Whangarei

The next Whangarei Public Event will be held on Thursday 4th September from 6.30pm - 9.30pm at the Cafler Suite, Forum North, Rust Avenue, Whangarei.

The evening will begin with an overview of the Transition Town model, followed by an opportunity to form working groups on Food, Transport, Energy, Education, Re-skilling, Heart & Soul, Local Economy etc. to identify issues and come up with solutions.
There will also be the opportunity to form geographical groups, so more local people will meet each other, have to chance to exchange contact details and meet locally. » Read more

Our Community Solutions event in Whangarei city last Thursday was a big success. There were 90 people in the room, so it felt pretty packed. We had stands set up around the room, a food growing table, an education table, an alternative fuel and transport table and a Transition Town table. The tables were well presented with lots of interesting ideas and resources. 
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What's it all about? Come along and find out.

6.30 Free tea/coffee. Bring a plate of nibbles.

7.00 Presentation of the Transition Town model followed by discussions, brainstorming and where to from here.

Finish by 9.30pm. No fee.

Whangarei Transition Town

Whangarei is one of over 50 areas in Aotearoa adopting the Transition Town Model to respond to challenges like climate change and peak oil There is a huge amount of interest and enthusiasm in the project and it is already proving to be a magnet to draw together people who have the vision and the energy to work co-operatively with others to create more localized, more resilient and more sustainable systems that have the potential to be much richer, more meaningful, more just and more connected that the current systems. » Read more