Environment Centre Annual General Meeting

Come and support your Environment Centre!

AGM on Tuesday 28th May in the Waikato Environment Centre, 25 Ward St, Hamilton.

5.30pm  Drinks and nibbles
6pm AGM 

The speaker will be Nandor Tanczos

Nandor will  reflect on the outcomes from the organic waste project in the CBD which the Environment Centre undertook last year with funding from Hamilton City Council and Wel Energy Trust.
Come and hear about this project, and what is coming up in the future. 

Please find attached the invitation with agenda, and a nomination form for trustees.

Please RSVP by the 25th May both for catering purposes,  and return of nomination forms. 
For more information regarding becoming a trustee of the Trust, please contact Katherine Hay 839 4452 or katherine@envirocentre.org.nz 

Invitation 2013.doc

nomination 13.doc

Friday 24th May

Hamilton Junior Naturalists meeting 7pm
Long Tail Bats in the Waikato.  Gerry Kessels, Environmental Consultant, tells us about his work and interesting findings regarding this fascinating little creature – a good follow-up to our recent presenter who spoke about Short Tail Bats

Everyone welcome
Hort Centre, Hamilton Gardens Gate 2.

www.junats.org.nz

Sunday 26th May

Miropiko Caregroup
10.30am- 12

339 River Road.

Anyone welcome to come along
Contact Katherine 021 267 2773

Monday May 20th 5.30-7pm

Dr Nick Waipara – “Kauri dieback: An emerging biosecurity threat to kauri and the kauri ecosystem” Nick works for Auckland Council and is a member of the multi-agency Kauri Dieback Response Programme

Nick will update us on the progress on the scientific research, understanding and management for kauri protection.

Meet Environment Centre 25 Ward Street Hamilton. Upstairs 1st Floor

Those who would like to stay on for more conversation we will head off to a nearby restaurant for dinner afterwards

Contact: Cynthia Roberts croberts@doc.govt.nz or 8581034.

Saturday 18th May

Friends of Pukemokemoke working bee

 1pm -5pm.
We have ordered a lot of trees and need as many as possible to help with planting, and filling in the gaps where trees have died....... bring a raincoat(!), a spade and afternoon tea!  I have several sickles for clearing weeds and grass.

Alan Leadley

Ph: 07-8552919
Cell Ph: 0272249622
Email: mualleadley@xtra.co.nz

Wednesday 22nd May

Erupting Rocks and Dusts

The third talk of the Royal Society of New Zealand 10×10 Lecture series

Associate Professor Mark McGuinness
Victoria University of Wellington

 7.30pm
Room S.G.01, S Block, Gate 8, University of Waikato
Entry through Gate 1 on Knighton Road or Gate 8 on Hillcrest Road

Book your free ticket now! http://www.eventbrite.co.nz/event/6183102827?ref=ebtnebregn 

Volcanoes provide endless fascination and sometimes awesome power and danger. Mathematics can be used to help understand how expanding gases break rock and cause hot rock and ash to erupt violently from earth to air in huge black clouds. Recent mathematical modelling has been inspired by laboratory observations of exploding rocks and dusts, and this lecture will explain the implications of this modelling for the homogeneity of ejected materials.

 The 10×10 series - ten speakers at ten locations in ten months. Come and listen to New Zealand mathematicians talking about their work and how they are helping to find solutions to today's problems. For more information on the series, visit our website http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/events/10-x-10-lecture-series/ 

For enquiries, contact 04 470 5770 or lectures@royalsociety.org.nz These lectures are free and open to the general public. However, to ensure a seat, please obtain a ticket at http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/events 

Trust Waikato Funding due 14th June

Just a friendly reminder…Trust Waikato's second funding round for 2013 closes at 4.30pm on Friday 14th June.

 We are pleased to offer an on-line application service, accessible through our website www.trustwaikato.co.nz/How-to-apply/Application-Forms. We suggest you complete your registration online as early as possible so that when your group is ready to apply for a donation, your account is set up. (Your group will only ever need to register once.)

We also have downloadable forms available on our website. If you require a paper application form, please visit our website or call us on 0800 436 628 and we'll send an application pack to you. There are some great resources to help you fill out the form under the 'Downloads' menu on our website. You can also contact one of our helpful Donation Advisors to talk over your application. Our third and final donation round for this year closes on 27 September.

Saturday 18th May at 10.30am

Final Sustainable Gardening Presentation and tour at the Grandview Community Garden

Cost $5 donation. Where? 350 m past Nawton Shops (up hill) on right. Park on Grandview Road and come in farm gate at no 180 (grassed area up hill on Salvation Army site).
To Register: phone or txt Tim on 0211035755 or email tim@greenfootprint.co.nz

Poster attached

Smart Water Use Presentation.pdf

TV TakeBack
The government has set up a website showing places you can recycle your old analogue television. Here are the Waikato  drop-off sites:

http://www.tvtakeback.govt.nz/collection-sites?tid=14

Basically any Noel Leeming store around the region ($5) and Harvey Norman  in Hamilton (1 Free per person).

This is from Bikewise
http://www.gw.govt.nz/be-safe-be-seen/

Cyclist or motorist? Be aware!

Whether you’re on the road as a cyclist or a motorist, it’s vital to make yourself seen and look out for other road users.  Cyclists are particularly vulnerable in low-light and poor weather conditions, especially if they’re not prepared with the right bike lights and high-visibility gear. 

It’s easy to do so, too, for just a small investment.  Together with Consumer NZ, the Greater Wellington Regional Council has tested a selection of bike lights (all under $100) and reflective garments for effectiveness.  View the full test results here.

Quite a few regions around the country are running Be Bright campaigns to help local cyclists get more visible.  Check out the Bike Wise events calendar to find out if there is a Be Bright campaign in your area.

Making sure you can be seen is also the law.  Penalties include:

• A $55 fine for no lights on your bike
• A $55 fine for no tail light on your bike
• A $55 fine for no red reflector or tape.

Did you know?

• It costs around $25 to $60 for a good set of lights.
• For $14, you can buy slap bands, reflective stickers, an LED bag clip and spoke reflectors from the Bike Wise online shop.

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN ECOLOGY COUNCIL
2013 ANNUAL LECTURE

“The Cities’ Challenge of Our Times

Adaptive Urbanism or Resistance to Resilience?”

Reception Lounge, Hamilton City Council, Garden Place Hamilton

Thursday 16 May 2013, 5.30pm - 7pm.

We have a rare opportunity to hear a distinguished speaker Bernd Gundermann, Dipl-Ing (Germany). He is a Past Vice President of the BDA (the equivalent to the New Zealand Institute of Architects)

The presentation aims to “ Leave alarming behind and to go forward to the real challenges”, exploring and discussing options for both creating and/or improving resilience for our coastal and low lying cities and their supporting infrastructure. From our speaker’s hands-on experience, International comparative examples with our own region are to be presented and discussed.

See attached pdf for more information

CHEC International HQ The Diary House, Rickett Street, London SW6 1RU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7386 6135/6136 E-mail: chec@btopenworld.com
Registered Charity No. 272018

ESR 16 may 13 flierv4.pdf