of the action today.

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