Whilst it is really encouraging to see many businesses around town switching to what looks like environmentally friendly bags, cups etc...

Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With my food basket and your food basket, the people shall live Originally set up through...

Looking back at our Plastic Free July competitions is really encouraging. Lots of great entries that were on display at Te Ahu for...

September has been a very reflective month for us at the EcoCentre. With reports to write for funders of our Plastic Free July/Kaitāia...

Spring has sprung in Kaitaia, a few groups combined forces on Saturday 15th September to spruce up the old Pak ‘nSave and surrounding...

So much has been happening here over the last couple of months, where do I start?! If you were following our Facebook pages and groups...

Batteries are not cheaply recyclable in their current form. So the only long-term option is to encourage the producers to take...

Volunteers at Te Hiku Hauora Maara Kai Community Garden recently harvested a great crop of kumara. George King was especially happy as he...

As part of the Far North District Council commitment to waste minimisation in the region the Council initiated the EcoStar award for...

Cheryl Toka is a qualified Naturopath and donated her time to the EcoCentre to share her knowledge about herbal remedies for winter...

Living the Change was the film shown by Transition Towns Kaitaia in May. There is no such place as “away’’ – everything is connected on...

If your eyes start to glaze over when acronyms like RMA, EEZ, or EPA are quoted, but you need to know the ins and outs of environmental...

An Electric Vehicle (EV) convoy will be arriving in Kaitaia next week timed to celebrate the official opening of the electric vehicle...

The concern about the water extraction from the Aupouri aquifer has gained national attention. The Northland Regional Council hearings on...

Well we don’t have milk at the EcoCentre, but we do have honey, and it is divine! Coming from the bees of Monica & Tim Tautau on...

It’s connected! If you missed the flurry of activity on social media a couple of weeks ago you may be surprised to know we now have a...

“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors We borrow it from our grandchildren” “Climate change is real We are at a crossroads right...

The We Are Water Action Group will be holding a ‘People’s Tribunal’ during the Northern Regional Council’s Resource Consent Hearing...

We’re trialling Saturday opening 10am-12pm! After conversations with those coming through our doors for our open day on Saturday, plus...

We folk of the Real Far North are fortunate to be living here. There may not be much money circulating, but we are rich in having a...