Sustainable Living in Canterbury

The current programme partners are Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, Kaikoura District and Waimakariri District Councils.

Christchurch Sustainable Living evening classes from March to June 2008: 'More Advanced Sustainable Living' Monday 17th March then more evening sessions from Monday 31 March on three Mondays and one Tuesday at Mairehau High School, 440 Hills Rd. Space for a few more to join before 31 March. Contact Adrienne 03 385 3145 Email: lomaxa(at)mairehau.school.nz

Additional one day events are planned at Lincoln on Sunday 30th March, 10am to 2pm, through the Envirotown Trust Contact Raewyn 03 325 2454, Email: young.lincoln(at)paradise.net.nz with a gardening theme at Darfield High School on Saturday 12th April. Contact Lynne, Email: lj(at)darfield.school.nz or 03 318 8411, and similar at Kaiapoi High School the next day, Sunday 13th April. Contact Robin, Email: r.neal(at)kaiapoi.school.nz or 03 327612129 then extension 825.

Tuesday 6th May start for 5 evening sessions 'Introduction to Sustainable Living' at Risingholme Community Centre, Opawa. Contact Maryke 03 332 7359 Email: risingholme(at)xtra.co.nz

Tuesday 6th May start also for a series held at the Chapel in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Details available soon. Contact Wendy Everingham of Project Lyttelton 03 328 8359 Email: wendy.everingham(at)xtra.co.nz

Tuesday 10 June start for 4 sessions 'more advanced' at Riccarton High School. Contact Christine 03 348 5073, Email: info(at)riccarton.school.nz This course is timed to follow on from the Introductory series at Risingholme, for those who'd like to attend both.

Additional Christchurch locations planned later in the year such as New Brighton and Woolston - contact Rhys 03 960 2656 Email: rhys(at)sustainableliving.org.nz and later dates yet to be announced at Kaikoura, and Ashburton College - Contact 03 308 2188.

Sustainable Living on the West Coast

Programme partners 2007-8 are the combined West Coast Councils through their waste management project (Contact: James Palmer 03 762 5111 Email: Jamesp(at)wcrc.govt.nz ) assisted by the local polytechnic in 2007. Greymouth High School has hosted one Sustainable Living course. Enquiries on future courses to Erena Jarden, ACE coordinator, 03 768 0472 ext 821 Email: jardene(at)greyhigh.school.nz