whakatane newsletter april 2011

New Zealand NOT for Sale

MURRAY HORTON
Eastbay REAP
Whakatane
7 pm Korero
Mon April 11th
Talk starts 7.30 pm

ALL WELCOME
Gold coin donation
Refreshments Available

NEW ZEALAND NOT FOR SALE - National Tour, with Murray Horton, spokesperson of the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) speaking on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and the dangers it poses to the NZ economy and to our democracy, including the privatisation of our public assets.

 

 

 

 

OTHER NEWS

KOANGA INSTITUTE Auction in MAY! Some fabulous offerings, and more offers most welcome on their latest initiative. Put the FUN back in Fundraising!

KAIWAKA ORGANICS - NOW is the time to be planning your FRUIT TREE planting! Romy at Kaiwaka Gardens is passionate about organics, food politics and the preservation of heritage seeds, plants and trees, following on the work of Bob Corker & Kay Baxter who established the shop as the original Koanga Garden store. Plenty of inspiration HERE.... for fruit trees, and HERE.. for Koanga Institute seeds and plants.

 

 

 

STARTING Thur April 21st  at  Cinema 5 - QUEEN of the SUN, which follows colorful, alternative and inspiring beekeepers from all around the globe as they keep bees in natural and holistic ways, and investigates the causes and solutions behind Colony Collapse Disorder; a phenomenon where honeybees vanish from their hives, never to return.

Also running from Thur May 5th will be OCEANS, from Disney Nature narrated by Pierce Brosnan, a follow-on from the acclaimed Earth movie. Contact us for concessionary rate VOUCHER.

 

APANUI SALTMARSH Clean-up - Meet once a month at the bottom of McAlister Street by the river, from 8am weather permitting. Cancellations are put out on 1XX. Make sure you have your sun hat, boots or strong shoes and warm clothing during winter. Planned date for the next clean up is April 9th. Cancelled if wet! For information on bird surveys, contact rosemarytully@clear.net.nz.  

DIRECT ORGANICS - Neil Stafford of Direct Organics is expanding his service and inviting new customers to try his Farm-Fresh Organic Fruit and Vegetables Delivery Service. Contact DirectOrganics@Xtra.co.nz  for more detail.  Prices for boxes start at $43 for 10-12kg of produce.

COMMUNITY GARDENING - We are now meeting at members gardens on a regular basis, and all work will be done through Eastbay TimeBank. Earn Time Credits, work and learn! If you'd like more information, contact the coordinator Christine at cjalarsen@gmail.com or Tina at eastbaytimebank@gmail.com. New members welcome.  

 

 

 

 

CHECK OUT - STEPS TOWARD ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, SUFFICIENCY AND PEACE - The Manifesto on Global Econimic Transitions HERE...  produced by The Institute Forum on Globalisation, The Institute for Policy Studies and the Global Project on Economic Transitions, 2007. I don't think we are there yet.