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Navigating the environmental legal jungle
If your eyes start to glaze over when acronyms like RMA, EEZ, or EPA are quoted, but you need to know the ins and outs of environmental...

taitokerautimebank
Apr 27, 20182 min read


Kauri dieback – what you can do to help
Kauri dieback has been confirmed up here in the Herekino and Raetea forests. It isn’t just out there ‘somewhere’, it is here. The Kauri...

taitokerautimebank
Apr 18, 20182 min read


Zero Waste (Fund)Raising awareness!
The EcoCentre has put together a Zero Waste raffle worth over $100, thanks to the support of several generous contributors . Tickets are...

taitokerautimebank
Apr 9, 20184 min read


Leading the Charge to reach Kaitaia
An Electric Vehicle (EV) convoy will be arriving in Kaitaia next week timed to celebrate the official opening of the electric vehicle...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 29, 20182 min read


Aupouri water concerns flow
The concern about the water extraction from the Aupouri aquifer has gained national attention. The Northland Regional Council hearings on...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 24, 20182 min read


Land of milk and honey
Well we don’t have milk at the EcoCentre, but we do have honey, and it is divine! Coming from the bees of Monica & Tim Tautau on...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 19, 20182 min read


All charged up and ready to go!
It’s connected! If you missed the flurry of activity on social media a couple of weeks ago you may be surprised to know we now have a...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 16, 20181 min read


It’s a wrap!
A beeswax wrap! Several sizes in fact, and lovely ones specially designed for sandwiches and wraps (of the edible kind). We have...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 12, 20182 min read


It’s time to be the change
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors We borrow it from our grandchildren” “Climate change is real We are at a crossroads right...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 8, 20181 min read


We Are Water – speaking out
The We Are Water Action Group will be holding a ‘People’s Tribunal’ during the Northern Regional Council’s Resource Consent Hearing...

taitokerautimebank
Mar 2, 20184 min read


Open more hours!
We’re trialling Saturday opening 10am-12pm! After conversations with those coming through our doors for our open day on Saturday, plus...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 28, 20181 min read


Open more hours!
We’re trialling Saturday opening 10am-12pm! After conversations with those coming through our doors for our open day on Saturday, plus...

Anna Dunford
Feb 28, 20181 min read


Thinking co-operatively about progress
We folk of the Real Far North are fortunate to be living here. There may not be much money circulating, but we are rich in having a...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 21, 20182 min read


Earth First
Transtition Towns Kaitaia’s February film was ‘First Earth‘, which could as easily be called ‘Earth First’ – putting earth first as a...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 14, 20182 min read


Hats and mats
Our Crafty Monday series continues on 5th March with an opportunity to learn how to crochet hats and mats out of soft plastics. They are...

Anna Dunford
Feb 14, 20181 min read


Hats and mats
Our Crafty Monday series continues on 5th March with an opportunity to learn how to crochet hats and mats out of soft plastics. They are...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 14, 20181 min read


‘Did you bring a bag?’
“I suggested to the shop keepers to change their question of ‘Do you want/need a bag?’ to “Did you bring a bag?” That would at least stop...

Anna Dunford
Feb 9, 20183 min read


‘Did you bring a bag?’
“I suggested to the shop keepers to change their question of ‘Do you want/need a bag?’ to “Did you bring a bag?” That would at least stop...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 9, 20183 min read


Soap Making on a Crafty Monday
We had a great turn out to our soap making workshop, thank you to those who came along! Terrianne Catlow is a local to the Far North and...

Anna Dunford
Feb 7, 20181 min read


Soap Making on a Crafty Monday
We had a great turn out to our soap making workshop, thank you to those who came along! Terrianne Catlow is a local to the Far North and...

taitokerautimebank
Feb 7, 20181 min read
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