opotiki

Economic sovereignity and dignity.

Kazel — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:56:18 +0000

Russel Norman, Co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa is coming to Opotiki on Tuesday afternoon to present a talk called ‘Economic sovereignty and dignity’, where he will address the question “Is New Zealand in charge of its own economic destiny?” It will be a presentation and discussion on foreign ownership in New Zealand.

On the other end of the spectrum from buying local and creating local community is foreign ownership. The globalisation of trade is poles apart from creating Transition Towns.

Where it all began

Kazel — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:50:03 +0000

In 2001 Rob Hopkins began teaching a Practical Sustainablity course in Ireland, based on the principles of Permaculture. More than just an organic gardening technique, it encompasses a whole way of thinking about the world and how we use it. The foundations are Earth care, people care, an

What a load of rubbish

Kazel — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:07:09 +0000

I recently got my 50 council rubbish bags delivered, so tried to shove them in the drawer, but there was no room. I still have all of last year’s ones, and some from 2006.

Green Drinks and Lynda Hallinan

Kazel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:33:07 +0000

One of the first things the Opotiki Transition Town group did after our first public meeting in November was to establish our own regular Green Drinks. We’ve been meeting and welcoming new people to join the korero ever since.