Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whānau, Firstly, apologies on behalf of the council for the delay in getting this newsletter out to you all, as we mentioned there were some issues with our newsletter system but it is now resolved. This newsletter shares some amazing stories of permaculture being celebrated in backyards within Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau and …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, Firstly apologies on behalf of the council for the delay in getting this newsletter out to you all.There have been some changes by both Google and Yahoo introducing a stricter email sending policy, and this affected Mailerlite the system we have been using to send out our newsletter. We are …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau,On Sunday we held our AGM and I would like to thank everyone who participated via the online voting forms and the Zoom meeting.If you are a paid member you will already have received and email with the results, but for those who are not members you can read the results …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, As we head toward the end of the year this is a busy time for many with a lot of energy inputs being invested in the aim of future returns. Merve has focused on the principle of designing from patterns to details, and all around us we can sense the …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture WhanauI am currently in my final week of a trip back to Queensland Australia where my permaculture journey started more than 2 decades ago, and I have been fortunate to revisit some sites that I helped to create and see the changes that have occurred since I returned to Aotearoa in …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, As we officially enter Spring the change in the weather here in the Rangitikei has been noticeable and the anticipation of the warmer months is building. I have been spending longer and longer outdoors planting hundreds of trees to form new windbreaks/wildlife corridors/shade/animal fodder, and in the garden observing fruit …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture WhanauFirstly I would like to apologise for the delay in the August newsletter.The wonderful Merve is overseas visiting family, and in preparation she had prepared this months news for me to distribute. However, due to some significant technology issues resulting from laptop and floor collision, my digital life got somewhat waylaid as …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, We are now half way through the calendar year and heralding in the Māori New Year. As Merve shares below, this is a time for both looking back, and looking to the future.So as Chair I have been reflecting on the work council has undertaken and where we are headed. …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, Back in the March newsletter we shared the direction of the council and our intentions to address some foundational issues that underpin our organisation. Communication is a priority and we kicked things off by moving from a quarterly to a monthly newsletter. This month we have taken the next step …
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau. With the range of projects we are looking to undertake as part of our ‘Whakaoho’ /Reawakening (which you can read more about in our March Newsletter or on Facebook) the council have co-opted on two additional council members since the AGM. Nick Ratcliffe and Belinda Bidois bring …
