Planet Local - a quiet revolution
Tai Tokerau Timebank Local Coordinators in Whangaroa-Kerikeri, and Whangārei Urban & North have been instrumental in getting the film...
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Gordon Mac Rae
Dec 1, 20204 min read
Spring Composting at the Community Garden.
This composting workshop was held at the Kaitāia Community House Garden on Puckey Ave. Composting is not done by people, it is done by...
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taitokerautimebank
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Whāngārei Women's Woodworking Workshop
Tai Tokerau Timebank covers the whole of the Far North and Whāngārei District Council areas, so our events are held right across the...
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taitokerautimebank
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Planning ahead
Finally on Friday 24th July we got the whole Tai Tokerau Timebank coordination team together for the first time ever! Between the Covid...
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taitokerautimebank
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Living the Change
Over 50 people attended the Living the Change film and eco-expo evening at Far North REAP in Kaitāia on Friday 24th July. This event...
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taitokerautimebank
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Whangaroa Eco Centre - a base for timebanking in Kaeo
We've really been in the news lately, what with a The Northland Age article (based on this press release) and getting a mention in this...
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taitokerautimebank
Jul 2, 20201 min read
Busy beeswax wrap making in Kaeo
It's Plastic Free July again! Have you signed up for the Plastic Free Challenge? Avoiding single use plastic - for the whole or part of...
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taitokerautimebank
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Timebanking in the time of Covid
Globally the Timebank community has been activated to assist people in countries around the world during the COVID-19 crisis. At home...
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taitokerautimebank
Aug 1, 20193 min read
The Rubbish Trip return
Back in November 2017 we were lucky to have Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Price, aka Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip visit...
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taitokerautimebank
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Timebanking gets bigger and better!
Kaitāia TimeBank (KTB) is morphing into Tai Tokerau Timebank (TTT). ‘Kaitāia’ was becoming an increasingly inaccurate description, with...
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taitokerautimebank
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Poster competition – Plastic Free July 2019
Thanks to a request on Facebook for a repeat of last year’s popular Plastic Free July poster competition Jo Shanks of CBEC Ecosolutions...
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taitokerautimebank
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Competition time!
Plastic Free Kaitāia 2020 are running three competitions for local businesses and educational institutions through Plastic Free July...
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taitokerautimebank
May 31, 20192 min read
Transitioning to a better future
Transition Towns Kaitāia connections have led to two workshops coming up at the EcoCentre in June. The first is a three session one on...
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taitokerautimebank
May 13, 20192 min read
Busy sewing bees for Kai-Tāia Kete
Last Thursday was the first of a string of sewing bees at Far North REAP lined up for the year to make Kait-Tāia Kete for Plastic Free...
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taitokerautimebank
May 9, 20192 min read
Working together gets more done!
On Sunday there was a Timebank working bee on the Gregory whānau land at Pukepoto to move a collection of harakeke from one location to...
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taitokerautimebank
Apr 15, 20192 min read
Bamboo workshop
The EcoCentre recently organised two Bamboo workshops, Judy Klaus attended one of them and reported back for us. (Photos by Judy & Paula...
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taitokerautimebank
Apr 11, 20197 min read
Local accountability
Back in February, in relation to the Transition Towns Kaitaia event ‘Reducing our Greehouse Gas Emissions’ I contacted both the Northland...
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taitokerautimebank
Mar 26, 20192 min read
No flush required for success!
A report on the Transition Towns Kaitāia evening ‘Most Toilets Don’t Flush’, written by Gill Minogue. Four presenters, a large audience...
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taitokerautimebank
Mar 21, 20193 min read
Neighbourhood networking in a global village
The strength of timebanking is the way it brings communities together and strengthens neighbourhoods. But it also links us with other...
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taitokerautimebank
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Wanted on Board!
Te Pokapū Tiaki Taiao O Te Tai Tokerau Trust (aka Far North Environment Centre) is the trust that runs the EcoCentre, and is in need of...
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