newsletter May 2009

PERMACULTURE NEW ZEALAND is having their annual hui on Queens Birthday (29th - 31st May) weekend in Te Teko. Check out the PINZ website for more information. http://www.permaculture.org.nz/

PERMACULTURE WORKSHOPS In conjunction with Permaculture in New Zealand (PINZ), Eastbay REAP will be hosting series of workshops including build a roundhouse, build a pizza oven base and build a pizza oven at Tu Teao Marae, Te Teko:

Build a Roundhouse A roundhouse is a round framed house designed using locally available materials. During the workshop a 5 metre diameter roundhouse will be built. There are many uses of a roundhouse. You are only limited by your imagination! During the workshop a 5 metre diameter roundhouse will be built. In a few hours bare poles will be transformed into the frame of the roundhouse. This house will then be finished by lashing on tarpaulins. Friday 29th May, 9.30 – 3.00pm, at Tu Teao Marae, Te Teko. Cost is $40.00. 10 places only. To register phone Eastbay REAP on (07) 308 4098
Build a Urbanite Pizza Oven Base The ‘build a urbanite pizza oven base’ workshop is being facilitated by Regan Pryor and Peter West. Recycled ‘urbanite’ footpaths are an abundant free resource for building walls, benches, paths and pizza oven bases. In this workshop your will learn how to create a pizza oven base using recycled footpath concrete. Thursday 28 May from 9.30am – 3.00pm at Tu Teao Marae, Te Teko. This workshop is free. To register phone Eastbay REAP on (07) 308 4098.
Build a Pizza Oven Pizza ovens can be used to bake a huge range of breads, meats and pastries. Come along and learn how to create a pizza oven from local clay, sand, pumice, bricks and roofing tiles. Really efficient wood-burning ovens can be made from the natural materials that we have right here in the Bay of Plenty. These ovens can be used to bake a huge range of breads, meats and pastries. They are fun to use and most people enjoy being around them, watching the flames and feeling the heat. Perfect for a marae as there is normally a lot firewood resource available and they are an efficient way to cook food and foster community. Friday 29 May from 9.30am – 3.00pm at Tu Teao Marae, Te Teko. This workshop is free. To register phone Eastbay REAP on (07) 308 4098.

KOANGA INSTITUTE Workshops, Events and Permaculture Design Courses: Information on http://www.koanga.org.nz/events_workshops_PDC.html

GREEN SCREENING Tuesday 2nd June at REAP.

EASTBAY TIMEBANK is launching soon!!
TimeBanking is free, fun, builds community, and it launches right here on Saturday 13th of June! Come down to the old Briscoes Building - between New World and The Warehouse - in Whakatane and check out the TimeBanking experience first-hand. There will be activities for children, live entertainment, art & crafts, and you can also check out what our other local community organisations have to offer. Trading on the day will not only give you an idea how TimeBanking works, but you can also earn time credits! You will be given Launch Credits which you can use in the ‘Celebrity Time Auction’, where high-profile members of our community have offered an hour of their time for you to bid for. Don't bring any money - all you have to bring is your time! Refresments available.
Coordinator Kristy Robinson can be contacted on 308 8170, 021 481 834, or email eastbaytimebank@gmail.com.
TIMEBANKING explained simply - "For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Credit. Then you have a Time Credit to spend on having someone do something for you...." more info on Eastbay TimeBank where you can find instructions on how to join.

WHAKATANE DISTRICT COUNCIL's LTCCP View online Also available at the Council and Library. Submissions Close 5pm, Monday 8 June 2009

GREY POWER MARCH in support of Pensioner Housing. THURSDAY 11th JUNE starting from the i-site at 11.30am, going to Council. Some speaches are planned. Many groups are marching to demand an accountable local government, including EVERY VOICE COUNTS. everyvoicecounts@gmail.com for more information.

EVERY VOICE COUNTS Project Group

Do you want to find ways to help Whakatane District Council respond to community needs?
Would you like to see more genuine participation in local government?
Do you want to ensure all people in our communities have a say in local affairs?

Want to know more? Phone Ruth Gerzon on 3124932

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is "seriously ill, locked up by the brutal Burmese regime on new trumped up charges.The only 'crime' she committed was to peacefully call for democracy." Sign an online petition to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to secure all 2,100 political prisoners release here . (From AVAAZ.org )

APANUI SALTMARSH Clean-up Meet at the bottom of McAlister Street by the river. Wear gumboots, cancelled if wet. Next dates: 13th June, 18th July. Contact: Rosemary Tully rosemarytully@clear.net.nz

DOC NEWSLETTER Conservation Korero e-news 7 "No trees should be killed in the making of this e-newsletter" says Steve Brightwell of DOC....

GREENDRINKS - Wednesday 15th July The Sustainable Business Network - BOP and the Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring GreenDrinks to Whakatane. Eastern Bay GreenDrinks is open to anyone to attend, so come along and bring a friend! The purpose of GreenDrinks is to bring like-minded people together to share ideas, discuss and debate sustainability issues and topics. VENUE Global, Whakatane, 5pm – 7pm (nibbles provided). More information from andrea@sustainable.org.nz

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY The second funding round for the Community Conservation Fund has opened, with money available for established community groups working on public land. For more information go to: www.doc.govt.nz/communityfund

INFORMATION EXPO Are you seeking funding for your group or organisation? Then this is an event not to be missed. The Eastern Bay of Plenty Funding information Expo will be held on Wednesday 1 July 2009. Presenters from Department of Internal Affairs, Statistics New Zealand, Perry Foundation, Whakatane District Council, Adult and Community Education, Funding Information Services, Charities Commission and Eastern Bay Energy Trust will be there. For further information and a copy of the registration form, contact Ana at Eastbay REAP on 07 308 4098 or email ana@eastbayreap.org.nz

ECO VILLAGE A group of people in Transition Town Opotiki & TT Whakatane held a meeting on Sunday May 10th to explore the options of establishing a EcoVillage or Community Land Trust in the area. There is now an Ecoliving WIKI to continue these discussions on http://ecoliving.wikispaces.com/

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT Feedback on http://www.wonacott.com/fair_trade.html
Help us get Fairtrade bananas on the shelves at your local supermarket by supporting the 'Go Bananas for Fairtrade' campaign. http://www.checkoutfairtrade.org.nz/

ORGANIC EXPLORER - New Zealand’s first green travel guide- is facilitating an American TV company to make a seven episode tour of this country’s gourmet organic delights. The hit TV show "The Hippy Gourmet" has already filmed gourmet excursions in over 40 countries and the programmes reach over 34 million homes each week through Google and YouTube. For the PRESS RELEASE on this successful Whakatane-based project, go to http://www.organicexplorer.co.nz/Info/Press+release.html. Ka pai Leonie and Tony!

REAF in OPOTIKI
Dear friends, I sent out an email a week ago now, asking for feedback to go to the Opotiki Council to help in their current 10 yr planning process re the Opotiki Community Reef.(For fishing) Thanks to those who have already taken the time to respond. Submission cut off date is this coming Friday 22. If you could select your most preferred option, copy and paste it into an email to tracyd@odc.govt.nz , then Council will count this as a submission and respond accordingly. Add in your own comments and reasons too if you wish. There is no need to attend hearings in person. Your emailed say will count.

I think the Council should do nothing about the Opotiki Community Reef opportunity.
I would like to see the Council place annual orders for reefs. This work should be budgeted for out of Council rates income and the reef location(s) distributed to Opotiki residents.
I think reef building off Opotiki should be part of a ten year growth strategy for Opotiki. I’d like to see Council collaborate with REAF Ltd and attract outside funding to build the entire Opotiki Community Reef.

Good fishing, Lloyd Hosken. REAF WEBSITE http://www.reaf.org.nz/index.html

OPOTIKI COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE The marketplace is designed to be an outlet for local home-gardeners, craftspeople and farmers... more information at http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/1437

OPOTIKI TRANSITION TOWN FOOD CO-OP Find out more. http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/451

SUSTAINABLE LIVING Register now for newsletter and info on courses and be in to win a copy of the book 'LIVING GREEN'. http://www.sustainableliving.org.nz/

PLASTIC BAGS slide show www.slideshare.net/priyanhere/the-dangers-of-plastic-bags-498834 Excellent and scary.
NZ CAMPAIGN http://plasticshoppingbagfree.org.nz/what-you-can-do
ART & CRAFT http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/138/1/Recycled-plastic-bag-crafts.html

EARTH CLOCK http://www.sustainabledesign.co.nz/earthclock.php Even scarier than plastic bags.

DevZone JOBS in Development/Social Justice here and overseas http://www.dev-zone.org/jobs/. DevZone also great source of FILMS to borrow FREE.

GREEN SCREENING EMAIL ADDRESS LIST

Eastbay REAP now holds the Green Screening email address list. Eastbay REAP will soon be communicating via monthly e-newsletter which will include information on a variety of topics. Contact http://www.eastbayreap.org.nz/ to be added to their e-mail list.