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Sustainable Living in Hawkes Bay

HAWKES BAY Regional Council is a partner in the programme. Your contact here is Anita Murrell Ph. 06 833 8085 Anita (at)hbrc.govt.nz and her colleague Emily Rockwell.

Sustaining Hawke's Bay Trust is running Sustainable Living Courses in 2009 at Havelock North High School from Mon 16 Feb, 7pm start, 8 sessions and in Term2 at William Colenso College, Napier from Monday 4 May, also 7pm start, 8 sessions, $45.
Contact Marion or Jo at the Environment Centre Hawkes Bay 220 Russell Street, Hastings for more information or to enrol, on 06 870 4942 Email: info (at)shbt.org.nz

A course to promote better health for you, the environment and your wallet! This course covers energy saving, alternatives to home chemicals, shopping, reducing waste, reducing water use, efficient travel & transport, and eco-renovations. Includes many detailed handouts and further links.

Other Community Courses:

Introduction to Permaculture- Two courses starting Wednesday 6^th May from 7-9pm for 8 weeks at William Colenso College, Napier and at Central Hawkes Bay College, Waipukurau. $60

Permaculture as defined by co-founders Bill Mollison and David Holmgren is 'The conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive eco systems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural eco systems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way'

Plant Propagation- Starting Saturday 9^th May from 9-11am for 8 weeks at William Colenso College, Napier. $45 This course emphasises growing plants for food and strives to incorporate sustainable practices into garden design and implementation. Home propagation of plants is the cheapest method of producing food plants, living mulch and compost ingredients.

Free Community Composting Sessions -

Saturday 18th April - 10 am to 12 noon

Saturday 2nd May - 10 am to 12 noon

Saturday 16th May - 10 am to 12 noon

Covering the reduction and recycling of food and green waste through techniques of Composting, Worm farming, Bokashi, also demonstrating the set up of a small, affordable garden.
Worms, worm farms, Bokashi and garden kits are available for sale.

Beekeeping for beginners - Saturday 11th April 9.30am- 12.30pm

Hierloom Seed Saving- Saturday 25^th April 10am- 2pm

Flaxweaving with Harakeke - Saturday 16^th May 10am- 3pm

Enquiries to Environment Centre: Phone: 870 4942 Email: info (at)shbt.org.nz

Sustainable Living in the Manawatu and Wanganui

PALMERSTON NORTH City Council is a partner in the programme. Your contacts here are Anne Billing & Pip Chrystall, at TBL Solutions Ph. 06 356 8199.

Sustainable Living evening courses, also day workshops on gardening, ran in 2008 and 2009 at Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre.
Grow Your Own Food courses (in partnership with Super Grans) start on Saturday morning 20 February 2010 at the Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre.

WANGANUI District Council is a partner in the programme. Your contact here is Genevieve Doube Ph.06 349 0001
Email: Genevieve.Doube(at)wanganui.govt.nz

Courses have been run through Wanganui Community Education Service Ph. 06 345 9956 (office hours). Also publicised locally by the Sustainable Living Centre and Transition Town Group.

Horizons Manawatu Regional Council are not yet subscribers to Sustainable Living.

Horizons Manawatu Council organise a touring environmental display truck, the Big Rig http://www.greenrig.co.nz/default.aspx?pageid=13 , which carries useful information, especially for rural households and schools - look out for visits to your area.

Sustainable Living in Taranaki

Taranaki Regional Council http://www.trc.govt.nz/state_of_environment/web_environ/towards.html are not yet subscribers to Sustainable Living.

Taranaki Environment Centre run related sustainable living workshops plus permaculture courses, at 20 Kauri Street, Inglewood, Tel 756 8229. Contact Nellie, email: info(at)environaki.co.nz