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On Sunday 17th October 2010, boys and girls aged between 7 and 17 can participate in the Greenfingers Marlborough Kids Duathlon with a choice of distances to suit all fitness levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Meet Barney Thomas
Barney can pin-point the moment that changed his life: “I got talked into going to the Tane Ora programme in Blenheim,” he says. “I had a check up and the nurse said to me – ‘you’re so close to death it’s not funny – if you don’t lose weight, you’re going to become another statistic’.” Read the rest of this entry »
“We planted the corn, watered the corn, picked the corn, prepared the corn, cooked the corn and then the best bit of all…. We ate the corn!!” That was the catch-cry at Hira Rural Kindergarten after a successful harvest from their edible garden. Read the rest of this entry »
People are busy all around Nelson planting fruit trees in schools and community reserves. The Nelson Environment Centre has given out 45 trees with a further 200 going out in September. Read the rest of this entry »
It might be aimed at tourism – but the locals will get the spin off when they get their wheels spinning! Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time to get digging….Te Puni Kokiri has $1 million for community gardens. Read the rest of this entry »
Gathering traditional kai takes skill and knowledge – to ensure this is not lost is the aim of a programme just launched by Te Hauora O Ngati Rarua. The programme will also ensure proper tikanga is maintained in gathering kai, and promote better knowledge around traditional foods available locally in Marlborough. Read the rest of this entry »
Make the decision to save yourself before your have no choice in the matter, that’s the message from Te Awhina chair Rima Piggott.
“You hear about Maori dying young all the time,” she said. Read the rest of this entry »
Getting the produce for Year 7 and 8 food technology classes at Parklands School in Motueka no longer means a trip to the Supermarket.
The school has worked with the Motueka Technology Education Centre and made amazing progress in developing waste land outside the Centre. Read the rest of this entry »