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(The person who is holding  up the 'our' sign is not Petalo because he couldn't come)

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Look what's happening to our rivers

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This shows how the number of dairy cows and irrigation has grown hugely in the last 12-17 years

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This is the documentary movie trailer that the boards and I are in

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Seven Rivers Walking – Haere Mārire (2017) Trailer

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WORLD PREMIERE NZIFF 2017 With walkers, rafters, anglers and farmers, this documentary journeys from the alpine to spring rivers of Canterbury, exploring above and below the surfaces in search of ways through a freshwater crisis.

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At the Vigil for water we stood around holding candles and talking about the river.

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The finished artwork at a local water meeting

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The finished artwork at a local water meeting

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Far Left: Isaac's - Middle Left:Sammy - Middle Right:Petalo - Far Right: Rosie (Me)

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I have grown up next to the Selwyn/ Waikirikiri river all my life. My family has lived by the river for many generations. They have fished, farmed, made memories and have seen lots of changes.  Until I was eight we swam in the river every summer but now it’s too polluted and there is not much water left. To see it in this state is a really sad sight.

I decided to do the Selwyn/ Waikirikiri river for my project because I love the river and we need to help it to get back its original clean self.

The Selwyn river has been polluted for more than 20 years.  Just recently Coes Ford has gone dry. Stranding many eels and fish, luckily a group of passionate people saved most of them. My dad decided to take some action.  He formed a group of kids  to do a sign on how they felt about what’s happening to the river that they love.

Sammy, Isaac, Petalo and I each had a board to complete. We all practised and sketched our ideas out, and then painted and polished them up. Then we joined all the boards together and this is what we created. The artworks went to many places and so did I. This is a Padlet of where we have been and where we are going.