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We are throwing open our doors to the Kaipatiki community!

A chance for you and the family to explore our environment centre, have some summer fun and hot food, and discover ways to live more sustainably for no or low cost at our impressive range of active demonstrations, advice shops and mini-tours.

Special attractions include:

• Harakeke-weaving and paper-making workshops
• Guided mini bush walks
• Native plant nursery tours
• Supervised eco-activities for kids
• Gardening, composting & pest control demos and advice

GARDENING – special tours, advice & demonstrations

• Growing natives, nursery tours - Jackie Knight
• Your summer edible garden - Dee Pigneguy
• Weedbusting tips at home - Melissa Marler
• Animal pest control - Steve Phillips

 COMPOSTING – Practical workshops

• Composting, worm-farming & Bokashi Create Your Own Eden

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

• Native plant potting-table
• Food Swap Table
• Guided mini-bush walks with Discovery Walks
• Harakeke weaving & paper-making workshops with Judy Te Hiwi
• Build your own garden & composting structures Tony Poppleton
• Kids activities with Eskdale Treehouse Early Learning Centre

HOT FOOD from Pizza On The Verge & Westlynn Organic Meats

Kaipatiki Project has received $10,000 from Auckland Airport through the ’12 Days Of Christmas Cheer’ funding programme made available from travellers’ donations of foreign currencies.

We will use the money to purchase a vehicle to transport people and plants around the community.

Auckland Council is collecting opinions on how waste is tackled across the region. This is happening during November and December 2011, and January 2012. Kaipatiki is helping the public to learn about the plan.

Having reviewed the waste plans from the former 7 councils in the region, the Auckland Council has produced a draft plan which proposes changes affecting:

• How we pay for rubbish
• Wheelie bins
• Recycling
• Green/food waste collection
• Inorganics
• How it communicates publicly

The Kaipatiki Project encourages you to make a submission before 31 January 2012!

Get a copy of the Draft Plan from Kaipatiki, your local library or download the plan now.

For comprehensive details please vist the Auckland Council website

More information

Watch a YouTube clip about “Getting our waste sorted” and join the conversation on Facebook