Kaitiakitanga

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

6.9.3 Communty Gardening (Minginui and beyond)

Description: This project was started in earnest in Oct 09 by the Whanau Support Group employing youth under the Community Max funding to clean up the village, starting with weed and rubbish removal, establishing a community garden, running a Remaculture, then a Biointensive gardening workshop, establishing raised gardens for homes of older people, sitting drivers licences and more. The next stage will involve establishing a traditional Maori Garden at the Kura (School)

Funding was provided by TPK to allow Andy Blick and team to fence off an area in the villade for a community garden.

The first bean crops

Permaculture Techniques explained

On April 9 - 12 Nathan Foote (who went on the Kaitiakitanga Network Hikoi to Bioneers) ran a Biointensive Gardening Level 1 Workshop involving:

1. Introduction to sustainable food production
2. Seed growing |
3. Compost
4. Close plant spacing - transplanting
5. Carbon farming - growing soil
6. Calorie farming - growing people
7. Holistic Gardening approach

 

 

 

planting seeds on course

and the results below Feb 2011

Expected Outcomes:

New technical / enterprise skills and pathways for youth
A healthy more resilient community less dependent on external resources
More sharing and community collaboration
Re-creating a place to be proud of.

A much healthier place

Start Date:
Expected Completion:

Budget:

Nominal Project Leader:

Maureen Rangtoheriri did all the hard work getting the funding

Project Team:

Rusty Rangitoheriri and the Whanau Support Team made it all happen with community yoiuth and all

Progress, Achievement and Issues Log

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download Free Whirinaki Matariki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

Coming Easter 2010 Biomimicry Exploration - Norbert Hoeller, Auckland
David Bellamy - Moa's Ark revisited tour Whirinaki 25 4-10 Oct 09
The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Papakainga Development - Matekuare Whanau Project underway
Minginui Community Gardening - underway thanks to Community Max
Whirinaki Ecological Technology (We-tech) Our pest control innovation

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
Our drama production, kapakaka and other creative initiatives


Ngati Whare Iwi Treaty Settlement signed, incl partnership with DOC
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, Nursery and Recycling Projects
Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives
Our network's submission to govt on Rural Community Opportunities

Toxin Bioremediation Project started in Whakatane May 09
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan with an affordable housing project

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