Kia ora tātou,

Thank you for taking the time to read our pānui! ☀️ Under the spotlight this month:

🎉 We did it AGAIN! Only 2 landfill bins for a whole stadium…
🌿 2025 Taranaki Tū Mai & Royal A&P Show: we NEED YOU!
🌻 Sustainable Trails: you can now book 50+ events!
🦜 Ngā Manu Pīkoko in the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery!
☀️ Two Nature Cleanups: tomorrow (Wed.) 9:30am at Fitzroy Beach + Sat. 6 Sept. 10am at Ngāmotu Beach!
♻️ Supporting locals at NPDC Rural Transfer Stations
🍄‍🟫 Pop-up Mushroom Growing Advice with Matt Williams
🥕 Free Composting Workshop in Hāwera
📆 Our Events Calendar to make sure you won’t miss any sustainable events in Taranaki!

Our most-read articles this month:
1. Events Calendar
2. Local Taranaki Markets
3. Food for Free
4. Our Team
5. Our Current Programmes

Happy reading! 🌿

Ngā mihi,

The Sustainable Taranaki tīma ☀️

🎉 We did it AGAIN! Only 2 landfill bins for a whole stadium…

On Saturday, there were 7000+ fans at Stadium Taranaki, and our amazing team managed to send ONLY TWO regular bins to landfill! 🎉🎉
Massive ngā mihi to our team of volunteers, the staff and the public who helped us to achieve this great result!

Keen to help? We have lots of COOL upcoming events! Register your interest here: https://bit.ly/VolunteersTaranaki

🌿 2025 Taranaki Tū Mai & Royal A&P Show: we NEED YOU!

Volunteer with us and help reduce waste at the Royal A&P Show (Stratford) and Taranaki Tū Mai (Ōpunakē). INFO ☀️⤵

Taranaki Tū Mai 2025 🌿
Location: Ōpunakē Events Centre
Date: 21st - 23rd November
Times: Shifts between 9am - 5pm (shifts are 3h long)
Kai (food) provided!
Register your interest: bit.ly/TuMai25-Volunteers

The Royal A&P Show 2025
Location: Stratford Showgrounds
Date: 29th and 30th November
Times: Shifts between 9am - 4pm (shifts are 3h long)
FREE lunch + FREE entry!
Register your interest: bit.ly/StratfordVolunteers 

Ngā mihi Taranaki! 💚💚

🌻 Sustainable Trails: you can now book 50+ events!

50+ events to choose from with a LOT of practical ideas and heartfelt stories from locals! Visit www.sustainablebackyards.org.nz to secure your spots! 🎟️ 

🦜 Ngā Manu Pīkoko in the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery!

Te Ara Taiao works with Ngā Manu Pīkoko student leaders across kura in Taranaki to enhance taiao connection and restoration.

The installation entitled Ngā Puna Waiora (1993/2025), led by artist Dr. Maureen Lander MNZM (Ngāpuhi, Te Hikutū), celebrates tamariki reflections on connection to their local awa and whenua, weaving together mātauranga Māori and contemporary practice.

“I am delighted that our next generations are growing the seeds that were sown thirty-two years ago in the Ngā Puna Waiora o Taranaki Maunga installation”, says Maureen Lander. 

The exhibition is titled He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander with community, and is on from 14 June to 12 October 2025 at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.

☀️ Two Nature Cleanups:
Tomorrow (Wed.) 9:30am at Fitzroy Beach
+ Sat. 6 Sept. 10am at Ngāmotu Beach!

1. Tomorrow (Wed. 27 Aug.) 9:30am - 📍Fitzroy Beach with Trails & Tots

   Meet us on the lawn opposite the Fitzroy Cafe Beach Kiosk.

2. Saturday 6 Sept. 10am - 📍 Ngāmotu Beach for Conservation Week

   Meet us at the bottom of Bayly Street.

➡️ Our events are inclusive and accessible to ALL. You do NOT need to be “FIT” or stay for the full event. Any help is MUCH appreciated! 💚

➡️ We will sort the rubbish picked up on-site and try our best to answer ALL your questions! 👀

No RSVP needed, BYO gloves & buckets if possible! (We will provide some!)

♻️ Supporting locals at NPDC Rural Transfer Stations

Throughout May, Sustainable Taranaki Zero Waste Educators from The Junction Zero Waste Hub were busy supporting locals to get it right at NPDC Rural Transfer Stations - Waitara, Inglewood & Ōkato.

They gave people a hand unloading their recycling and offered advice on what can and cannot be recycled.

🍄‍🟫 Pop-up Mushroom Growing Advice with Matt Williams

Join Matt Williams from Ground Breaking Mushrooms at the Envirohub on 20th September, 12–3pm, for hands-on mushroom growing guidance.

Matt will be on-site to answer all your oyster mushroom questions, share expert tips, and demonstrate how to set up a simple mushroom project at home. Starter spawn and materials will be available for purchase, along with display grow blocks and logs to spark inspiration.

🥕 Free Composting Workshop in Hāwera

Learn ALL the basics of composting you need to know to make a great compost at home! 

🎟️ FREE

📆 Sat. 13 Sept. 10am - 12pm
📍 King Edward Park, Hight St, Hāwera (meet at the Observatory) 

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