Transition Towns New Zealand Aotearoa blogs

Scaling back this web site

admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 13:36:40 +0000

This web site has grown old, both in terms of it's content and the underlying software that makes it tick. Significant work is now required to keep that software secure and operational, which TTNZ does not have the resources to undertake.
There is no national-level coordination of Transition Towns groups.
Only a few local groups are still active in New Zealand.

Therefore, this web site will soon become radically simplified - just a single page with links to the web sites or social media presence of whichever TT groups exist.

Ooooby is Crowdfunding

James Samuel — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 03:00:28 +0000

Ooooby’s mission is to make local food convenient, affordable and fair everywhere. To do this it has developed a lean-efficient distribution model, that can scale by being replicated to serve the local food needs of any modest sized population. This social enterprise aligns well with the Transition Towns philosophy of moving from oil dependence to local resilience, and is a commons based business, which means that suppliers, customers and crew all share in its success.

What will it take to catalyse and inspire Aotearoa NZ becominug a Transition Country? Where does Kaitiakitanga fit in?

Christopher Le Breton — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:06:50 +0000

Modern histories tell us that Aotearoa New Zealand was the last landmass to be settled by humans. Will it be the first that humans have to evacuate given the pollution to its rivers, lakes, and land ? Or will it be the first to chart a new way forward, drawing on the best of the modern world and its indigenous traditions?

Substituting Renewables - a Scenario about Dinner

Susan Krumdieck — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:44:01 +0000

Resilience and Sefl Reliance

Susan Krumdieck — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:08:15 +0000

What Works

Susan Krumdieck — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:39:20 +0000

The only thing that I know for sure that works, is to stop doing what doesn't work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ccV1GubXJA

Changing the way we grow (and distribute) food

James Samuel — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:58:02 +0000

Over the past few decades we've learned how to move beyond the monoculture model of production, to work with nature and grow food, while enhancing and regenerating ecological systems.

The Beyond Organic NZ Tour with Stefan Sobkowiak is an opportunity to hear how these productive, profitable, permaculture-inspired practices work and learn techniques you can apply immediately. Read on to see the video trailer of Stefan's 2-hour Permaculture Orchard film.

An extensive calendar of 20 events has been created, from Matakana to the Wairarapa and Motueka to Arrowtown. If you're curious and want to know what these best-practice food growing methods look like register today and you can look forward to discovering valuable information and meeting others who can support you and your goals.

Nationwide rally TPP 7 March 2015

Tony Mad — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:01:53 +0000

KEEP OUR SOVERIGNTY, STOP THE NWO's Trans Pacific Partnership.

Nationwide Rally being planned for March 7th.

Nov 8th Rally brung over 10 thousand nation wide. Wellington over 2 thousand.

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/11/10nationwide-day-of-protest-captures-p...

Are we interested in putting together one for the Hutt?

Stefan Sobkowiak – Beyond Organic

James Samuel — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 04:42:10 +0000

This two hour interview makes for an important addition to the knowledge shared in the Permaculture Orchard film. In it Stefan talks about the next piece of the puzzle, soon to be released from Miracle Farm.

The podcast which has just come online, would have gone longer if Stefan hadn’t excused himself to join a scheduled conversation with John Allan of APW and myself. We needed to talk about the Masterclass Stefan will be leading at Unitec Auckland next year, as part of the Beyond Organic NZ Tour.

For New Zealanders the survivalist concepts that are promoted in the lead-in may seem foreign, and you can of course skip them and jump to 8m:40sec, or you may wind up asking, what’s happening in the USA? What’s being expressed there is an expression of people responding to the increasing uncertainty and rapid change that is underway across the world – we’re just each experiencing it differently.

Now, onto the interview on The Survival Podcast with Jack Spirko.

Up front we hear about Stefan’s background and having a Masters degree in both Biology and Landscape design, before learning what got him inspired to set up a Permaculture Orchard. We find a man with a deep desire to maximise the positive impact he can have on the world around him, and as the minutes turn into hours, we start to appreciate the gifts he’s offering.

Ripples from the Occupy movement

James Samuel — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 05:45:31 +0000

It's been nearly three years since the Occupy movement burst onto the stage and made it's splash. It highlighted global inequities and the failures of big power and money to ensure we attend to the well-being of all members of society.

One of the ripples has come from of a small group of people in Wellington, who have focussed on building tools to facilitate the discussion and consensus decision making process across groups, without them having to be in the same place at the same time.

From a foundation of several successes under its belt, that include the tool being translated into multiple languages, www.loomio.org launched a crowd-funding campaign a month ago, with a goal of $100,000. It has just closed and the total given is over 123,000 so they will now go on to make the next version of the software, which includes a mobile app. Loomio is commited to keeping the tool open-source and free, while inviting support from users who can afford to give and support its ongoing development.