TV personality Te Radar, comedian Raybon Kan and actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand will be championing their favourite native bird in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year poll, which kicks off today
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Organic Farming Course – Nelson & Marlborough – March 2013
Exciting opportunity for self-directed learning of organic farming offered by the acclaimed Biological Husbandry Unit / Lincoln
Nelson Tasman Ecofest 2012 – 18 & 19 August 2012
Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm and Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm at the Trafalgar Centre, Nelson Only $5 for adults & free for kids! Download your Ecofest 2012 programme here. Things to do and see at Ecofest: Take a tour of Eco-homes on the weekend of 11 & 12 August. (Tickets available from all local Council offices […]
‘Living Legends’ plans big tree plant at Wakapuaka Wildlife Reserve this Saturday
“In 2011, to celebrate New Zealand’s hosting of Rugby World Cup, 17 Rugby Legends joined thousands of volunteers to plant 83,000 native trees throughout New Zealand. This year, Living Legends is returning to 17 locations to plant another 45,000 trees. Register to get involved in an event near you – you might even be lucky […]
Nelson Film Maker Crowd Funds the Completion of Documentary
By investing in the completion of Our Green Roadie you become involved in something huge and have the satisfaction of knowing that you’ve helped us share stories which can change lives. You will also be supporting a New Zealand film team and showing that you value New Zealand film content. Plus we have some unique rewards for you to experience as our way of saying ‘thank you very much.’
Fast-tracking shuts out communities
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Forest & Bird said today that government plans to fast-track big mining projects would undermine community input into decisions and could cause major damage to their local environment. “Big projects are backed by big companies and usually have big impacts, so it is vital that the community […]
ONE DAY WORKSHOP – Food Cycles & Organic Production – SOLSCAPE, Raglan – 16 Oct 2012
Start: 16/10/2012 SOLSCAPE is a 10 acre property nestled at the foot of Mt Karioi overlooking the Tasman sea, a short bush walk away from Ngaranui beach and world famous surf break Manu bay. We are an Eco Retreat offering diverse accommodations consciously designed to fit within our primary goals of minimizing our ecological footprint […]
Permaculture Design Course – SOLSCAPE, Raglan 8-23 Sept 2012
Fri, 20/07/2012 – 13:54 — SOLSCAPE Start: 08/09/2012 End: 23/09/2012 *Permaculture Design Certificate Course* -DESIGNING FOR ABUNDANCE AND ADAPTABILITY- Two Week Intensive: September 8 – 23rd 2012. Course Topics Include: Permaculture Ethics and Principles Design methods and strategies, The Natural Step, Patterns to detail Organic Food Production, Urban Farming, Biodynamics… Social Permaculture, Building networks, Decision […]
Wilderland Workshops July – August 2012
Greywater reuse and biofiltration workshop Tue, 17/07/2012 – 10:14 — Wilderland Trust Start: 22/07/2012 9:00 am Hands-on, practical learning with experienced practitioners Sunday 22 July – Greywater reuse and bio-filtration Sunday 29 July – Passive solar design for energy efficiency Sunday 5 August – Organic pest and disease management in the garden Sunday 12 August […]
Country Calendar: A Clean Break
This episode of Hyundai Country Calendar screened on 14 July, 7pm on TV ONE. If you missed it, (at the time of writing this post) it’s still available at http://tvnz.co.nz/country-calendar/video Interesting, challenging and inspiring – worth seeing. “A Swiss soil and water scientist who has made his home in New Zealand believes this country is […]
Permaculture Design Course TUI COMMUNITY 8-26 Feb 2013
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE 8 – 26 February 2013 Tui Community, Golden Bay, South Island Description ‘Permaculture’ is an integrated landuse design methodology based on ecological principles, with practical application from sustainable household to eco-nation to global restoration. The tutors of this course have worked in a wide range of countries and conditions. Their teaching styles […]
Weedbusting win for Brook Waimarama Sanctuary
Thousands of hours of voluntary weeding effort at Nelson’s Brook Waimarama Sanctuary have paid off – not just in a reduction of old man’s beard and banana passionfruit vine, but also in a double win in the Top of the South Weedbusters 2012 awards.
