The next Raglan Housing Meeting will be held at 730pm on Thursday at the Community House, pending confirmation of the venue. Look out for updates.

An opening meeting for anyone who wishes to be part of a community performance. We need actors, writers, musicians, costume & set designers and anyone else who feels they want to be a part of this project. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY just lots of energy & commitment required.

Present: Jon, Rozz, Ian, Seb, Paul, Vera,Brigid, John, Bettie, Lois, Anne, Bill, Carolina, Javier, Grant, Enid.

Apologies: Steve, Phil.

This meeting was designed to ascertain WHO in Raglan needs affordable housing and what that meant to them.

Kia ora. Below is a rough summary of the topics covered during the Affordable Housing Meeting on 14th August 2008. Some of the detail might have been lost or warped during the process so do let me know if any corrections are necessary. Feel free to ask questions or add comments. Better yet, come along to the next meeting on Wed 28th August at the Community House on Bow Street!

Present: Ian Mayes, Daniel Kereopa, Jon Berczely, Rozz Miles, Paul Peterson, Jacquie Forbes, John Lawson, Stephen Reid, Michael Roa, Enid Sincock, Grant Lowther, Jane Williams, Brigid Spiers.

Affordable Housing - Alternative Housing

Exploring ideas and options from TT launch.

All welcome.

The Heart & Soul action group are holding a meeting for the "eat so they can eat" benefit dinner. There will also be time for general discussion & planning. This will be held at Motherland HQ at 1pm on Tuesday 5th August. For more information contact: bernadettesurf@yahoo.com.

Fruit4U, the first initiative from the Food Group of TT Whaingaroa/Raglan, collected about 120kg of citrus fruit from around Raglan in two hours on Tuesday morning. It had all been thrown to the ground by the series of storms we are experiencing and the slugs were starting show an interest! Thanks to all the Raglan residents who donated their surplus fruit.

A recap on Sundays 27/07/08 Transition Town Raglan Meeting

A well balanced group of about 70 community members attended and took part in the workshop. We started with a short but lively and inspiring discussion on Peak OIl and the origins of the Transition Towns Movement. Identifying that while the twin challenges of peak oil and climate change are perhaps the greatest challenges that humanity has faced, they are presenting us with the opportunity to design a future that is more rewarding, more abundant and more desirable than today.