Awatapu College Enviroclub aims to grow its school programme and strengthen its involvement with the local school environment and community groups.
The club recently ran an in-school Enviro programme in which students earned points for environmentally positive actions completed over a set period, with prizes supported by a local McDonald's business. The Enviroclub is also planting native trees and plants at Ahimate Park to support the park's environment, with around 100 plants going into the ground. Most of these have been grown from seed and nurtured to a good size before planting, giving students first-hand experience of the whole process from seed to tree.
Awatapu College Enviroclub community environmental awareness and connection
"Good water quality is a community priority". WECA raises awareness of pollution in our waterways, by communicating with government and the public.
“Good water quality is a community priority”
Our members contribute to local & nationwide campaigns such as raising awareness of local government and the general public to the pollution in our waterways by:
Monthly meeting: 7pm, first Monday of every month at Thompson House, Kent St, Levin.
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The Water Protection Society advocates on behalf of waterways and watersheds in the Manawatu Region. A primary activity is making submissions on resource consent applications.
The Water Protection Society holds water polluters to account. People and organisations who want to pollute waterways have to get permission from the Regional Council to do so. This requires a ‘consent’. The Society has submitted on these consents and tried to get the applicants to stop discharging to streams and rivers.
These endeavours have been successful. Partly because of input from WPS, Commissioners and the Environment Court (where these cases sometimes end up) are clearly now expecting higher standards and greater certainty from applicants. And where applicants can’t or won’t do this, they are being given only short term consents such as 10 years instead of the 35 years they generally apply for.
Applications WPS have played a part in getting better outcomes on include municipal wastewater plants at Taihape, Hunterville, Feilding, Pahiatua, Eketahuna, Foxton, and also the AFFCO wastewater plant at Feilding.
WPS is currently wanting to increase public awareness and engagement so more people can contribute to restoring waterways to the way they should be – as clean as ... .
If you’d like to join WPS, or if you have any skills you’d like to share, to help continue the work and be even more effective, please email. Skills needed include design, sales, teaching, farm management, irrigation, civil construction (e.g. piping, pumps and ponds), economics, legal, water science, landscape, ecology and others.
Whiowhio Hut is New Zealand's only urban tramping hut, standing at the approximate halfway point of Te Araroa and Tour Aotearoa. Funds raised support conservation and restoration work in the Ruahine Ranges.
Whiowhio Hut is New Zealand's only urban tramping hut, standing at the approximate halfway point of Te Araroa and Tour Aotearoa. Cyclists and hikers traveling these routes donate koha which supports conservation and restoration work in the Ruahine Ranges; activities like predator trapping and pine removal. The hut owners educate travellers about the flora, fauna and ecology in the areas they are passing through.
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Wildbase Recovery provides shelter and world-class care for native wildlife to rehabilitate from illness and injury after treatment at New Zealand’s only dedicated wildlife hospital, Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital.
Wildbase Recovery Community Trust raised the funds to build a community funded wildlife recovery centre.
Wildbase Recovery provides shelter and world-class care for native wildlife to rehabilitate from illness and injury after treatment at New Zealand’s only dedicated wildlife hospital, Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital. The public can see recovering wildlife at the centre, which is open every day except public holidays, from 10am to 4pm.
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Wildlife Foxton Trust has been designed to fulfil four primary functions: to provide an educational and tourist centre in Foxton highlighting the local flora and fauna; and to assist in the rejuvenation of Foxton and establishing Foxton as a destination for both National and International Tourists.
Wildlife Foxton Trust strives to fulfill four primary functions:
Wildlife Foxton is temporarily closed whilst they find a new site which will also result in a change in focus of environmental education.
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Dress for Success provides women with professional attire for job interviews. Dress for Success believes every woman has the right to realise her full potential and achieve financial independence. Dressing and career support programmes furnish each client with confidence that she carries forever
Dress for Success provides women with professional attire for job interviews. Dress for Success believes every woman has the right to realise her full potential and achieve financial independence. Dressing and career support programmes furnish each client with confidence that she carries forever.
The Dress for Success Palmerston North dressing programme provides professional work clothing for women attending job, internship, or tenancy interviews. A selection of high-quality contemporary fashions, shoes, jewellery, handbags, and make-up is available for clients to try on in the privacy of our dressing room. During a dressing, an experienced dresser meets with each client to prepare a tailored outfit for the job interview, along with additional outfits presented to her upon a successful interview outcome. Ensuring clients are ready for a formal job interview, our career support programme also helps women develop employability skills to enter the workforce.
A community-run orchard in Timona Park, Feilding
The Timona Park Orchard Trust exists to encourage community involvement in fruit tree growing for the benefit and enjoyment of residents and visitors. It aims to promote the benefits of sustainable, healthy eating, and to help relieve poverty by making fresh fruit and nuts available, and to protect native flora and fauna in the surroundings of the orchard.
Regular working bee: every Sunday 9:00am to midday. (Please get in touch prior if you wish to attend.)
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With the motto "Creative Upcycling", Upcycling Club 1 aims to help people in Palmerston North and surrounding areas create something beautiful and useful using recycled materials.
With "Creative Upcycling" for their motto, Upcycling Club 1 aim to help people in Palmerston North as well as surrounding areas create something beautiful and useful using materials that might otherwise go to waste. Paper craft, fabric craft, play-dough; make greeting cards, puzzles, decorations and more. They also use natural materials such as plants, stones, dried flowers and feathers. Reuse waste materials, eg. learn to make draught stoppers out of your old jeans. Participants not only enjoy opportunities for arts and craft, but also they learn about conservation and environmental issues.
When: Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The first workshop for this year starts on Tuesday, 11 February.
Where: Roslyn Library, 8 Kipling St
For whom: Both adults and children. After 3:00 quite a few school children come, so, it gets crowded and noisy. For the people who want peace and quiet, 1:30 to 3:00 is a good time.
Environmental arts projects and education, fun and learning: school visits, workshops and collaboration. REACT specialize in Giant Puppet making, large scale constructions, lanterns, costumes and masks, for parades, school activities and local carnivals.
Rangiwahia Environmental Arts Centre Trust (REACT) is an Incorporated Society with Charitable status furthering the aims of sustainable practice. The Trust:
REACT's emphasis is on recycling, the environment (grow your own resources), and having fun.
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Working to create social and ecological resilience at the local level to changes in climate, external resource supply and global finance. Workshops, courses, a community garden and orchard.
RECAP is The Society for the Resilience and Engagement of the Community of Ashhurst and Pohangina Incorporated.
RECAP is an organisation with Transition Town values that is working to create sufficient social and ecological resilience to respond positively at the local level to changes in climate, external resource supply, global finance, and other changes beyond direct local control.
Ashhurst community garden working bee: every Friday 10am - midday, at the Ashhurst Community Library. All Welcome to help tending fruit trees, planting a rotation of vegetables, flowers and herbs, for the community to enjoy. Includes a Sharing Shelf.
As an organisation, RECAP is committed to:
Anyone is welcome to participate in RECAP workshops, events, and activities. The website is regularly updated; email here to be put on the mailing list. The formal membership area of the organization is Ashhurst and the Pohangina Valley, and they are are happy to cooperate with individuals and groups from outside this area as well.
There is a range of volunteer roles available for anyone who is interested, from gardening to governance, from annual to weekly support. RECAP are also grateful for opportunities to work in partnership with other community groups.
RECAP is a registered charitable society.
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The object of the Branch is the promotion and advancement of science and technology in New Zealand, and the Manawatu region in particular. A programme of talks includes some on environmental issues.
The object of the Branch is the promotion and advancement of science and technology in New Zealand, and the Manawatū region in particular.
The Branch hosts 10+ talks a year (February to November inclusive) from speakers on a wide range of topics. Talks on environmental issues are frequently included. Members of the Branch also receive a monthly newsletter.
