| Sunday 07 March 2010 |
| 09:00 AM - Seaweek 7-14th March 2010 | When: | Sunday 07 March 2010 09:00 AM - Ends: Sunday 14 March 2010 at 08:00 PM | | Where: | National Event - Hawke's Bay activities | | Details: | Seaweek 7 - 14 March 2010
Fish for the Future
The Department of Conservation is proud to sponsor Seaweek - an annual celebration of New Zealand's precious marine environment.
For more details on the extensive programme for Seaweek in Hawke's Bay
please contact-
Gabriela Gomez Fell
ggomezfell©doc.govt.nz
Community Relations Ranger
Hawke's Bay Area Office
Phone (06) 834 4850
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| Saturday 13 March 2010 |
| 09:30 AM - Eco Garden Bus Tour - postponed | When: | Saturday 13 March 2010 09:30 AM - Ends: Saturday 13 March 2010 at 03:00 PM | | Where: | Havelock North / Hastings | | Details: | Eco Garden Bus Tour
Visit a variety of gardens showcasing permaculture techniques and organic and biodynamic practices. See examples of great design and have the opportunity to chat to some award winning gardeners.
Next Tour
To be advised
1st Stop Janet Luke's Garden - Green Urban Living www.greenurbanliving.co.nz - a wonderful example of Urban Permaculture in action
Then onto Havelock North Playcentre (joint winners in the Hawke's Bay Environemntal Awards Ed3 section)
Then to Sue Averilll's Garden whose garden is very well developed encompasses as abundance of fruit, food, amenity and native plantings.
Book at the Environment Centre
06 870 4942
info©shbt.org.nz | |
| Sunday 14 March 2010 |
| 09:00 AM - Forest and Bird Field Trip Bird Watching with Kids Conservation Club | When: | Sunday 14 March 2010 09:00 AM - Ends: Sunday 14 March 2010 at 03:00 PM | | Where: | Ahuriri Estuary | | Details: | Please contact Linda Johnson for more details of the event and to register.
Linda Johnson (06) 878 9705 | |
| Saturday 20 March 2010 |
| 09:00 AM - Keeping Chickens in the City and Building a Chicken Dome | When: | Saturday 20 March 2010 09:00 AM - Ends: Saturday 20 March 2010 at 12:00 PM | | Where: | Havelock North | | Details: | A fun informative workshop to learn everything you need to know about keeping chickens in an urban area including a step by step guide on how to build a permaculture chicken dome to house them in. Course includes a mini-tour of two other urban properties where chickens are kept and domes are used to house them.
By-laws, best breeds to keep, where to buy chickens, raising baby chicks, housing options, what to feed, broodiness, moulting, how to clip wings, diseases and illness, organic treatments for lice and worms, how to build a chicken dome.
This course is run by Janet Luke of Green Urban Living - www.greenurbanliving.co.nz
Date ; 20th March
Time ; 9am - midday
Tutor ; Janet Luke
Cost ; $70 per person or $55 per person if you book with a friend. Cost includes course notes on how to build one of three sized domes to suit your backyard), morning tea
To book please click on the link for more details.
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| Sunday 21 March 2010 |
| 09:00 AM - Backyard Organics with Janet Luke | When: | Sunday 21 March 2010 09:00 AM - Ends: Sunday 21 March 2010 at 03:00 PM | | Where: | Havelock North | | Details: | A one day workshop to learn how to establish and grow your own vegetables in a low maintenance organic way based on permaculture principles. This course will give you the skills to establish and grow your own food without having to fork out hundreds of dollars on raised bed, compost and other material.
This workshop covers the following-
- where to site a garden
- how to make a no-dig garden using easily found materials
- growing plants from seed
- companion planting
- planting to attract beneficial insects
- learn how to make your own pest sprays.
- Worm farming, composting and making your own fertiliser teas.
- The ten easiest vegetables to grow.
- using chickens to do all the hard work for you.
- mini garden tour to view two other permaculture gardens
Date : Sunday 21st March 9am -3 pm
Venue : Havelock North
Tutor : Janet Luke
Cost: $130 ($100pp if you book with a friend. This cost includes course notes (35 pages) morning tea and lunch of wood fired pizza's cooked in an adobe pizza oven and course give-aways of seedlings, compost tea, and an organic pest spray for your garden
Bookings : Please contact Janet Luke phone 06 877 9639 or to book through the website follow the link
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| Wednesday 24 March 2010 |
| 09:30 AM - Saving Seeds in the Home Garden - Havelock North | When: | Wednesday 24 March 2010 09:30 AM - Ends: Wednesday 24 March 2010 at 11:00 AM | | Where: | Havelock North | | Details: | In this two hour workshop you will gain an insight into why seed saving is so important to human health. You will find out the differences between hybrid and open pollinated seed, and learn how botanical names can help you. And of course you will find out how to grow plants specifically for seed, and how to collect, store and label it. The workshop takes place in a garden setting with the opportunity to see plants in various stages of setting seed.
Topics include
Importance of saving seed
Hybrid vs open pollinated seed
Botanical classification
Pollination methods
Collecting, cleaning, and storing seed
Havelock North - Saving Seeds in the Home Garden
Date : Wednesday 24th March 9.30 to 11 am
Cost : $20 per person
Book with Janet Luke by following the link below
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| Thursday 25 March 2010 |
| 07:00 AM - Embracing Futures Thinking | When: | Thursday 25 March 2010 07:00 AM - Ends: Thursday 25 March 2010 at 08:00 AM | | Where: | Napier | | Details: | INTRODUCING JUDGE ANDREW BECROFT
EMBRACING FUTURES THINKING – SPEAKER BREAKFAST
THURSDAY 25 MARCH, 7.00 am – WAR MEMORIAL CENTRE, MARINE PDE, NAPIER
We are pleased to introduce His Honour Judge Andrew Becroft, Principal Youth Court Judge.
A strong advocate for youth issues, Judge Becroft will discuss ten issues facing young people today from the Youth Court’s perspective and how to respond to them. Judge Becroft is an inspirational speaker with important messages for the social services, business and local authority sectors.
Yours sincerely
Alan Dick
Chairman
Cost $15
To book call 06 833 8075 or email hbfutures©hbrc.govt.nz
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| Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| 09:00 AM - Getting Started in the Vegie Garden | When: | Saturday 27 March 2010 09:00 AM - Ends: Saturday 27 March 2010 at 12:00 PM | | Where: | Havelock North | | Details: | This hands on practical workshop will show you everything you need to know to successfully start a vegetable garden at home . A particular focus will be on how to do this frugally using recycling whenever possible.
Topics will include
- where to place a vegetable garden
- what plant require to grow successfully.
- raised versus conventional gardens- (pros and cons)
- how to build a no dig garden using recycled and easily found materials.
- Planting seedlings
- raising plants from seed.
- beneficial planting
- companion planting.
- the easiest vegetables to grow.
Havelock North Course with Janet Luke - Green Urban Living
Date: 27th March, 2010
Time: 9-12 noon
Cost: $55 ($45pp if you book with a friend) includes morning tea and course notes.
What to bring: pen, camera, lots of questions , water and a raincoat if wet.
Bookings for this course - direct with Janet at Green Urban Living
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| Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| 10:00 AM - Free Community Composting Demonstrations | When: | Saturday 27 March 2010 10:00 AM - Ends: Saturday 27 March 2010 at 12:00 PM | | Where: | Havelock North | | Details: | Free Composting Workshops - 2 Hour Workshop
Compost your garden and kitchen scraps to reduce waste and enhance your soil fertility and plant health. Workshops cover composting, worm farming, Bokashi systems and setting up an instant vegetable garden.
These are held in a variety of different locations throughout Central Hawke's Bay, Havelock North, Hastings, Napier and are sponsored by the local councils.
Havelock North
Dates - Saturday 27th March 10 am to 12 noon and Saturday 1st May 2pm to 4 pm
Venue:Mangarau Kindergarten. 14 Mangarau Crescent, Havelock North
Tutor : Chris van Der Have - Biodynamic gardener.
Register now at the Environment Centre
p: 06 870 4942
e: info©shbt.org
Be prepared to get your hands in the dirt .
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| Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| 01:00 PM - Introduction to Holistic Beekeeping No 1 | When: | Saturday 27 March 2010 01:00 PM - Ends: Saturday 27 March 2010 at 04:00 PM | | Where: | Hohepa, Clive | | Details: | Date; Saturday 27th March 1- 4 pm
Venue: Hohepa Clive at the Gardeners Shed
Tutor: Gui Vilhena
Cost; $30 per person or $25 per person if registering with a friend.
Note - If people register for Part 1 and Part 2 at the same time the cost will be $50.00 per person and $45 pp if registering with a friend..
Part 2 - workshop October 9th or 16th - depending on the BD calendar
Environment Centre
06 870 4942
info©shbt.org.nz
or register on line
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| Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| 07:00 PM - Earth Hour 2010 - Hastings | When: | Saturday 27 March 2010 07:00 PM - Ends: Saturday 27 March 2010 at 09:00 PM | | Where: | Hastings | | Details: | Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future.
Come and join your community at the countdown to the Earth Hour switch-off at Hawke's Bay Opera House.
This free event will feature family entertainment with sparks provided by the Faraday Centre, music, drama, fire poi, kapa haka, star-gazing and more, leading up to and throughout the hour of darkness.
Information will also be on hand for people interested in energy use, home heating and insulation. | |
| Sunday 28 March 2010 |
| Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay - The Green Farmer - Open Day | When: | Sunday 28 March 2010 | | Where: | Bay View | | Details: | Twenty four farms throughout New Zealand will open their gates to the public this year for the Federated Farmers Farm Day - Theme - The Green Farmer
Hawke's Bay Farmers Philip and Robyn Holt will be hosting the event this year.
The farm day aims to promote New Zeland's world class agricultural sector, with a strong focus on the environment under this year's theme - the green farmer.
Venue - Maraetara, 166 Holt Rd, Bay View
Date and Time - Sunday 28th March between 10 am and 3 pm.
For more details visit www.farmday.org.nz | |
