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Transition Lower Hutt
Transition Lower Hutt - to a new era of sustainable, low-carbon, quality living.
Including people from: Belmont, Korokoro, Normandale, Maungaraki, Petone, Moera, Warterloo, Naenae, Wainuiomata, Days Bay, and Eastbourne. Upper Hutt has it's own Transition Town group: Upper Hutt
Contacts
Paul Kennett, ph 027 442 1055, email: paul at kennett dot co dot nz
Stuart Edwards, ph 021 074 6640, email: xtracycler at gmail dot com
Transition Initiatives are based on four key assumptions:
- That our settlements and communities presently lack the resilience to enable them to weather the severe energy shocks that will accompany peak oil.
- That life with dramatically lower energy consumption is inevitable, and that it's better to plan for it than to be taken by surprise.
- That we have to act collectively, and we have to act now.
- That by unleashing the collective genius of those around us to creatively and proactively design our energy descent, we can build ways of living that are more connected, more enriching and that recognise the biological limits of our planet.
The future with less oil could, if enough thinking and design is applied sufficiently in advance, be preferable to the present. There is no reason why a lower-energy, more resilient future needs to have a lower quality of life than the present. Indeed, a future with a revitalised local economy would have many advantages over the present, including a happier and less stressed population, an improved environment and increased stability.
Join the Transition Lower Hutt email group to keep informed on activities.
Events
| Tues 21st Oct | Core group meeting to plan next steps |
| TBA | PARTY! Let's have a party to celebrate what we've done so far and what will come next. |
| February 2009 | Tiger Worm Award - Register by the end of November! |
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Sunday 14 December 12 - 4pm |
The "Good Life Tour " of Hill Road Community |
Interest Groups
Following the series of eight talks/films/discussions several interest groups have/are formed/ing:
- Awareness raising -
- Heart and soul - join the Heart and Soul email group - Brent Cherry
- Homes (energy efficiency and health) - Richard Morrison
- Tiger Worm Award Sustainablity Competition - Whilst you develop your garden or make your home more eco-friendly, why not win a prize whilst you are at it! Free to enter - Julian Thomson
- Economy and finance - Juanita McKenzie
- Energy - join the Energy email group facilitated by Paul Kennett
- Health - Natalie Forman
- Designing flexible law - Juanita Saxby
- Food gardening - join the Food Gardening email group - Stuart Edwards
- Reskilling and practical skills training - join the Reskilling email group - Toni
- Transport - Neville
Other events
Sunday 14th December from 12 - 4pm - the Good Life Tour of Hill Road is an opportunity to visit the locals on Hill Road and find out about their efforts to create a more sustainable and neighbourly community. Lots to see, learn and enjoy. The Good Life Tour is a fundraiser being organised by local school students who wish to attend a youth conference in Switzerland in April 2009
Otaki Permaculture course sprinkled throughout 2009.
Council presentations
May 2008 - Natalie, Stu and Juanita made a written submission on behalf of Transition Town Lower Hutt to the Hutt City 2008 draft Annual Plan.
27 May 2008 - Paul Kennett then gave a 5 minute oral submission on behalf of the TT Lower Hutt to the Hutt City Council.
In the news
Gearing now for peak oil shock - Hutt News, 3 June 2008
Ideas for further investigation
Resources
- Transitioning Climate Change and Peak Oil for New Zealanders - 36 page PDF, 1.3Meg
- Free black plastic 200 litre barrels can often be picked up at 85 Nelson Street, Petone. There is a black sign out front that says 'NZ Dishwasher Repair Company'. The barrels will either be out the front or for the asking in the workshop. These could be used for a small pond, rain-water collection, worm farm, growing potatoes etc. Note that the barrels have contained dishwasher chemicals and will require rinsing out and are not recommended for drinking water.
- Paul has information on cheap 1000 litre rain tanks and very cheap wall insulation.
- Books & DVDs
- Miscellaneous ideas

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