Hōngongoi Pānui | July Newsletter 2021

Highlights

Junction Business Event | Sustainable Backyards Trail 2021 & special events | New Gardener Focus | Business Champion Down To Earth | Takeaway Throwaways, Taranaki | Latest Podcast with Tane Manu | Team Focus - Vicky Dombroski | We are hiring! | Events Calendar

Greener Business Events

Wednesday 25th August, 6 pm - 8 pm at the Junction Education Room on Colson Road. Nibbles, speakers, and networking

For businesses or individuals who organise social gatherings, conferences, or meetings and would like to learn how to create a low waste event. Registrations are essential.

Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail 2021 Official Launch!

The official launch of the Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail is here! This year's trail boasts 16 new properties and 11 veteran hosts, all keen to share their backyard knowledge and passion for living in harmony with our taiao (natural world). Enjoy this video of Erin Strampel, coordinating the trail and all of its inspiring events in her second year. We have partnered again with the Taranaki Garden Festival and the Taranaki Arts Trail to bring visitors and locals alike a robust and unique journey around our Maunga this spring.

The Garden e-Bike Tour, Saturday 30 Oct, 10 AM - 1 PM Wind wand Discover hidden routes while exploring Sustainable Backyards and Taranaki Garden Festival properties.

Growers Gathering, Saturday 6th November 3 PM - 5 PM at Greenbridge, 321 Hurford Road, Ōmata Great event for those at the start of their gardening journey. A ticket includes beverages and light nibbles.

New Gardener Focus - Bayly Terraces

When Chanelle and Dave were looking to buy their first home they had something more like the typical kiwi backyard in mind, but when they found their place on Bayly Road they fell in love. The couple are hard at work on their New Plymouth urban garden, which will debut on the Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail this Spring.

Latest podcast - Tane Manu and involving the rangitahi

We interviewed Tane Manu about his recent work with the tamariki in the Kaitake rohe and the kiwi release. Tune in to Access Radio 104.4FM on Saturdays at 4 pm. Listen to locals acting as guardians of the land.

July Sustainable Business Champion - Down to Earth Organics

Those who wish to reignite the old ways and transition to a slower form of living, read on to discover Down to Earth Organics - incentivizing bulk buying, stocking the latest local products, and offering an ever-expanding refillery.

Takeaway Throwaways, Taranaki

Coffee shops, food stalls, and sushi storefronts are meeting their customers halfway by providing compostable containers. However, reusables are even better than single-use compostable options. Learn why byo containers are so important in our latest article.

We are Hiring!

We are looking for an IMPACT Youth Facilitator / Educator to join our team. Please submit expressions of interest as soon as possible but latest by Thursday 5th August 2021.

Team Focus - Vicky Dombroski, Education Coordinator Te Ara Taiao O Whai-Tara

Kairuruku for the Te Ara Taiao O Whai-Tara project in the Waitara rohe since January 2021, she links kura, hapū, and community groups to inspire tamariki and rangatahi to embrace conservation projects. Vicky has also been a Taranaki Whanganui Conservation Board member since 2014 and is the current Chair. Te Ao Māori, a world view that expresses the interconnectedness of every living and non-living thing, resonates strongly since she has South American indigenous heritage.

Winter Pruning Courses on Sunday, 1 August & Saturday, 7 August 9 am - 1 pm in Westown

Learn pruning techniques for pip fruit (apples and pears), stonefruit, citrus and feijoas, and espalier shaping. Participants will learn how to prune and shape any fruit tree in their garden. All workshops are completely hands-on. Contact Dee Turner - 0211252035 derinatur@hotmail.com www.korito.co.nz.

Are you passionate about sustainability and supporting our growing community? We’d love to hear from you. Join our Sustainable Taranaki Community Group on Facebook and/or email us at info@sustainabletaranaki.org.nz to let us know how you would like to help.