An Island takes charge of their own affairs

A film and presentation at The Waiheke Community Cinema - December 2nd, 7:00pm

The conversations which took place during and after the The Big InTent Festival were often focused around the impact and importance of this event, and the impulse to want to take it on the road and evolve it in each new place.

There was much said about the urgency of doing so now, at this time when many people are looking at the environmental, energy and financial crises, and are confused and wondering what the heck is happening. People are looking but many of them don't know what they are looking for, or where to find it.

Exploring different methods of Earth Building using locally available materials - adobe in-situ, stabilised with cement to create steps and pavers, adobe brick making, cob - unstabilised to make raised garden beds, paperclay plaster for all manner of applications. Participants are encouraged to learn from hands on experience, to have fun playing with mud, shovelling, sculpting, decorating, allowing themselves to follow the curves of their imagination - no straight lines here!

Cost is $50 ($30 - low income) Phone Henery on 021 206 1253 for more info

The community garden was established in September 2005, after a conversation between James Samuel and Dave Ashley, the owner of Waiheke Couriers and the property where the garden was established. Kato Kauwhata, the chairman of Piritahi Marae, was invited, and accepted, to bless the project, and since then many people have maintained it and enjoyed its fruits (and vegetables).

What is this?

Waiheke has an amazing amount of community action! Transition Waiheke is creating an inventory of Waiheke community initiatives and resources. The inventory will help people and groups connect up with each other, and will provide a list of resources that people can draw on to support their work.

A monumental stuff up, were Bryan Innes' words. David was supposed to arrive today at Auckland airport, and Don was there at 5:30am to meet him.

No-one who looked at Davids ticket, including David himself, got his arrival date right. American Airlines don't put the arrival date beside the time of arrival. David was shocked to find he has 23 hours layover at LA Airport, something he described as being his worst vision of hell.

So our planned lunch and evening meetings with David went ahead anyway and I suspect they were more fruitful as a result of the conversations we were able to have. We may not have got down to the nitty gritty if we had been focused on David's presence and words - knowing we could put that off till later.