Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiakitanga Program and Network
Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi children
guard and share Whirinaki,
their culture, language and values

3.2.3 Environmental / Sustainability Networks Project Details:

Description:

To connect with international environmental and sustainabilty networks to share wisdom and experiences

• Present at Sustainable Resources Confernece, Boulder Colorado 30 Sep 04 ( see details)

Outcomes expected:

• Connected into international network re sustainabilty and environmental restoration practices
• Kaitiakitanga accepted as a more wholistic way of looking at sustainabilty and life
• In many little ways people will care more for the environment we pass to our grandchildrens
• Tipu Ake will be seen seen as an organisational tool for helping organisations become more responsible.
• The kaitiakitanga program recognised as a role model for safeguarding an international heritage in Whirinaki.
• Visitors will come to Whirinaki for the special wisdom that is shared here, not just the forest.
• International people will contribute koha to the program in appreciation of what has been shared with them..
• Traffic will be driven to each others websites by reciprocal linking to increase sharing (see examples under resources)

Start Date: Late 2003
Expected Completion: Ongoing subprojects as the opportunities arise.

Budget:None allocated at this stage

Nominal Project Leader: Peter Goldsbury is facilitating this external activity.

Project Team:

Issues Register:

Progress Log

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download our Free Whirinaki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC
DOC partnerships information kiosk, Mangamate, Sanctuary(proposed)

Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Ready to start - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursary and Recycling Projects
Blocked - Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives

Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan initiate an affordable housing program

Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Blocked - our Community Digital Strategy - Whirinaki Interactive 12/06
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07
Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view