| Eco Echo Newsletter May
1. Complementary Currencies now here in Hawke's Bay!
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2.Autumn Composting Sessions- Free April and May sessions in Napier and
Hastings
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3. Eco Solutions Workshop - Energy Efficient Wood Burners Monday 28th April
2008
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4. Term Two Courses time to enrol now - a great line up for Term Two - now
is the time to register - places are limited !!
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5. Eco Bus Tour - Registrations being taken now for our next Bus Tour- mid
May 2008
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6. Sustaining Hawke's Bay Trust membership renewals for 2008/09
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7. Ministry for the Environment Public workshop -The proposed National
Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels
apier -Wednesday 7th May.
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8. TREATY OF WAITANGI WORKSHOP (TWO DAYS) Friday & Saturday 9 & 10 May 2008
in Hawke's Bay Ministry for the Environment Public workshop -The proposed
National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels
apier -Wednesday 7th May.
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9.WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - Week 2nd to 6th June -Watch this Space !!! we
will start publishing any activities that are planned to mark the
celebration of World Environment Day - Hosted by New Zealand in 2008
Theme "Kick the Carbon Habit"
1st Activity advertised - Arbour Day Planting - Te Karamu Stream- Hawke's
Bay Regional Council
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1. Complementary Currencies now here in Hawke's Bay!
An alternative currency system is now available in Hawke's Bay - Hawke's Bay eDollars
The HB Community Exchange is an electronic trading system using an alternative local currency.
The object of the HB COmmunity Exchange (HBCE) is to facilitate trade without using our conventional national currency,and build a sense of community at the same time. Trading inthis system requires no supply of
money, either by the community as a whole or by each participant.
How to register
1. Visit the Community Exchange web site at
http://www.community-exchange.org
2 Click on "Register"
3. Choose Country "New Zealand"
4. Choose exchange "Hawke's Bay"
5. Fill in the form( please specify at least one offering) and click
"Submit"
For further information
E mail - hbec@community-exchange.org
Phone Duncan on 06 876 1189 The Hawke's Bay eDollars is developed by the
Transition Initiative Hawke's Bay.
The Transition Initiative Hawke's Bay goal is to develop a plan to
transition our community away from the use of fossil-fuels, towards a more
sustainable, localised existence. For further information
www.transitiontowns.org.nz/index.php/HawkesBay
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2. Autumn Composting Sessions - Free to the Community
Its that time again - Autumn is great for composting.
Hastings Sessions - supported by Hastings District Council
Hastings - Saturday April 26th and Saturday May 17th -
Venue - Kimi Ora Community School off Tarbet Street
Time 10 am to 12 noon
Napier Sessions supported by Napier City Council
Napier - Saturday April 26th and Saturday May 17th
Venue - JJ Organic Gardens - 232 Riverbend Road Meeanee
Time - 10 am to 12 noon.
Learn how to turn your garden and kitchen scraps into wonderful nutrients
for your garden and houseplants. The workshop covers Composting, Worm
Farming and how to set up a worm farm and the Bokashi composting system
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3. Eco Solutions Workshop - Energy Efficient Wood Burners Monday 28th April 2008
You may be very interested to attend our Eco Solutions workshop this Monday 28th April
Energy Efficient Wood Burners
We will have a presentation from Dierdre and Wayne of Pyroclassic 1V Woodburners.
Their presentation will cover - What is Energy Efficiency, Good Wood, What
do the Emission Testing Ratings mean and they will demonstrate our very own
fireplace. We also hope to have the latest information from the Hawke's Bay
Regional Council on Air Quality Standards. Our Pyrocalssic was installed in
the Environment Centre with joint funding from The Lion Foundation and the
Hawke's Bay Regional Council. We chose to install a product that is
manufactured locally and has one of the top Emission Efficiency ratings.
This workshop is by Gold Coin donation and starts at 5.15pm ( for about 1
hour) all are welcome to attend.
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4. Term Two Courses time to enrol now - a great line up for Term Two - now
is the time to register - places are limited !!
Native Trees For Hawke's Bay
Venue - Havelock North High School
Day - Thursday May 8th start date
Duration - 6 week (21 hour)
Cost - $50.00
Registrations -at the Environment Centre 06 870 4942
This great course is led by Donna Miller who works for Genesis Restoration
Project with schools at the PekaPeka Swamp site
The course covers Pre settlement history of trees in HB , Species Selection, Eco sourcing
seeds, Raising seedlings, Planting and after care, design ideas for your own site, Native bush visit,
SHBT Native Tree nursery visit, Tree planting practical.
Places are always limited in this great course so dont delay.
Introduction to Permaculture
Design your house, garden, farm and community for sustainability. Based on
pricnicples of natural systems- learn from nature to design for energy efficiency,
low maintenance, and high productivity.
Term Two Courses offered at the following venues
Havelock North High School- Tuesday
Central Hawke's Bay College - Wednesdays
Registrations at the Environment Centre - 06 870 4942
Sustainable Living
If you have been watching the TV 3 Programme Wa$ted you will be wanting to
know more about what you can do too!!! -
Save money, get healthy, save energy, make better shopping choices, reduce
the amount of resources you are consuming, perhaps start a vegetable
arden - This is the course for you and your friends!!!
It is a great one to get a few of you together and have a bit of fun being
shcked by the calculation of your
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT and the DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT !!! - together .
Term Two Courses offered at the following venues
Havelock North High School
Central Hawke's Bay High School
William Colenso High School - Napier
Registrations - at the Environment Centre - 06 870 4942
Team Gardens
This is a very practical and hands on course which helps you to get your
vegie patch up and running. In this course we aim to design and establish
an organic vegetable garden at your place with the help of a great tutor and
your classmates- What could be better all that energy and the outcome being
a great patch ready for your spring planting!!! .
The course covers planning your garden, site selection, seeds, plants,
composting, companion planting, pest management.
To register please phone the Environment Centre 076 870 4942 or organise
your own group (up to 8) in your neighbourhood and we will come to you !! -
its as simple as that
We look forward to hearing from you
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5. Eco Bus Tour -
Registrations being taken now for our next Bus Tour- mid May 2008
Join us for a behind the scene tour of eco and sustainable homes in the
Hawke's Bay. Meet the owners and hear from them the processes that they have
gone through - design, consent, costs etc... We try to showcase- eco
construction such as straw and earthbrick, use of materials sustainable
technologies such as greywater recycling, solar and wind.
It is a great day out and very informative.
A day trip leaving the Environment Centre at 9.30 am and returning at approx
3 pm
Cost $50.00 per person
Date - To be confirmed - Mid May
Bookings essential - Environment Centre 870 4942
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6. Sustaining Hawke's Bay Trust membership renewals for 2008/09
Its that timne of the year and we will be soon sending out renewals to all
our great members. You can join up by requesting a membership form from us
at the Environment Centre. Your membership helps the Trust to work towards
achieving a vision of a Sustainable Hawke's Bay.
For Extra Donations
This year we have a partnership with Jack Johnson - the international
musician who has pledged to our not for profit organisation to match every
extra donation $ for $ until September 2008. This is a great opportuntiy
for us to increase the number of trees we can plant and care for in the
Genesis Restoration Projects we support.
Check out the website www.allatonce.org for more details on Jack Johnson and
his support of not for profit organisations working in the environment world
wide.
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7. Ministry for the Environment Public Workshop -Napier
Wednesday 7th May 10:30 – 1:30pm War Memorial Conference Centre
The proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels
apier -Wednesday 7th May.
The Ministry for the Environment has called for submission on a proposed National
Environmental Standard. The proposed standard promotes consistency in the way decisions are made to ensure there is sufficient variability and quantity of water flowing in rivers, ground
water systems, lakes, and wetlands.
The proposed standard sets interim limits on the alterations to flow and/or
water levels for rivers, wetland, and ground water systems that do not have
limits in place through regional plans. It also provides a process for
selecting the appropriate technical methods for evaluating ecological flows
and water levels in rivers, lakes, wetland, and groundwater systems.
The Ministry is holding workshops on the proposed standard starting on 30
April 2008 in eight locations around New Zealand. Please see the table
below for times, dates, and locations. For more information about the
proposed standard please visit
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/laws/standards/ecological-flows-water-levels/index.html.
Please rsvp to waterprogramme@mfe.govt.nz with your intentions to attend a
specific workshop.
Alternatively you can ring or email Whitney Bouma on 04
439 7512 to lodge your intent.
Please feel free to circulate this email to those who may be interested.
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8. TREATY OF WAITANGI WORKSHOP (TWO DAYS)
Friday & Saturday 9 & 10 May 2008
in Hawke's Bay
HAWKE’S BAY PUBLIC WORKSHOPS: 2008
Friday & Saturday 9 & 10 May 2008
Friday & Saturday 7 & 8 November 2008 9am – 4.30pm
PURPOSE
To provide an environment for people to explore the Treaty of Waitangi and
its implications in a safe, non-confrontational , participatory process. A
framework is provided to enable participants to understand the contemporary
debate. Although primarily for pakeha, the workshops are open to all who
wish to attend.
PROGRAM
A broad range of issues will be examined, including those which participants
raise.
¨ Cultural identity; honouring our stories
¨ Origins of New Zealand settlement; Pre Treaty New Zealand history;
¨ The Treaty - issues leading to it and surrounding its signing
¨ Post Treaty legislation,
¨ Consequences of colonisation
¨ Sovereignty debate
¨ Waitangi Tribunal and settlements
¨ Contemporary Treaty issues eg foreshore and seabed
¨ implications for the future
WORKSHOP LEADER
Robert Consedine has had nearly twenty years experience as a Treaty
educator, working in over 150 different organisations. He enjoys wide
community and organisational support. As a best selling author he has also
introduced this workshop process to groups in Canada.
VENUE
Greenmeadows East Community Hall
Greenmeadows
NAPIER
TIME 9.00 am - 4.30pm
FEE Waged $275 .00 non-waged $137.50- includes morning/afternoon teas/lunch
Fee also includes - Resource Book of Readings; copy of Healing our History:
The Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi; Certificate,
Minimum of 12, maximum 20 places available
ENROLMENT AND INFORMATION
Kerry Kitione
Ph/Fax (06) 844 6840 Mobile 021 130 9789
Email kkitione@xtra. co.nz
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9 .WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - Week 2nd to 6th June -
Watch this Space !!! we will start publishing any activities that are planned to mark the
celebration of World Environment Day - Hosted by New Zealand in 2008
Theme "Kick the Carbon Habit"
1st Activity advertised - Arbour Day Planting - Te Karamu Stream-Hawke's Bay Regional Council
World Environment Day is observed in more than 100 countries, and coincides
with Arbour Day. WED is an opportunity to raise awareness and promote action
on environmental issues through public engagement.
New Zealand is the host of WED 2008 in partnership with the UNited Nations
Environmental Programme(UNEP). The Ministry for the Environment is the lead
agency coordinating the event for the New Zealand Government, alongside
UNEP. A wide variety of community and regional events are planned.
The Theme for WED 2008 is Climate Change with a focus on moving towards a
low-carbon economy and lifestyle. "Kick the Habit"
(Carbon) is the international slogan for the event. The theme will also
include the role of forest conservation in acheiving domestic and global
climate change goals.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council is planning a series of tree plantingdays
during the week of June 3rd to 7th to promote the Karamu Project and WED.
5,000 trees have been ordered and a number of schools and organisations have
expressed interest in participating.
HBRC extends an invitation to schools, community groups and the general
public to join us at a planting session.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take positive action to adapt to climate change and
promote the conciousness of World action on World Environment Day
as well as help to enhance a valuable community asset.
HBRC encourage carpooling or other forms of sustainable transport to fit in
with the low carbon theme of WED.
Registrations are essential - E mail karaku@hbrc.govt.nz or phome 833 8085 -
Emily Rockwell- Environmental Education Advisor.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIRS THAT ARE PLANNED AND LET
US KNOW OF YOUR OWN PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN GET MAXIMUM IMPACT IN HB ON WED
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Thats about all for now
Warmest wishes to you all
From the Team
Sustaining Hawke's Bay Trust
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