Wai Not Go Green?

Have you heard of the Wairarapa Herb Society?

I certainly hadn't! Luckily, I came across a flyer at Health 2000 in Masterton advertising a great Herb Society workshop coming up Masterton. This "Living with Herbs" One Day Seminar includes 2 great keynote speakers and  a choice of 3 different workshops you can attend - making creams and lotions, tonics tictures &a...

We have just found out about this fantastic online summit which brings together some of the brightest thinkers and innovators on investing, defining the bottom line, healthy economic models and the link between money and well-being.

There are loads of great speakers including Rob...

Wairarapa Moana

He pātaka kai, he pātaka korero

Stories about a lake and its people

Check out this great book review by Mick Ludden - sounds like a great read.

The book is available at local booksellers Hedleys if you are keen for a look.

TITLE: Māori and the Environment: Kaitiaki.

EDITORS:Rachel Selby, Pātaka Moore and Malcolm Mulholland

I came across this inspiring article about the house of Krysia Grant recently. Although it was written a while back I thought it was still worth sharing it with our members because it looks like such a special project. WAINOT is really keen to promote local green building initiatives - if you are BUILDING GREEN or know someone locally who has done, please send us stories and pictures and we will add them to the site. Per...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are running a series of free workshops around the North Island about the impact of erosion on the economic and environmental sustainability of hill country. The Wairarapa workshop is being held on the 23rd of November. For more details, click here  or conta...

How informed are you about where the candidates in the upcoming election stand on the proposed wastewater management stream for our district?

This is a crucial issue for our local environment and for that precious resource for which we are the caretakers, the Ruamahanga river. If you are concerned about the proposed scheme and would like to learn more before you cast your vote please attend this weeks PUBLIC MEETING with Masterton Dis...

       Domegrown   “We promote vigorous growth”

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