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Here is news from around the country, about what each Transition Town initiative is up to.

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An open invitation to the TT community

Submitted by Summer on 7 December 2008 - 1:33pm

Here in Manukau we reckon we've got a bit to celebrate having got our humble initative off the ground in a little under a year. We've all given a lot of time and energy to the "great transition" and are ready to sit back and appreciate each other and the holiday season.

One of the central themes that is at the core of our group is thoughts of COMMUNITY, and how much can flow when we can create it. In that spirit we would like to invite the whole TT community to our "Christmas Do", whether you are involved with an initive or not, come and meet us!

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To all Transition Towns/Communities

Submitted by Daring Donna on 3 December 2008 - 3:33pm

"My heart was new when I came out of the wilderness". . .

I am personally calling all hearts in the NZ Transition Towns movement to come out of the wilderness and "give with great love". 

James Samuel is serving NZ transition towns up and down this beautiful country daily.  He is available to you and your "love in action" transition projects 24 hours a day and has spent over a year knitting the threads throughout the country. I feel some of why TT has grown so quickly and with so much vigor is because of the dedication, knowledge, skills, networking, speaking, media coverage, workshops, website, blog, and general support James has given it.  No one asked James to take an official position as netweaver of TT NZ and because of the man many of us know he is, James has been able to serve from his heart and give with great love using his own resources including money.

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First steps towards greater energy independence

Submitted by James Samuel on 2 December 2008 - 9:28pm

Tonight 50 people attended a screening at the Waiheke community cinema, of "Samso, an (un)common island"

The energy from those who came was for taking action to address our energy needs and building some independence. The film encouraged and inspired us and the message from some residents of Samso to residents of Waiheke (as delivered by Jakob Anderson from the Danish Trade commission), was well received.

Some feedback forms were distributed and the information from them will be posted here in due course.

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TT Train the Trainer

Submitted by James Samuel on 2 December 2008 - 4:11pm

Origianlly posted on Nov 24th

The following letter (see below) went out last week to one person in each Transition initiative (for them to forward), so this may be the second time you are reading this invitation. Please think seriously about this opportunity. it is possible that you could recoup the cost of attending this event by holding trainings (a great service opportunity) and charging an appropriate fee.

James
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Imagine if there was someone each region of New Zealand who had the benefit of this course and could assist and support their local Transition initiatives. What a difference that could make!

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4 - day "Train the Trainers" workshop
with UK TT trainers Naresh and Sophy

Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks have been running "Training for Transition" workshops in Totnes and around the UK since 2007. They will be in NZ in January 2009 and have agreed to run a  "Train the Trainers" workshop, to pass on skills that will help resource us to build a strong movement in NZ.Our hope is that people from around NZ will attend, and take those skills back to their regions to run transition training workshops in their local areas.

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Lemon tree planting - article in Hauraki Herald Nov 21, 2008

Submitted by Jeanette on 28 November 2008 - 2:30pm
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Newspaper Coverage

Submitted by Wayne Erb on 28 November 2008 - 11:22am

 

Look out for this week's Wellingtonian newspaper. It has an article about Transition Towns with something of a Welly South flavour including a georgeous pic of Rimu and Charlotte!

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Tiger Worm Award

Submitted by Julian Thomson on 26 November 2008 - 11:46pm

The Lower Hutt transition Tiger Worm Award is an inducement for all those who want to make some positive changes towards sustainability in their home and garden. Take some 'before and after 'photos of your project and be in to win a prize!

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Good Life Tour of Hill road Community,Lower Hutt

Submitted by Julian Thomson on 26 November 2008 - 11:14pm

 

The “Good Life” Tour of Hill Road

Sunday 14 December 2008 12pm – 4pm

Rain or Shine

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Waiheke CSA initiative

Submitted by James Samuel on 24 November 2008 - 6:15pm

CSA Meeting – 20 November 2008
Minutes

Present: Sue Connor, Meriel Watts, Jennifer Fountain, Debbi Lyttle, Marta Fisch, Brian Griffiths, Paul Gilligan, Ken Clarke, Pete and kath Russel, james Samuel

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7 "Official" Transition Towns in New Zealand now

Submitted by James Samuel on 17 November 2008 - 8:32pm

With the recent addition of Transition Town Brooklyn to the list of towns Towns who have formalised their adoption of the model, the total is now up to seven - with the total list of Transition initiatives being over 40. Well done Brooklyn.

Formalising an initiative is not a particularly onerous task, and it does seem a useful way of focusing on and ensuring the criteria that give an initiative a strong base to move forward from, are in place.

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