Ecofest Kaipatiki is a 10 day festival of eco-events.
Involving community organisations and restoration groups around Kaipatiki – this festival is supported by Kaipatiki Local Board.
Our next newsletter will have all the details – meantime check the website, we will be adding to the events calendar in the coming weeks.
Read our latest newsletter here.
Website: www.kaipatiki.org.nz
We believe that price shouldn’t be a barrier to education, so are pleased to announce that for some of our courses we can now offer a two-tier pricing structure, with a limited number of cheaper tickets.
BUSH WALK & TALK
Kauri Walks: 19 & 26 April, 3 May. Surprise Walks: 10 & 24 May, 7 June
Each guided walk led by Margi Keys is a mini-adventure in itself. Discover even more on these series of 3 walks in North Shore reserves in Auckland for just $18.
Bush Walk & Talk is now in its 12th year and has clocked 515 walks – congratulations Margi!
Read Margi’s newsletter ‘Bush Talk’ here.
Website: www.kaipatiki.org.nz
Kaipatiki introduce their next set of courses for 2015.
Flax Academy 2015
There are two new series of this very popular course:
24 January – 22 February 21 March – 19 April
To be good at weaving with harakeke takes time and practice. Info & Bookings
$190 per person, this intensive course takes novice weavers, steeps them in the techniques and processes of weaving, and transforms them into confident, independent weavers in five fun and social weekends (Saturdays & Sundays). Taught by harakeke educator Judy Te Hiwi at Kaipatiki Project (17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale), this course is for people serious about rapidly developing their weaving in good company Read more
We have two part time fixed term roles currently availabe:
1. EcoFest (North) Manager.
This role involves managing and delivering EcoFest in March & April 2015. The role will complete 720 hours of work over 6 months. If you have an interest in event management and/or promoting sustainability then email Hamish for a job description ASAP.
2. An Online Community Builder.
We have a comms role going for someone to build an online community and a wider community around composting. We want a great and creative communicator to help us spread the word. The role will complete 240 hours work – or roughly two days per week until the end of January 2015. Interested then email Hamish for a job description ASAP.
Website:www.kaipatiki.org.nz
How you can support the Kaipatiki Project
Corporate Volunteering Join forces to make a difference by bringing your work-mates to help us in the bush. The heart of Kaipatiki Project is represented by our volunteers, whose help we deeply appreciate. In return we provide a warm, friendly welcome, chocolate biscuits, a warm pot of Cafe L’Affare Organic Coffee. We try to make volunteering with us a fun and fulfilling experience, with a range of opportunitties to get involved.
We welcome donations that go towards covering some of our basic costs. Giving what you can afford gives a real boost to the amount of good we can do in the environment.
Put simply – $4 pays for a native tree to be grown / $25 pays for one hour of Volunteer Co-ordinator time.
Businesses Help from businesses means the money we rely on from grants goes a lot further.
Businesses can support us by providing:
· financial sponsorship
· free or discounted advertising
· networking and promotional assistance
· free venues for our events
· free environmentally-friendly products
· volunteering of professional time and services
Website:www.kaitpatiki.org.nz
Make way for Matariki!
To celebrate the Maori New Year we welcome weavers of all levels to a special four-hour open harakeke weaving class on 28 June (Midday – 4pm) at the Kaipatiki Project Centre.
If you have attended one of our weaving classes before this is a great chance to get together again in good weaving company.
Bring along some harakeke and any items you are working on, start something fresh inspired by others, or learn how to get started and weave some stars to celebrate the first day of Matariki – all under the watchful guidance of tutor Judy Te Hiwi.
$28 per person – book online
Please note these details:
Groups of work-mates and students have been getting their hands dirty over the past few months to make a difference by removing weeds in Witheford Reserve, Birkdale and out at Hobsonville Point. Whether it’s a full day out with a barbecue lunch, or just a couple of hours break from the office, we always enjoy welcoming volunteer groups wanting to get out, take a break from the norm and do some good in our reserves.
Here we say a big THANK YOU to the good folk of the Korean Language School, ANZ, Waitakere College & Bluelight/St Paul’s. Chorus, we’ll see you in May!
Volunteering at Kaipatiki Project
Website:www.kaipatiki.org.nz
We need help compiling a selection of the best composting videos on You Tube (& Vimeo).
We are hoping that some of you might be happy to watch a bunch of videos from the comfort of your sofa and let us know which ones you like the best. Email Hamish with your recommendations.
Tell us your composting story
We are developing a series of resources to help more people compost. We invite you to tell us how you compost, why you compost and to share any advice. We are wanting to compile stories from all walks of life – apartment dwellers, rural folks, renters, older people, younger people, families, suburbanites etc.
An example “I live in an apartment in Mt Eden by myself. I don’t produce much food waste. My sister has a hungry bin worm farm. So every Sunday, during our family get togethers, I give her a container load of food scraps. It works for both of us!
If you want to tell us your story either write between 50-500 words or send us an email with your contact details in it and we can get someone to call you. Read more
15 March – 13 April 2014: We are busy co-ordinating this month-long festival, supported by Auckland Council.
Join us for the official launch event on Sunday 16 March with a screening of the NZ doco “Our Green Roadie” at the Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote. Doors open 5.30pm and tickets are a special $12 per head, book yours online here. Why not come and have a drink with us before or after?
Ecofest North will bring inspiration and fresh ideas for your home, backyard and community. We’re starting to load events onto the website and in our next enewsletter we’ll be bringing you a preview of some of the festival highlights.For schools there’s an Ecofest North Competition – think of one simple action to help the environment, get the school community on board and get going with that idea! Enter and be in to win a fantastic digital video camera or compact camera generously supplied by Jo Montague of Harcourts Birkenhead.
To be kept up to date with events, hit ‘Like’ on the Ecofest North Facebook page. If you’re out west you might want to check out Ecowest, our sister festival being co-ordinated by EcoMatters Environment Trust. Website: www.ecofest.org.nz
March and April may seem some time off but there is only a short time to the event registrations deadline of Tuesday 3rd February.
This is when we have to close off registrations for events to appear in the printed programme – we are accepting events after this date however, and they will appear in our online calendars and listings.
Don’t forget – with a busy programme expected your event will be more eye-catching if you send us a logo or image.
Registration Form download
Frequently Asked Questions download