Sustainable Living Conversation

Book now for your free weekly course starting next week on Gardening with Nature with Clare Jackson & Tim Newton  from Green Footprint and Grandview  Community Gardens

Wednesday 29th July 7pm

Keen to learn more about "greening" your lifestyle? Like the idea of informal discussion and meeting some local experts. Then Sustainable Living Conversations will be the place to start and its free!

Come along to all 8 topics or pick and choose the topics that interest you. Can't get easier than that!

Dont forget!!!  Wednesdays 7- 8.30pm starting 29 July at the Environment Centre.

RSVP Tania@envirocentre.org.nz

DEPRESSION & ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP

EVOLVE is a weekly support group that is facilitated by people who walk the talk. We have created this group because there are power in numbers. You are not alone.
This is a place where we learn from each other, where we are able to share

No Charge!!!

Day: Every Tuesday ( Weekly)

Time: 5:00pm—6:00pm ( 1 Hour)

Location: 306 Tristram Street; Centre 401 Trust Training Room

see details attached

eVOLVE FLIER - 2015 unpublished copy - New email.pdf

PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE IN RAGLAN

In October 2015 we offer our second Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Solscape in Raglan, New Zealand.

This 2-week intensive learning experience will deliver participants their Permaculture Design Certificates while exploring the ideas of Designing for Change.

The course starts at October 4th and finishes at Ocotber 18th this year. The tutors are Rick Thorpe, Liz Stanway and the Raglan Permaculture Community.

Contact Details

Email: info@solscape.co.nz

Phone: 07 825 826807 825 8268

WAIKATO BOTANICAL SOCIETY ADVISE OF KUNZEA TALK

Peter de Lange will be giving a talk at the University on Tuesday 21st July on his revision of Kunzea

Room SG.01 at 7:30. University Map Available athttp://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map.pdf

There may be parking at Gate 8 (Hillcrest Road). There will be parking at Gate 1 (Knighton Road).

RIVERLEA ENVIRONMENT SOC WORKING BEE

WHAT: tree planting

WHEN: Saturday 25th July from 1-3 pm

WHERE: in the beautiful Hammond Bush; meet at the Balfour Crescent (Southern) end of the boardwalk.

BRING: a spade if you have one (a few will be provided, but not many)

PLEASE find the latested newsletter ATTACHED

Newsletter Riv Env Society July 2015.pdf

FUNGAL TRAINING WORKSHOP Thursday/Friday 3-4 September 2015

Please find details attached

First Fungal Training workshop.pdf

NEW BOOKS IN STORE  

Include:  The One Straw Revolution by  Masanobu Fukuoka

                The Weta Book by  Mike Meads

                 Growing Nutrient Dense Food by Kay Baxter

                 This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein

                 On Guerrilla Gardening by Richard Reynolds

                   AND LOTS MORE!

REMINDER FOR KOMBUCHA WORKSHOP THIS THURSDAY 16th

7 PM

At The Waikato Environment Centre :Koha entry

The Kombucha and other Fermented Beverages workshop will be hosted by Marea Smith from Weston A. Price Foundation www.facebook.com/WAPFHamiltonNZ

-- and Alice Bulmer from local food website www.waikatofoodbasket.co.nz

What to bring: It would be helpful for people to bring a jar with a lid, if they want to take home a kombucha "mother" - ,And if anyone has any spare milk kefir grains or water kefir grains to share, they're welcome to bring them.
--

Please RSVP to Jan admin@envirocentre.org.nz

FRIENDS OF WAIWHAKAREKE

Our next potting morning will be on FRIDAY 17th July at the Tamahere

Nursery (Devine Rd, off Airport Rd, next to Tamahere School Hall) from 9am-12 noon.

Don't forget your morning tea.

Thanks in anticipation,

Catherine Smith

PS We will do a ”best practice” potting demonstration after morning tea.

PUKEMOKEMOKE PLANTING REMINDER

This month's working bee is on Saturday July 18 at 1:00 pm. The plan is to continue planting the grassed areas with manuka and kanuka.

So far this month around five hundred trees have been planted in ideal conditions. The post hole borer takes care of the digging and the trees are at just the right stage to slip easily out of their pots and settle into the moist earth.

It is also just the right time of year to take a walk up towards the summit so you can search for the fungi that have appeared alongside the newly cleared track. There are hundreds of yellow and orange waxgills. Colourful and cute. If you look really carefully you might even find a few tendrils of yellow corals.

MATT & ANDY ASK FOR YOUR HELP!

We are Matt and Andy and we are all about inspiring New Zealanders to engage with simple solutions that help us look after our people our waterways and our land. We are running a campaign that is focused on reducing the use of plastic bags at supermarkets and farmers markets in Hamilton and Raglan.

Below is a link to a pledge me campaign we are running.

The reusable bags look awesome and a pretty good deal for $5

https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/3852-matt-andy-step-1-get-a-bag

THE WWF FUNDS ARE OPEN AGAIN AND CLOSE ON 31 JULY 2015.

Habitat Protection Fund

Environmental Education Action Fund

Here is the link on their website to the fund.www.wwf.org.nz/what_we_do/community_funding/

Moira Cursey

Waikato Biodiversity Forum Coordinator

Is Your Group Prepared For Changes In Work Health and Safety Laws?

Dear fellow conservation community member,

Safety at ‘work’ concerns us all, and we can all be impacted either directly or indirectly when someone is injured or worse, loses a life. New Zealand has a tragically poor record in work-place safety – and much of this is underpinned by the very-widely held belief ‘it won’t happen to me’. But of course, accidents happen daily – and to people like you and me. As you will be aware, we are soon to have new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws introduced to hopefully improve our workplace performance, and these will also include and impact upon groups utilising volunteers.

Conservation Volunteers has worked with volunteers across New Zealand and Australia for over 30 years, and over that time, has developed tried and tested – and constantly updated – safety processes for field-based volunteer safety. These processes, together with policies, guidelines, and documentation have been collated and adapted for generic use into our ‘In Safe Hands’ toolkit. This kit outlines how the law impacts on your group, and how you can meet your obligations – and even more importantly, ensure the safety and well-being of your volunteers whilst remaining engaged and productive!

You can help us gain a better understanding of the conservation community’s needs in this area – and how the ‘In Safe Hands’ toolkit may assist meet those needs – by opening the link below and completing the survey; it will take about 5 minutes at most and will be much appreciated.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WF2ZQT3

This information will be collated with the responses from all community group responses and assist us in planning how we can best assist you and the practical conservation volunteer groups. Your responses are confidential and will be collated with all the responses. Individual groups will not be identified in any report.

With thanks,

Dave Sharp

National Programmes and Safety Manager

Conservation Volunteers New Zealand

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e. dsharp@conservationvolunteers.co.nz

w. www.conservationvolunteers.co.nz

FOREST & BIRD WAIKATO BRANCH WALK

Sunday 12th July to Te Tapui Scenic Reserve

The reserve covers two volcanic peaks. Attractive walk through bush to great lookout platform.

Leave Hamilton 9.30 to arrive at carpark on Piakonui Rd at 10am. Contact:   Katherine Hay 8561906 or 0212672773  for map.

WAIKATO POULTRY & PIGEON CLUB 113th ANNUAL SHOW

July 11th

See details Attached

2015 show poster-1.pdf

WELCOME TO ENVIRONMENT HUBS AOTEAROA

Check out the fabulous new website at www.environmenthubs.nz

We are a member led organisation, connected by a common practical, community approach to creating a better environment. Our members span from the North to the South and include some of the oldest and the newest hubs in the country. Why not join us!

We help members to have a greater impact in three main ways

• Connecting up practitioners and projects across the country

• Inspiring best practice and ideas

• Empower capacity and resources

HAMILTON ORGANIC GARDENERS Sunday the 12th July

 The next HOGs meeting is on Sunday the 12th July from 2 - 4pm in Ham East. Please RSVP to Saskia by 10th July: saskia.schuitemaker@gmail.com

• We will be sharing plants and useful garden items. If you're after something specific or have some thing you'd like to add to the table then please email us and I'll circulate the table again so people know what's available. Otherwise, bring along whatever extras you'd like to.

• Plus, sharing ideas for meetings/visits: e.g. rainwater systems, liquid fertilisers, a working bee to make a garden bed using the sheet method Dee talked about, this is an excellent time of year to do that so it will be ready for spring. Anyone interested in having a garden made at their place? Come along and discuss.

• Plus, shared afternoon tea :)

LEGAL EDUCATION COURSE

30 July -27 August Thursday 10am to 12

Further information contact :

toni@clwaikato.org.nz     p 0800 529 4820800 529 482

RAW MILK PETITION

Marea Smith

WAPF Hamilton Chapter Leader.

Most of you will be aware that the a raw milk legislation change will come into force on March 1, 2016.

Raw milk will still be able to be sold from the farm gate and there will now be no limit to the number of litres that can be purchased. It is good news that home delivery will now be allowed, however, collection from a designated location will now explicitly be forbidden.

Many of you are already accessing your prized raw milk this way and this new legislation is effectively harder on the urban consumer than the previous policy. I believe this will have the effect of taking milk deliveries underground making criminals of good citizens. Home deliveries only could increase both the cost of raw milk and the risks from unsafe storage.

I ask that all of you sign the petition to allow consumers the option to pick up raw milk from a collection point

To: The Minister for Food Safety (Jo Goodhew)

The petition is really important and could use our help. Click here to find out more and sign:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/The_Minister_for_Food_Safety_Jo_Goodhew_Allow_consumers_to_pick_up_raw_milk_from_a_collection_point/?kIkBTbb

Sustainable Living Conversations

Book now for your free weekly course starting Wednesday 29th July 7pm

Keen to learn more about "greening" your lifestyle? Like the idea of informal discussion and meeting some local experts. Then Sustainable Living Conversations will be the place to start and its free! 

Come along to all 8 topics or pick and choose the topics that interest you. Can't get easier than that! Wednesdays 7-8.30pm starting 29 July at the Environment Centre. RSVP Tania@envirocentre.org.nz

KOMBUCHA WORKSHOP Thursday 16th July

Koha entry 7-9pm

The Kombucha and other Fermented Beverages workshop will be hosted by

Alice Bulmer from local food websitewww.waikatofoodbasket.co.nz, and Green Footprint eBooks and audiobookswww.greenfootprint.co.nz

and Marea Smith from Weston A. Price Foundation Hamilton NZ

www.facebook.com/WAPFHamiltonNZ

 Please RSVP to Jan      admin@envirocentre.org.nz

PLASTIC FREE JULY IS UNDERWAY!

A few words from Lisa from Eco Deals.......

Did you know that apart from the small amount that has been incinerated every piece of plastic ever made still exists in the world today? And that in the first 10 years of this century MORE plastic was produced than the entire last century! - eeek very, very sobering.

Something has to give which is why we are encouraging everyone to accept the Plastic Free July Challenge.

It is pretty simple: attempt to consume no single-use plastic during July. If all single-use plastic sounds a bit daunting, just try the “top five” Plastic Bags, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Straws, Plastic Cups and Clingfilm. Don't worry we will have heaps of tips and alternatives for you....go on....give it a go...we can't really afford not to.

FUNDRAISER ALL PROCEEDS TO HOMELESS TRUST Thursday 16th July Tickets available in store at the Environment Centre phone Jan 07839 445207839 4452

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES

a Russell Brand & Michael Winterbottom Film

5.30 nibbles 6.15 Film start Lido Cinema Hamilton

MANGAITI GULLY RESTORATION GROUP news letter blog site.

• Garden Shed complete

• Blechnum filiforme

• Feeding nectar-feeding birds

• New Epiphytes

• AGM

Click here to view:http://gullyrestoration.blogspot.com/

FRIENDLY REMINDER SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP TIM COTTER  ON 27th JULY

Please see details attached

workshop for sustainability culture change - community.pdf

IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN AN EDIBLE WEED WORKSHOP?

Would anyone be interested in attending an edible weed workshop with Julia Sich (the weed lady)?

this is her website link;http://www.juliasedibleweeds.com/

Message from Mikaere Peck 0212695872

Just attended her workshop in Tauranga last Sat 30 May 2015 and it was awesome. I learnt so much about weeds that has changed my whole way of thinking, even blackberry and gorse etc, how to use them, why they grow and how to get rid of them if you don't want them (without using poisons). The workshop costed $40.00 and you also receive Julia's ebook with that.

Julia is interested in doing a workshop in Waikato, around the Hamilton area somewhere and I'm willing to help her set that up. What we need is someone with a wild garden or a slightly out of control garden that has heaps of weeds growing. It could be a town garden, it doesn't necessarily have to be rural. As long as there are lots of weeds growing.

I'm just putting out some feelers at the moment to see if there is any interest from anyone in the Waikato area.

MATARIKI IN THE CITY SATURDAY 18TH JULY

To celebrate Matariki (the Maaori New Year) libraries have a free event Matariki in the City.

Matariki in the City will be on Saturday the 18th of July at Central Library and Garden Place. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3pm. Activities on the day include Manu Aute (kite making), the Cosmo Dome, storytelling, stage performances, face painting, finger nail painting, and tamoko stencils. The event will be a fun day suitable for the whole family. There is plenty of media attention and we expect this event to be well attended.

At this stage we are looking for market and food stalls (promotional stalls too). All stalls will be located in Garden Place site map to come. The cost is $32.90 for kai and market stalls (mobile food stalls must have permit otherwise it’s $95), promotional stalls are free. If you are interested in having a stall at our event please let me know as soon as you can. It would be great to have you at our event.

Thanks,

Aaron Martin Children's and Teens' Librarian, Te Kaiwhakatipu Taiohi

DDI: 078386893| Email: aaron.martin@hcc.govt.nz

PORT WAIKATO BEACHCARE PLANTING DAY

SATURDAY JULY 11

Beachcare Port Waikato invites Waikato Botanical Society members to a school holiday planting day, 1-3 pm, Saturday July 11, Port Waikato sand dunes.

Follow the signs from the Mission Road entrance to the dunes and allow two minutes to walk to the site. Bring spade, gloves and footware suitable for digging.

Contact: Karen Opiek.opie@xtra.co.nz  or visitfacebook/portwaikatobeachcare. . Any postponement will be posted on facebook.

For the flyer, including map, follow the link below  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ol9pgoh441hrz4j/port%20waikato%20beach%20care%20planting.pdf?dl=0

Mike Clearwater

School of Science

 Draft Heritage Plan and Funding Guidelines

Those of you with an interested in the preservation of Hamilton's heritage buildings, you might like to make a submission on the Draft Heritage Plan and Funding Guidelines as outlined in the email copied below. The link to the online submission site is also provided.

https://haveyoursay.hamilton.govt.nz/communications/hamilton-heritage-plan-and-funding-guidelines

SUSTAINBLE LIVING AOTEAROA

Provides online resources to introduce you to environmental issues and provides some practical solutions for the average kiwi family.

Go to  to register and download this great educational material.

If you are interested in Greening Your Lifestyle but would like to learn through conversation, hands on examples, encouragement and even meet some experts....www.sustainableliving.org.nz then we have the Sustainable Living Conversations. Starting in July on Wednesday evenings 7 to 8.30pm at Waikato Environment Centre. You can come to all the 8 topics or pick and choose...how cool is that.

If this interests you then contact Tania on tania@envirocentre.org.nz

HELP NEEDED WAIWHAKAREKE NATURAL HERITAGE PARK

Saturday 27 June 2015 - We will be planting. Please try and come to this working bee as we need every pair of hands we can get for planting. We've got about 400 plants to get into the ground and if we get 25 people that will only take 2 hours so we "get out early".

9am - midday

Meet in the car park on Brymer Road opposite the zoo.

Bring a spade and wear your gumboots as it maybe wet in the area we're planting. Best to bring gloves to wear and most importantly morning tea.

Look forward to seeing you on Saturday morning. Much appreciated Moira

MONARCH BUTTERFLY NZ TRUST

Hundreds of monarch butterflies..

have been invading my home! They're not LIVE ones, though. They're beautifully decorated paper ones, contributed by schools all over the country. I have been amazed at the huge response to help us create the massive artwork which is going to thrill and delight people coming to the premiere of the movie Flight of the Butterflies in 3D at Sylvia Park on Monday, 29 June.

A few notes about the premiere. Tickets are going quickly and I'd hate it if anyone missed out. There will be no sales at the cinema - you must go to our website to book. Click on the link below:

http://mb.org.nz/movie

If you have friends or family or colleagues in Auckland who share your passion for butterflies, please would you pass this message on to them? They may not have heard about Flight of the Butterflies, and we'd hate them to miss out.

GULLY SEMINAR PLANNED FOR AUGUST

Mark your calendar details attached. Find out more about Hamilton’s Treasured Gully Systems

Gully Seminar Poster 2015-2.pdf

WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

It is designed for people who are already living in some type of community or thinking that living more communally is the way of the future. Robin Allison, the facilitator, brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience both in developing and living in an urban community; and also through visiting many communities across the world.

Attached is a flyer for the week-end workshop on Flourishing Sustainable Communities. Friday night is open to all (at a cost of $15pp); Saturday's numbers are limited - and you need to have come to the intro on Friday night ($45 for both sessions).

Thames%20Sustainable%20Communities%20Seminar%202015.pdf

WILD THINGS CONFERENCE AUGUST 2015

As the programme develops, we are sending these updates to both registered delegates and our database in general. Even if you have already registered for the conference, these emails will keep you posted on the latest developments.

Despite excellent efforts by a large number of people we are still losing the war against biodiversity loss in New Zealand. Much effort is localised and not of sufficient scale to bring about the changes required. Session 3 of the conference will explore how we can scale up effort to make a substantial impact on biodiversity conservation on a regional and national basis.

Session 3: What's needed to scale up effort?

Wednesday 12 August, 2pm

Chair: Rob Fenwick, Trustee, Predator Free New Zealand

International keynote: Delivering global scale conservation at a local level

Patricia Zurita

Patricia is Chief Executive of the Birdlife International Partnership and joins us via a pre-recorded interview with Rob Fenwick.

Birdlife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership, with 120 BirdLife Partners worldwide. Patricia is an outstanding conservationist with a strong track record of delivering global scale conservation at a local level. Patricia has worked across the globe developing economic initiatives and building civil society capacity, in partnership with both the non-profit and the business sectors. She takes a pragmatic approach to conservation that has delivered real results while working with and helping to develop civil society.

Other speakers in this session include:

Addressing biodiversity on a landscape scale: Reconnecting Northland project, David Mules, Programme Manager, Reconnecting Northland

Managing from ‘ridge to reef’: Lessons from Seachange - Tai Timu Tai Pari, Raewyn Peart, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society

Panel Discussion:

Dr Nick Edgar, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Landcare Trust

Trevor Gray, Special Projects Manager, Tindall Foundation

Mike Jebson, Chief Executive Officer, Queen Elizabeth II Trust

Bill Kermode, Chief Executive Officer, NEXT Foundation

Lucy Tukua, Environment Manager, Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust

NEW BOOKS IN THE ENVIRONMENT CENTRE

Exciting that we are now stocking more books for retail. Don’t forget that we are open until 6pm on Thursday night, please pop in and keep Jan busy!

PLASTIC FREE POTLUCK TEA REMINDER Thursday 25th June

The Potluck Tea will be a little warm-up exercise for all of us. Bring along a potluck dish that has used as little 'one use plastic' as possible and be in for a number of Neat Treats - including

• Rob and Matai, from Be the Change NZ (www.bethechange.net.nz), who will share some soulful tunes

• Waveney Warth who will share her inspiring story of 'living rubbish free' - not to be missed! www.rubbishfree.co.nz

• Andy, from the entertaining duo Matt & Andy, who will showcase ‘THE BAG’ (part of the 'Prevent Our Waste' campaign)

The Potluck Tea will bring together a community of people who want to share in the Plastic Free July challenge.

If you would like to join us for this fun event and challenge, please RSVP to Jan - admin@envirocentre.org.nz or phone 8394452. We are excited to share the Plastic Free July challenge with you!

SUSTAINABLE LIVING AOTEAROA

Provides online resources for Hamiltonians to introduce them to environmental issues . This resource provides some practical solutions for the average kiwi family. Go to www.sustainableliving.org.nz to register and download this great educational material.

 AND If you are interested in Greening Your Lifestyle but would like to learn through conversation, hands on examples, encouragement and even meet some experts.... then we have the Sustainable Living Conversations. Starting in July on Wednesday evenings 7 to 8.30pm at Waikato Environment Centre. You can come to all the 8 topics or pick and choose...how cool is that!

If this interests you then contact Tania on tania@envirocentre.org.nz and we will keep you posted.

PUKEMOKEMOKE PLANTING REMINDER Saturday June 20 at 1:00 pm.

The season for planting, which everyone loves, is here. This month's working bee is all planting and regeneration. Something really positive to banish approaching winter blues.

Take a little time to follow this link and read about the repair to the lookout tower stairs. They had seen too many summers (like many of us) so a group of us set to and rejuvenated them.

http://www.number8network.co.nz/category/pukemokemoke/

NZ ASSOCIATION for ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Please find latest newsletter attached

KiwEENews 15-2.pdf

GENERATION ZERO

Generation Zero Waikato want you to know about their current campaign (closing on June19th)

As part of the current Bike Plan consultation (running until June 19th), Hamilton City Council are proposing a School Link bike route connecting multiple schools in the East Hamilton area.

Generation Zero is a nationwide youth climate advocacy organisation that campaigns around better transport and urban issues. We have identified the School Link as a high priority project and set up a quick submission form to make it easy for people to share their views.

We have a survey/feedback form:

http://www.generationzero.org/schoollink

  which we invite you to share .The message we are trying to push to council is that with high quality biking links, more kids will bike to school

What is the school link?

A safe bike route, separated from traffic and parked cars

An accessible link that connects 15 schools with almost 9500 students

A trunk route along Hukanui/Peachgrove Road

Part of making biking a normal part of day-to-day life

Further Information Please contact

Regional Coordinator Generation Zero Waikato.

Rowena Hay

0278554658

WAIKATO RIVER AUTHORITY CLEANUP FUND

The Waikato River Authority Cleanup Fund is open on the 15 June and closes on the 14 August. Applications must be processed online.

Go to www.waikatoriver.org.nz/key-documents  to get information about the Funding Strategy for this round.

You can also read the latest newsletter from the Authority at www.waikatoriver.org.nz/author/philipburton/

It is useful to look at what projects have been funded in previous rounds. This information is on the website.

Moira Cursey

Waikato Biodiversity Forum Coordinator

EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP JULY 27th

Tim Cotter is going to run a workshop at the Environment Centre on Monday the 27th of July from 1-4pm (see info attached). It's for environmental community groups and is $20 per person. Potluck afternoon tea..

embedding_sustainability_flyer-2.pdf

SOCIAL WORKER VACANCY

Shama (Hamilton Ethnic Women’s Centre) is seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and motivated senior social worker to promote services that are culturally appropriate to ethnic families. This includes advocacy and social support to families from varied cultural backgrounds who experience family violence or other social problems.

Link to seek ad:
 http://www.seek.co.nz/job/28832182?pos=1&type=standard 

location: Waikato or email us to shamahewc@xtra.co.nz or call 07 843381007 8433810