Kia ora tātou,

Thank you for taking the time to read our last pānui of 2025! ☀️ On the menu:

🎁 25 LOCAL gift ideas from our staff to YOU!
🦸 Volunteer with us this summer and WIN
🔬 Green Loop received the Pivot Award! 🏆
🌿 We are hiring a Pou Whakaoho for Te Ara Taiao
🎥 Use the easy Furoshiki wrapping technique
🎙️ Our podcast “Talking Taiao” won an award! 🏆
🏔️ Beautiful short film from local biodiversity trust Wild for Taranaki
💥 Leading with Impact: how we are shaping a circular, climate-conscious future
🚌 FREE BUSES in Taranaki on 23 & 24 December
📆 Our Events Calendar to make sure you won’t miss any sustainable events in Taranaki!

Our most-read pages this month:
1. Local Taranaki Markets
2. Food for Free
3. Work & Volunteer with us
4. Our Programmes
5. Our Team

Happy reading! 🌿

Ngā mihi,

The Sustainable Taranaki tīma ☀️

🎁 25 LOCAL gift ideas from our staff

We asked our staff to share some local gift ideas to help you shop locally all around Taranaki. Find out below what they told us! ⤵

🦸 Volunteer with us this summer and WIN

Until 28 February 2026, if you volunteer with us during Zero Waste Events all across Taranaki, you can win a 2-night stay at the Novotel New Plymouth! 🎁

And for every hour volunteered, you will receive one entry into the prize draw: the more you volunteer, the more chances you have to WIN! 🎉🎉
P.S. We will have not one, but TWO winners! Click below to learn more ⤵

We are looking for more Fundraiser Groups! 💸💸💸
⚠️ You need to have a group bank account (no personal one).
Reply to this email if you want to learn more or sign up here!
(One local group made thousands of dollars fundraising with us last year!)

Ngā mihi to Cleanline Tasman for topping up our stock of gloves, a crucial equipment for all our volunteers during Zero Waste Events, Nature Cleanups or supporting local Community Gardens!

🔬 Green Loop received the Pivot Award! 🏆

The Pivot Award is a partnership between Massey University and the Bashford-Nicholls Trust that supports research and innovation projects to benefit the Taranaki region.

With this award and collaboration, Green Loop is testing nanopore sequencing, Soil Food Web microscopy and eDNA technologies to study microbial communities within the compost. This research ensures quality, safety, and maximises ecological benefits, setting new benchmarks for sustainable farming practices. Learn more ⤵

🌿 We are hiring a Pou Whakaoho - Te Ara Taiao

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Pou Whakaoho to provide strategic leadership and cultural guidance to support the Te Ara Taiao team.

Are you committed to kaitiakitanga and the empowerment of tamariki? Do you hold strong relationships with hapū across Taranaki, mātauranga Māori practitioners, and those working within the taiao/conservation sector? 
Get in touch with us! ⤵

🎥 The easy Furoshiki wrapping technique

This year, wrap your gifts using the Japanese wrapping cloth technique called Furoshiki (風呂敷), using reusable square fabric! Watch our video ⤵

🎙️ Our podcast “Talking Taiao” won an award!

We just won “Highest Podcasting Stats of 2025 Q2” on Access Radio Taranaki! 🥳And a certificate of awesomeness for Hit the Trails! 🌱

Massive ngā mihi to all the amazing local guests we talked to weekly, and YES, you can listen to all our episodes online, right here.

A huge thank you to all the listeners, all the other showmakers (go check them out!) and to the team at Access Radio Taranaki for all their mahi supporting our local community! This award is for you as well! 💚

🏔️ Beautiful short film from local biodiversity trust Wild for Taranaki

Taranaki is a region of unparalleled biodiversity, home to plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Across just 270,000 hectares, every ecosystem found in Aotearoa is represented. Forest, wetland, alpine, coastal — all in one place.

Watch the beautiful short film showcasing the incredible mahi done here to protect our irreplaceable biodiversity ⤵

💥 Leading with Impact: how Taranaki is shaping a circular, climate-conscious future

At this year’s CA ANZ Taranaki Business Forum, our team shared a powerful message: the future of our region depends on the choices, collaborations, and innovations we invest in today. Read more ⤵

🚌 FREE BUSES in Taranaki
on 23 & 24 December

Beat the Festive Chaos: Enjoy Free Bus Rides Before Christmas!

Taranaki Regional Council is making it easier for people to get their last-minute Christmas shopping done with free bus travel across all services on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 December.

• No Bee Card or cash is needed - all services will be completely free. 

• All bus routes included! 🚌

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