#aotearoa — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #aotearoa, aggregated by home.social.
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We are out about the motu, where the mountains commune with the sky.
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As the Northern Hemisphere heads into Autumn, the "good" news for those of us living up here at the top of the world just keeps getting "better"
#ElNiño #Australia #Aotearoa -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #RepairCafeKatiki
12 September, 2026
2nd Saturday of the month, from 9:30am - 12pm.
2 Wedgewood Street, Katikati, New Zealand, 3129
"What is a Repair Café?"
A pop up place where you bring your broken belongings for repair (if possible) with help from our skilled volunteer fixers, for FREE!
It’s all about repairing things together, while enjoying a cuppa and a chat.
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, #Whānau friendly and #MobilityAccessible
Cost: Free entry (Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Katikati Community Baptist Church
Maximum Capacity: 200 "FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/katikati-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Katikati #RepairCafesAotearoa #RepairCafesNewZealand
#FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #RepairFest #RepairFestival2026 -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #MakerFestival
12 - 13 Sept 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm148 Durham Street, #Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
"Innovate. Create. Electrify the Future.
#STEM #WanaTrust proudly presents our first ever #MakerFest ! A #SustainableTech event that aims to inspire #innovation and #EnvironmentalResponsibility by developing and showcasing #RenewableEnergy and electrification projects to a broad audience.
Maker Festival will also have a dedicated #RepairCafé over the 2 event days.
Registration: Register for this event and find out more by heading to the learn more button or here
Audience: While the festival is about hands-on learn by doing, #MakerFest is suited to older rangatahi and young adults. We welcome all ages, but some activities will be unsuitable to those under 12 years of age. Please check our programme for the day for more info on what to expect to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Public transport, #WhānauFriendly and #Mobility #accessible
Cost: Free entry
Venue: 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Maximum Capacity: 1600"FMI and to register:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/maker-festival-tauranga-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #STEMWanaTrust #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RenewablesNow #SolarPunk #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity #SustainableTechnology -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #MakerFestival
12 - 13 Sept 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm148 Durham Street, #Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
"Innovate. Create. Electrify the Future.
#STEM #WanaTrust proudly presents our first ever #MakerFest ! A #SustainableTech event that aims to inspire #innovation and #EnvironmentalResponsibility by developing and showcasing #RenewableEnergy and electrification projects to a broad audience.
Maker Festival will also have a dedicated #RepairCafé over the 2 event days.
Registration: Register for this event and find out more by heading to the learn more button or here
Audience: While the festival is about hands-on learn by doing, #MakerFest is suited to older rangatahi and young adults. We welcome all ages, but some activities will be unsuitable to those under 12 years of age. Please check our programme for the day for more info on what to expect to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Public transport, #WhānauFriendly and #Mobility #accessible
Cost: Free entry
Venue: 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Maximum Capacity: 1600"FMI and to register:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/maker-festival-tauranga-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #STEMWanaTrust #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RenewablesNow #SolarPunk #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity #SustainableTechnology -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #MakerFestival
12 - 13 Sept 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm148 Durham Street, #Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
"Innovate. Create. Electrify the Future.
#STEM #WanaTrust proudly presents our first ever #MakerFest ! A #SustainableTech event that aims to inspire #innovation and #EnvironmentalResponsibility by developing and showcasing #RenewableEnergy and electrification projects to a broad audience.
Maker Festival will also have a dedicated #RepairCafé over the 2 event days.
Registration: Register for this event and find out more by heading to the learn more button or here
Audience: While the festival is about hands-on learn by doing, #MakerFest is suited to older rangatahi and young adults. We welcome all ages, but some activities will be unsuitable to those under 12 years of age. Please check our programme for the day for more info on what to expect to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Public transport, #WhānauFriendly and #Mobility #accessible
Cost: Free entry
Venue: 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Maximum Capacity: 1600"FMI and to register:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/maker-festival-tauranga-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #STEMWanaTrust #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RenewablesNow #SolarPunk #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity #SustainableTechnology -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #MakerFestival
12 - 13 Sept 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm148 Durham Street, #Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
"Innovate. Create. Electrify the Future.
#STEM #WanaTrust proudly presents our first ever #MakerFest ! A #SustainableTech event that aims to inspire #innovation and #EnvironmentalResponsibility by developing and showcasing #RenewableEnergy and electrification projects to a broad audience.
Maker Festival will also have a dedicated #RepairCafé over the 2 event days.
Registration: Register for this event and find out more by heading to the learn more button or here
Audience: While the festival is about hands-on learn by doing, #MakerFest is suited to older rangatahi and young adults. We welcome all ages, but some activities will be unsuitable to those under 12 years of age. Please check our programme for the day for more info on what to expect to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Public transport, #WhānauFriendly and #Mobility #accessible
Cost: Free entry
Venue: 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Maximum Capacity: 1600"FMI and to register:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/maker-festival-tauranga-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #STEMWanaTrust #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RenewablesNow #SolarPunk #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity #SustainableTechnology -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #MakerFestival
12 - 13 Sept 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm148 Durham Street, #Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
"Innovate. Create. Electrify the Future.
#STEM #WanaTrust proudly presents our first ever #MakerFest ! A #SustainableTech event that aims to inspire #innovation and #EnvironmentalResponsibility by developing and showcasing #RenewableEnergy and electrification projects to a broad audience.
Maker Festival will also have a dedicated #RepairCafé over the 2 event days.
Registration: Register for this event and find out more by heading to the learn more button or here
Audience: While the festival is about hands-on learn by doing, #MakerFest is suited to older rangatahi and young adults. We welcome all ages, but some activities will be unsuitable to those under 12 years of age. Please check our programme for the day for more info on what to expect to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Public transport, #WhānauFriendly and #Mobility #accessible
Cost: Free entry
Venue: 148 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110
Maximum Capacity: 1600"FMI and to register:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/maker-festival-tauranga-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #STEMWanaTrust #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RenewablesNow #SolarPunk #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity #SustainableTechnology -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #Owairaka #ClothingRepair
11 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Range View Road, Mount Albert, #Auckland 1025
"Come and get your clothing repaired for free and support our communities who come from refugee backgrounds.
Every 2nd Thursday, we hold 4 different clothing repair events across Auckland (including at this location) which are all run by women who come from a refugee background.
We provide free clothing repairs for up to 2 garments, and the repairs done enable our community to gain valuable work experience and help reduce textile waste in Aotearoa."
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/owairaka-clothing-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #ClothingRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #SupportRefugees #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #Owairaka #ClothingRepair
11 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Range View Road, Mount Albert, #Auckland 1025
"Come and get your clothing repaired for free and support our communities who come from refugee backgrounds.
Every 2nd Thursday, we hold 4 different clothing repair events across Auckland (including at this location) which are all run by women who come from a refugee background.
We provide free clothing repairs for up to 2 garments, and the repairs done enable our community to gain valuable work experience and help reduce textile waste in Aotearoa."
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/owairaka-clothing-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #ClothingRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #SupportRefugees #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #Owairaka #ClothingRepair
11 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Range View Road, Mount Albert, #Auckland 1025
"Come and get your clothing repaired for free and support our communities who come from refugee backgrounds.
Every 2nd Thursday, we hold 4 different clothing repair events across Auckland (including at this location) which are all run by women who come from a refugee background.
We provide free clothing repairs for up to 2 garments, and the repairs done enable our community to gain valuable work experience and help reduce textile waste in Aotearoa."
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/owairaka-clothing-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #ClothingRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #SupportRefugees #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #Owairaka #ClothingRepair
11 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Range View Road, Mount Albert, #Auckland 1025
"Come and get your clothing repaired for free and support our communities who come from refugee backgrounds.
Every 2nd Thursday, we hold 4 different clothing repair events across Auckland (including at this location) which are all run by women who come from a refugee background.
We provide free clothing repairs for up to 2 garments, and the repairs done enable our community to gain valuable work experience and help reduce textile waste in Aotearoa."
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/owairaka-clothing-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #ClothingRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #SupportRefugees #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #Owairaka #ClothingRepair
11 Sept 2026, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Range View Road, Mount Albert, #Auckland 1025
"Come and get your clothing repaired for free and support our communities who come from refugee backgrounds.
Every 2nd Thursday, we hold 4 different clothing repair events across Auckland (including at this location) which are all run by women who come from a refugee background.
We provide free clothing repairs for up to 2 garments, and the repairs done enable our community to gain valuable work experience and help reduce textile waste in Aotearoa."
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-2026/owairaka-clothing-repair-caf%C3%A9#SolarPunkSunday #Mending #ClothingRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #ZeroWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #SupportRefugees #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Kids Only Market
The Creative Kids Collective
Saturday 19 September • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Western Springs Garden Community Hall
#Auckland"Over 50 stalls at the Kids Only Market where you can buy, sell, and trade all your favourite toys and books. Check out the art and baking.
Welcome to the Kids Only Market!
This event is all about young hustlers setting up their own stalls to sell what they have made and created. From handmade crafts, art, plants, jewellery to baking, coffee and Pokemon cards. There's something for everyone.
Come along and support these young business minds. Join us for a day of shopping, supporting local talent and enjoying the creativness of our community."
FMI:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/kids-only-market-tickets-1998360525125?aff=ebdssbdestsearch#SolarPunkSunday #YoungMakers #Creatives #HomemadeCrafts #Creativity #CraftFairs
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: #Microgreens and #Sprouts
Wednesday, September 9
10:00am - 12:00pmAlbany Community Club
575a Albany Highway
Albany 0632"Join Pip for this interactive Love Food Hate Waste workshop at Albany Community Hub and discover the world of microgreens & sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest.
Microgreens have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
Participants will make their own tray of microgreens to take home so please bring a SMALL plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
This #LoveFoodHateWaste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council and delivered by #CompostCollective.
Spaces are limited, booking is essential."
FMI and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-microgreens-sprouts-albany/
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwnFood #GrowYourOwn -
In my #blog
New Zealand political satire is alive, but on social mediahttps://jackyan.com/blog/2026/09/new-zealand-political-satire-is-alive-but-on-social-media/ #NZpol #politics #humour #CarpoolCoalition #NZ #Aotearoa
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Bird of the Year 2026: voting is now open!
And just like in the general election, there will also be a party-based vote this year. -
before internet porn we only had… playboys in the bush
https://fishriderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/playboys-in-the-bush
#BandcampFriday The Puddle #aotearoa #ōtepoti
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It's that time of the year in AoNZ when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
Bird Of The Year: Little Pengu... -
It's that time of the year in AoNZ when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
Bird Of The Year: Little Pengu... -
It's that time of the year in AoNZ when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
Bird Of The Year: Little Pengu... -
It's that time of the year in AoNZ when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
Bird Of The Year: Little Pengu... -
It's that time of the year in AoNZ when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
Bird Of The Year: Little Pengu... -
It's that time of the year in Aotearoa New Zealand when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/bird-of-year-little-penguin-korora.html
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
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It's that time of the year in Aotearoa New Zealand when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/bird-of-year-little-penguin-korora.html
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
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It's that time of the year in Aotearoa New Zealand when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/bird-of-year-little-penguin-korora.html
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
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It's that time of the year in Aotearoa New Zealand when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/bird-of-year-little-penguin-korora.html
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
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It's that time of the year in Aotearoa New Zealand when family members are split, friends lose friends, and all over the motu people can't believe other people didn't vote for the LITTLE PENGUIN / KORORĀ in the Bird Of The Year.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/09/bird-of-year-little-penguin-korora.html
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #BOTY #penguin #Kororā #bird #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara
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More Prince Tui Teka:
Prince Tui Teka - E Ipo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Khir_cOPQ
Next to Prince Tui Teka in this video, holding the gold record, is the great waiata composer
Ngoi Pēwhairangi, who wrote the lyrics of "E Ipo" and also "Poi E" -
Sistema Aotearoa is among orchestras performing at Koroneihana (Coronation) 2026, currently in progress at Tūrangawaewae Marae in honour of Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Po. See more info below.
Sistema Aotearoa / Tiki Orchestra - Dvorak, New World Symphony, 2nd movement, arr. and conducted by Jess Hindin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLr1XG3K8zw
More info:
Orchestras across Aotearoa unite for Kotahitanga Koroneihana performance in a first-of-its kind to perform for Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Po at the Kīngitanga Coronation celebrations at Tūrangawaewae Marae Ngāruawāhia. The in-person performance is set to gather members of the Auckland Philharmonia, Sistema Aotearoa Māori and Pasifika students from Ōtara and its sister organisation Arohanui Strings+ from Wellington.
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jeff simmonds - the queen of love and beauty and the veiled prophets ball
https://jeffsimmonds.bandcamp.com/track/the-queen-of-love-and-beauty-at-the-veiled-prophets-ball
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Honoring the #Movements and People who Inspire us. #Warriors, #Writers and #Dreamers -- A Thread Runs Through Them. #CensoredNews 20th Anniversary.
'Know who you are, and never let anyone take your power from you.'
By #BrendaNorrell, Censored News, August 30, 2026
"We're coming up on our 20th anniversary at Censored News, and we are honoring the warriors, leaders, writers and dreamers who make Censored News possible.
When the Mohawks came for the border summit in 2006 and 2007, it was, as they say in the movie Casablanca, the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Along with the Mohawks, leaders, writers and dreamers through the years became a sort of collective which makes Censored News what it is, a service to #IndigenousPeople and #HumanRights.
We lost many of our best, #Lakota Warrior Woman #DebWhitePlume, our longtime friend #KleeBenally, our French translator #ChristinePrat, and many more. But thanks to those who keep sharing their work, we keep Censored News going. This summer our page views increased by millions, thanks to their labors of love.
Today, we celebrate the movements and people who inspire us, as we celebrate our 20 Year Anniversary at Censored News."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/honoring-movements-and-people-who.htmlTo donate - [email protected] via PayPal. Link to donations page:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2019/08/donate-to-censored-news.html#IndigenousNews #ReaderSupportedNews #MicheleCook #OfeliaRivas #FloydWesterman #TohonoOodhamNation #BorderPatrol #Diné #Navajo #IndigenousActivists #LandDefenders #WaterDefenders #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #MniWiconi #Marcos #Mexico #Chiapas #Maori #Aotearoa #IndigenousResistance #NoBorders #LeaveItInTheGround #StandWithStandingRock #StandingRock
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"Across Aotearoa, young women and gender-diverse people are doing extraordinary things. They’re leading climate action, championing Māori and Pacific communities, advocating for mental health and hauora, and reimagining what leadership can look like.
It’s these changemakers that Y25 celebrates."
#Aotearoa #Youth #YoungLeaders #Leadership #Changemakers
https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/21-08-2026/meet-25-young-people-changing-aotearoa-and-the-world-2
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#Auckland - #CompostCollective - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste : #ZestyCitrus – #Helensville
Friday, 28 August 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pmSouth Kaipara Good Food
82 Mill Road, Helensville, Auckland, 0800"Come along to Pip’s Love Food Hate Waste workshop and get tips and tricks for what to do with left over citrus, including Lemon Curd, zesty sprinkle and #OrangePeel cleaner.
You’ll also get great advice about how to store your fresh food and leftovers, to help them last longer. Making the most of the food we have helps save money and is better for the environment.
Hosted by Love Food Hate Waste tutor Pip, and proudly brought to you by #EcoMatters, thanks to Auckland Council.
Spaces are limited so booking is essential."
Learn more and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-zesty-citrus-helensville/#SolarPunkSunday #LoveFood #Aotearoa #NewZealand #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #DIYCleaners #CitrusCleaners
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Nutrition programs work better when they include #Indigenous food knowledge
Researchers found nutrition programs work better when they include Indigenous food knowledge, local languages, and traditional practices.
By Raquel Brandao, July 24, 2026
Excerpt: "Cameras, cooking and conversation
"Some things worked. #Storytelling, #workshops, and #CookingDemonstrations turned up again and again across the 39 studies, alongside #TalkingCircles, #ShortFilms and #SmartphoneApps.
"The common thread is direction. Each of these methods lets people speak in their own words rather than sit and receive instruction.
"In #NewZealand ( #Aotearoa ), researchers built a mobile health app together with #Māori and #Pasifika partners. The language, the stories, and the pictures all came from the communities the app was meant for.
"Speaking with Earth.com, Rao described a project she led. 'In my own work, and one of the papers reviewed, I have used cameras and #DigitalTools with young women and men in an Indigenous community in #India to document their traditional food knowledges by speaking to the elders, visiting the forests and local markets, talking to women engaged in #foraging and #FoodPreparation.'
"That project is one of the 39 studies in the review. An earlier paper followed ten Santhal young people in eastern India who were trained to make films.
"They made nearly 50 films and screened them in their own villages. Older relatives supplied much of what went into them.
Elders as teachers
"Who holds the knowledge matters as much as what the knowledge is. #Elders, #healers, #farmers, and #women each carry different parts of it.
"None of it arrives as a curriculum. It moves between generations through cooking, gathering and long conversation, which is exactly what a nutrition leaflet cannot carry.
" 'Reclaiming and recognising #IndigenousKnowledge , values and practices to address the different elements of nutrition and health involves recognising intergenerational and wider social relations, and engaging everyone from the elders, healers, educators and farmers to service providers, policymakers and academics, to together raise issues and find solutions,' said Rao.
"Traditional foods carry knowledge of the local landscape in a way nothing else does. The review treats them as practical resources rather than heritage."
#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #IndigenousCommunities #TraditionalKnowledge #TraditionalDiets #FoodForests #Foraging #SharingKnowledge #PreservingCulture #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #FoodKnowledge #TraditionalFoods
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#Auckland -#CompostCollective - Free #LoveYourLeftovers workshop: #ZestyCitrus Session – Birkenhead
Sunday, 16 August 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm#BirkenheadLibrary
Nell Fisher Reserve, Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead, 0626, Auckland"Come along to Pip’s Love Food Hate Waste workshop and get tips and tricks for what to do with left over #citrus, including zesty sprinkle and #OrangePeel cleaner.
You’ll also get great advice about how to store your fresh food and leftovers, to help them last longer. Making the most of the food we have helps save money and is better for the environment.
Hosted by #LoveFoodHateWaste tutor Pip, and proudly brought to you by #EcoMatters, thanks to Auckland Council.
Most Compost Collective workshops are free to attend, though some special events may require a ticket fee."
Learn more and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-your-leftovers-workshop-zesty-citrus-session-birkenhead/#SolarPunkSunday #LoveFood #LibrariesRule #Aotearoa #NewZealand #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #DIYCleaners #CitrusCleaners
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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The Mangonui Harbour mouth on a very mild #farnorth day today. #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #sea
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Considering Winston Peters and #NZFirst were in coalition with #NZLabour when this #NZPol funded #Aotearoa #NewZealand Human Rights commission ad was produced, I expect Winston was already senile enough at this point to think this #TaikaWaititi ad was intended as a guide for #Racist FAQuaRs rather than satire.
#NZPol #GiveNothingToRacism #DitchThePricksIn26 #DitchTheRacistsIn26
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - The case for #WildlifeCorridors, bridges & belts
Connected networks of vegetated or aquatic spaces that enable movement of species across fragmented urban landscapes.
Excerpt: "#ClimateChange – #VegetatedCorridors contribute to #UrbanCooling and #microclimate regulation, supporting #ClimateAdaptation benefits alongside #biodiversity outcomes.
#HumanWellbeing – Access to connected, #biodiverse #GreenSpaces is associated with improved psychological wellbeing and restorative experiences.
#Freshwater security – Riparian and #BlueGreenCorridors can improve #stormwater attenuation, #WaterQuality, and #flood #resilience while supporting aquatic and terrestrial connectivity."Read more:
https://aotearoabiodivercity.org/design-strategies/green-wildlife-corridors-bridges-and-belts/#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeAdaptation #GreenerCities #GreenCorridors #WildlifeCrossing #WaterIsLife #NatureHeals #SpendTimeInNature #Greenspaces
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" ... one of his own ministers who publicly accused the PM of giving the Indian PM a blow job on his recent trip to #Aotearoa #NewZealand."
NZPol still has so much to give the world.
"The next time you go to an ethno-nationalist rally to receive a foreign leader, take off your knee pads," Jones bellowed."
Anthony Albanese take note!
#Modi #NZIndia #India #ShaneJones #EthnoNationalist #AnthonyAlbanese #AusPol
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
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A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens #IndigenousPeoples
Dionne Phillips
Updated Tue, July 14, 2026Excerpt: "Sara Wilson, a graduate communications researcher from Simon Fraser University in Canada, calls this a 'crisis communication gap' — something she highlighted in a submission to EMRIP's conflict study. Wilson previously worked in communications for the province of British Columbia's forest, land, and natural resources department, and also serves as a senior communications associate with Canada's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Her research spotlights underfunding, language erasure from public systems, and exclusion from decision-making during crisis situations. Wilson cites devastating #wildfires and #floods as examples of dangerous communication failures.
"In a report analyzing its response to 2023 wildfires, the government of the #NorthwestTerritories listed numerous concerns about how authorities communicated during the fire with #Indigenous individuals whose first language is not English. Its Official Languages Act recognizes 11 languages, but the government's alerts are issued only in English and French.
"On its website, the government highlights its working relationship with Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities to 'co-develop and establish bilateral emergency and communications protocols, as requested, before the 2026 wildfire season.' Government officials did not respond to emails asking what stage of the process they are in. Its website notes that in the interim they have 'developed an Emergency Response Event Communication Protocol with Indigenous Governments to ensure clear communication between Indigenous Governments and the GNWT during emergency events.'
"A paper published earlier this year by #ClimateCardinals, a youth-led climate organization, revealed that the overwhelming majority of the world's scientific publications are written in English. It argues that without more inclusive language, 'up to 6.5 billion people risk exclusion from climate policy, disaster preparedness, and access to critical information.'
"In #Aotearoa #NewZealand, #Māori communities have been hit by increasingly devastating storms, like #CycloneGabrielle, which hit the country in February 2023, causing 11 deaths and billions of dollars in damage.
"The cyclone exposed some key barriers to effective communication, according to a study released by Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki, a community resource center. It also praised the Māori-led mobilization to assist those impacted by the storm, which included setting up community centers. 'A truly effective response requires more than collaboration, it demands a #Tiriti-based framework [based on the Treaty of Waitangi] where Māori exercise decision-making authority over disaster preparedness and response in their own communities,' it reads.
"Throughout Monday's session in Geneva, Indigenous delegates highlighted the potential of Indigenous knowledge and argued that better resources and communication would benefit the entire world."
#IndigenousPeoples #LanguageBarriers #EnglishOnly? #EmergencyAlerts #WorldPol #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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The hibiscuses continue to flower through our #farnorth "winter". #photography #flowers #aotearoa
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on New Zealand’s role in his upbringing and why Aotearoa is the heart of Moana Live Action https://www.byteseu.com/2163841/ #Action #and #aotearoa #aotearoas #call #creation #demigod #depths #dwayne #enchanted #fishhook #from #gifting #hauled #Heart #his #Home #in #is #Ísland #Johnson #land #live #Maui #millions #moana #new #NewZealand #north #ocean #of #on #Rock #role #stories #the #upbringing #using #why #would #zealands
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'Now, this is all great news. But it all depends on funding, on donations and on goodwill. All this is running out. The work we (Genomics Aotearoa) did with kākāpō is now not possible, because the government has said that our funding should go to science that makes money. Saving remarkable species is off the table.'
#kākāpō #Aotearoa #NZPol #Conservation #ScienceFunding #Science #Genomics
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What can I do in response to the #FuelSupply Crisis in #Aotearoa / #NewZealand?
When the Trucks Stop - A community #MutualAid guide for fuel-constrained New Zealand - open for your input!
Mar 19, 2026
"At the time of writing, New Zealand has roughly 20 to 27 days of physical onshore fuel stocks. We import 100% of our refined fuel. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has already triggered Force Majeure declarations from Gulf and Asian suppliers, and the late March escalation has destroyed refining infrastructure that will take years to rebuild, if it is rebuilt at all.
Government will do what government does: triage. Hospitals, police, essential freight corridors. That is appropriate. But it means communities are largely on their own for everything else - food distribution, transport, heating, health access, economic survival. Civil Defence is built for earthquakes and floods, not for a slow-onset nationwide supply chain collapse with no clear end date.
So we wrote a guide.
When the Trucks Stop: Mutual Aid Arrangements for a Fuel-Constrained New Zealand is a practical briefing covering ten areas where communities can organise now to meet basic needs if fuel imports fall to zero or near-zero for weeks or months. It covers food production and distribution, water, energy, transport, health, economic alternatives like #timebanking and local currencies, communication, governance, and the specific needs of vulnerable populations.
It is not theory. It draws on real precedents - #Cuba’s #SpecialPeriod, the #LytteltonTimeBank after the #ChristchurchEarthquake, #PuertoRico’s community #microgrids after #HurricaneMaria, #Ukraine’s rapid #UrbanFarming response. These are places where people faced severe fuel or supply disruption and found ways through it. Not comfortably. Not without suffering. But they made it work, and the common thread in every case was community-level organisation that was already in place, or was built fast, before the worst hit.
The document plans for the worst case whilst hoping for a better outcome. The arrangements it describes cost almost nothing to establish and strengthen communities regardless of whether severe disruption eventuates. If it does, they could prove decisive.
This is a living document and we want your input. The Google Doc version is open for comments. If you know of resources, models, organisations, or practical experience that should be included, please add a comment or get in touch. We will edit contributions into the guide as they come in. This is a community document for community use. It is published under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence - share it, adapt it, translate it, print it out and pin it to the noticeboard at your local dairy.
What you can do this week:
- Read the guide
- Share it with your community group, church, marae, sports club, school community, or neighbourhood
- Call a meeting - even five people is enough
- Contact a local farmer and ask if they’d supply your community directly in a crisis
- Set up a communication channel - a group chat, a phone tree, a physical noticeboard
- Comment on the doc with resources, corrections, or experience we should includeThe time for preparation is before you need it. That time is now."
https://wiseresponse.substack.com/p/what-can-i-do-in-response-to-the
#SolarPunkSunday #CrisisResponse #ClimateCrisis #EmergencyPreparedness #Resiliency #BuildingCommunity #FoodSecurity #FuelCrisis #Polycrisis
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#NewZealand #Aotearoa - #CommunityPantry Locations
"Finding community pantries near me is becoming a priority for many New Zealand families navigating the rising cost of living and seeking to reduce food waste through community-led sharing initiatives. These #PātakaKai (food storehouses) operate on the principle of ‘take what you need, leave what you can,’ providing a vital safety net that fosters #manaakitanga (hospitality and care) within our diverse neighborhoods from Northland to Southland.
The concept of the community pantry has evolved rapidly in Aotearoa. What started as a few informal ‘#SharingSheds’ has grown into a sophisticated national network of Pātaka Kai.
In the current economic climate, #FoodInsecurity affects a broad demographic of New Zealanders. These pantries provide immediate, #BarrierFreeAccess to nutrition without the stigma often associated with traditional #WelfareQueues.
Moreover, these locations are hubs for #sustainability. By redirecting surplus #garden produce and supermarket ‘best-before’ items, they play a critical role in the #CircularEconomy of our local regions.
'The Pātaka Kai movement is more than just food; it is about restoring dignity to our communities and ensuring that no one goes hungry while our land produces so much abundance.' — Community Leader, NZ #FoodSovereignty Project.
- Reduces local #FoodWaste significantly.
- Strengthens neighborhood social ties.
- Provides 24/7 access to emergency food supplies.
- Encourages the sharing of home-grown organic produce."Learn more:
https://nzfamilies.org.nz/community-pantry-locations/#SolarPunkSunday
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #ZeroHunger #ZeroWaste #MutualAid #FarmToTable #GardenToTable #BuildingCommunity #ManaakiKai #Kai #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #Sustainability