Kia ora tātou,

Thank you for taking the time to read our pānui! 🌿 On the menu:

🌻 2026 Sustainable Trails: launch soon + early access to events NOW!
♻️ What (& how) plastics are recycled in NZ?
🤝 Business Connections: Meet our Team on Tue. 4 Aug.
🌿 Join the Waitara Beach Nature Cleanup this Saturday!
🗺️ Plastic-Free options in Taranaki: explore our map
🌱 Te Ara Taiao stayed at Parihaka for the school holidays
💎 Sustainable Pounamou: 3 new Taranaki businesses doing good things
🎙️ Our latest podcasts: celebrating cycling, protecting our taiao, reusable nappies & MORE!
📆 Our Events Calendar to make sure you won’t miss any sustainable events

Our most-read pages this month:
1. Taranaki OP Shops
2. Local Taranaki Markets
3. Food for Free
4. Community Event Calendar
5. Our Current Programmes

Happy reading! 🌿

Ngā mihi,

The Sustainable Taranaki tīma ☀️

🌻 2026 Sustainable Trails: launch soon + early access to events NOW!

Taranaki Sustainable Trails connects people and inspires a lighter footprint on the land. Across 40 properties and more than 30 events over 17 days, discover local examples, practical knowledge and real-world solutions for gardening, building, farming and living more sustainably.

You're getting early access! 🎉 The 2026 Taranaki Sustainable Trails officially launch on 1 August, but because you're part of our community, you can get in early and start booking your favourite events today.

Highlights include hands-on sessions with renowned edible gardening expert Kath Irvine, guided rongoā and maramataka workshops, backyard e-bike tours, practical gardening skills such as propagation, seed saving and keeping chooks, fascinating insights into compost research, organic farming, solar and electrification, and much more.

🎟️ All events have limited numbers and are expected to fill quickly, so booking early is the best way to secure your place: www.sustainabletrails.org.nz

We can't wait to welcome you to this year's Sustainable Trails!

♻️ What (& how) plastics are recycled in NZ?

Have you ever thought or heard, “yeah nah, plastics are not recycled in Aotearoa NZ”?

Well, this is wrong. ❌

Watch the video in our article (link below) to see which plastics are recycled in New Zealand and what they are turned into.

🤝 Business Connections: Meet our Team on Tuesday 4 August

Discover how our programmes can help your business thrive while making a positive impact. Join us for an evening showcasing Sustainable Business support services, including:
🥨 Green Loop,
🎟️ Zero Waste Events,
♻️ the Junction Zero Waste Hub,
🌻 the Taranaki Sustainable Trails

Whether you're just beginning your sustainability journey or looking to build on your existing efforts, this is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded businesses from across Taranaki, gain practical insights, and explore new ways to collaborate.

Date: Tuesday 4 August, 2026 - 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Juno Gin, 14 Sunley Street, Westown, New Plymouth
Bookings here for members of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce**
** Not too late to join!

🌿 Join the Waitara Beach Nature Cleanup this Saturday!

Community Cleanup at Waitara Beach - Otupaiia Marine Park on Sat. 25 July 10am! ALL WELCOME! All the whānau is invited, including tamariki! BYO gloves & buckets if possible, but we’ll provide some!

10am (or later) - Meet us at the Picnic tables along the Waitara River for a kōrero - briefing. Look for the Sustainable Taranaki flag!

12pm (or earlier) - Meeting back to drop off all the trash collected (we will separate all items to divert as much as we can from the landfill) + PIZZAS thanks to Pizza Magic Spotswood! No RSVP required! Just show up!

🗺️ Plastic-Free options in Taranaki: explore our map

Over 1,000 views of our Taranaki Plastic-Free map! Help us help our community to reduce packaging! Share with us:

☕ Local cafés and takeaways offering discounts if you BYO cups & containers
🛒 Shops offering Plastic-Free options around Taranaki

📬 Reply to this email, and we'll add them to our map! #PlasticFreeJuly

🌱 Te Ara Taiao stayed at Parihaka for the school holidays

Te Ara Taiao was excited and humbled to be able to provide an opportunity to stay at Te Niho o Te Atiawa at Parihaka pā during the school holidays.

A mixed group of our Ngā Manu Pīkoko rangatahi across the schools we work in, and their whānau, participated in lots of fun activities. Tamariki built traps, explored how shark guts were useful in water monitoring, did some native planting, hīnaki mahi, kēmu and Reo lessons. 

A huge thanks to Dr Emily Roberts and Chauncey Ardell for coming along and sharing your amazing knowledge and passion with us. Tau ke!!!

This was the first noho marae planned for the year, with 2 more to come; there may be an opportunity for your tamariki to be part of one too! 

💎 Sustainable Pounamu - Gems: 3 new Taranaki businesses doing good things

We’ve just added 3 more Taranaki businesses and organisations doing some good (and great!) things. 🌿
Each month, we will add new local businesses & organisations, and YES, you can submit yours for consideration (we would love to hear about the great things your businesses are doing!). 💬

Click below to find out who they are and to learn more. ⏬

🎙️ Our latest podcasts: exploring local community gardens & MORE!

With Talking Taiao, we discuss with locals, aiming to inspire and support people, businesses, and communities to value our local taiao (environment) and act to prioritise sustainability! 🌿

🎙️ Listen for FREE below ⤵

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