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Crazy & Ambitious 3 - Kaurilands Summit 24-27th May online - $10 registration fee

Mauri ora ngā koiora tuku iho – Our biological heritage is thriving 

This year BioHeritage is proud to present Crazy & Ambitious 3, featuring the Kaurilands Summit. Between these two wānanga we will showcase some of the latest, Te Tiriti-led biodiversity and biosecurity research from around Aotearoa. 

Collaborating for impact, over 40 of our researchers will be joined by community members to tell the stories of how they are working together to reverse the decline of our biological heritage. Keynote and guest speakers will provide a wider context for our mahi and share their visions for the future of te taiao. 

Discussion panels and networking events mean, despite being online, we won’t miss out on forming new relationships and asking the hard questions. 

Learn, connect and even win prizes! There’s something for everyone at Crazy & Ambitious 3. The conference is segmented into eight, two-hour sessions so it can fit in with our busy lives. Register for one, three or eight sessions – the choice is yours.  

Register here - Crazy & Ambitious 3 conference - Biological Heritage - National Science Challenge (bioheritage.nz)

Every Friday               The Square, Palmerston North City

In support of #fridaysforfuture, Extinction Rebellion Manawatū holds a safe, peaceful and family-friendly action, by the City Council building in The Square, for climate justice visibility, conversation and information. Bring placards, chalk, song, climate info to share and talk about, theatre, costumes, ideas to work on with others. All welcome!

Volunteers are invited to join a community weeding bee at an old-growth forest remnant on private land near Mangaweka

Weeding will involve cutting out sycamore saplings and other weeds and using herbicide gel to prevent regrowth. A reasonable level of fitness is required.  Gloves and tools can be provided.  Petrol vouchers are also available.

Covid 19 related precautions will be in place.  If interested in coming along either Saturday please contact Sally at 021 256 9641 or email sallylpearce@yahoo.com by Tuesday May 17 to register your interest and find out more.

11am-1pm at the Ashhurst Community Garden (next to the library).

All are welcome and everything is free. Bring any excess produce, seeds, seedlings or gardening supplies. You do not need to give in order to take and vice versa.

Local permaculture expert Phil Stevens, who will be on hand to answer questions and discuss topics such as energy conservation, warm/dry tips, passive solar, solar electric, how to cut your household emissions with simple and achievable tweaks, gardening topics, water harvesting, fruit trees and other perennial edibles, designing sections for resilience, soil health and more.  

Sunday      1km west of the end of Pinewood Rd, Foxton Beach

Many Sundays from early morning until about midday (depending on tides and other factors) a small team meets in the 'dune garden' area of the Manawatū Estuary, to care for the dune wetland, record native flora and the fauna that make their homes there, and keep out the exotic species.  Interested people can just turn up and look for the fluoro orange sunhat, or email manawatu.estuary@gmail.com to find out the plan for this week.