Whanganui

Introduction to Whanganui

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:08:00 +0000

Whanganui Environment Base ~ 256 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui

Phone ~ 06-345 6000 or email: sustainablewhanganui@gmail.com

Community Solutions for Today, Public Talk, WHANGANUI

Laurence Boomert — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:54:53 +0000

A public talk showing how we can: Revitalise, Reconnect & Make Resilient our community using the best working models available. Come hear this Powerpoint presentation by Laurence Boomert bringing forward the latest news in best can-do practices from across the world and New Zealand that are being applied at the local level.

Location / Venue:

Quaker Meeting House, 256 Wickstead St, Whanganui

Delhi Village Open Day

Delhi Villager — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:08:26 +0000

Delhi Village is a co-housing project, a chance to live in a village atmosphere close to friends. The aim is to create a community that is more environmentally sustainable and with enough freedom to pursue this goal in your own way.

This open day is an opportunity to meet with the group that is developing this exciting green initiative and to view the property to see the potential.

Finger food and barbeque

Contact 06 343 3060 or email ronaldofisher@hotmail.com

www.delhivillage.org.nz

Gardening Discussion Evening

Graham Pearson — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:27:35 +0000

This month we are planning a discussion on gardening, we'd love you to
bring along your ideas and handy tips on what to grow, organic weed
and pest control, etc etc

Winters a good time to plan next year's garden, so come along and join us.

To start the discusion off Lisa Talbot will show pictures and talk
about her garden and how it has developed. Graham and Lyn Pearson
will show some slides and discuss organic methods that local bee
keepers are using to reduce their dependance on chemicals to control
verroa mite.

Location / Venue:

Main room, Quaker Meeting House, 256 Wicksteed Street

FREE Movie Night- Earth Whisperers- Gonville Library

Graham Pearson — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:53:23 +0000

Earth Whisperers - Papatuanuku

Location / Venue:

Gonville Library Meeting room

Low Energy Healthy Living

Jon Iliffe — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:08:57 +0000

Airtight eHaus a success

Sustainable Whanganui Trust's March gumboot event, gardens and wetlands

Graham Pearson — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:04:57 +0000

Location / Venue:

14 Hillside Terrace, Whanganui

Home Movie showing in Gonville

Graham Pearson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:25:46 +0000

HOME – Our Earth, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. A brilliant environmental movie not to be missed. This film not only shows us vividly what we’re doing to Earth “our home”, but also takes us on a journey to look at some possible solutions.

Location / Venue:

Gonville Public Libray

Introduction to bee keeping

Graham Pearson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:20:51 +0000

Saturday 20th November @ 2.30 pm "Introduction to Beekeeping", a talk and demonstration of gear, plus if nice weather a visit to the Wanganui Bee Keepers Club apiary.

Location / Venue:

256 Wickstead Street

Climate Change talk

Graham Pearson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:15:22 +0000

The Sustainable Whanganui Trust has invited Phil Tate, a Wellington based ambassador for Al Gore's "Climate Project" to speak on the topic "Water and the Warming World". This event is part of River Week, Phil will speak on Friday 12 Nov, at the Davis Lecture Theatre, Whanganui Museum at 7.30 pm. Gold coin donation. Contact Graham Pearson for more details 344-1012 & pearsongandl@clear.net.nz

Location / Venue:

Davis Lecture Theater, Musuem

River Week 8 to 12 November

Graham Pearson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:04:04 +0000

Heaps of events all week, many free, great opportunity to enjoy the river

film night

Graham Pearson — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:18:21 +0000

Movie "Home" 7.30 pm Davis Lecture Theater, Whanganui

"Green Flicks" night for Conservation Week

Graham Pearson — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:14:49 +0000

Come along to "Green Flicks" on Tuesday 14th September, a special fillm night for Conservation Week

Presented by Sustainable Whanganui Trust and DoC

7.30 pm, Davis Lecture Theater, Museum, Whanganui, entrance off Watt Street

Gold Coin donation please for room hire

"Earth Whispers" (the story of 10 special people who have all helped our NZ environment, but each in their own way !) and an other short film

For more information contact Graham Pearson, 344-1012, pearsongandl@clear.net.nz

Movie Home to be shown Tuesday 17th August 2010

Graham Pearson — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:55:29 +0000

The movie "Home" is being shown at Davis Lecture theater, at the Musuem, Whanganui

7.30 pm, on Tuesday 17th August 2010

Wonderful visuals, don;t miss this great environment movie

Lower north island bioregion - permaculture hui

strypey — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:04:26 +0000

Kia ora koutou

This is an invitation to participate in two networking tools for folks in the lower north island bioregion with an interest in permaculture.