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TTK will be having a Put Luck Dinner followed by a documentary Film on Saturday 21st August 2010.
This will be at Kapiti Uniting Church.
You can attend either or both events.
We will meet for the Pot Luck between 5.30 and 6pm with the meal starting at 6pm. Or you can arrive 7.15 for the Documentary to [...]

Chill-Ed is a series of informal community-organised classes, being run in Paekakariki over July and August.
Topics include:

Quick Breads
Media Skills for Community Groups
Warmer, Drier, Healthier Homes
Worm Farming
Introduction to Ukelele
Paekakariki Ukes
Earthships: what, how and why?
Eco Cleaners
Introductory Home Brewing
Sushi
Composting

Download the program PDF www.ttk.org.nz/files/Winter_Skills_Programme.pdf
To book a place in any workshop email
sustainable.communities@kapiticoast.govt.nz or phone Stacey Gasson on 905 0560.

We had a great meeting with 17 people turning up. Many ideas were discussed and the next step was decided to have a pot luck dinner and a film night in August. Details coming soon. We hope to have a regular Pot luck evening.

Hi All,
It looks like things are starting to happen again with TTK.
We had a Tea/Coffee catch up about TTK today, Sunday 27th June 2010, which was attended by 17 people. It was great to see such interest again in TTK, I think we all met some new people and much lively discussion was had, [...]

Here is a great interview by Peak Moment of Chris Martenson. If you don’t know who Chris Martenson is or have not watched his Crash Course then watch this interview and if inspired go and view the crash course.
Watch it below or Interview link here:http://www.wordpress.peakmoment.tv/conversations/?p=378
Crash Course link here: http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
I really liked his “strongest recommendation” in [...]

Published Mar 22 2010 by The Oil Drum
Recently, a 55 page paper called Tipping Point: Near-Term Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production (PDF warning) was published as the joint effort of two organizations:
Feasta, a leading international think-tank exploring the interactions between human welfare, the structure and operation of human systems, [...]

Transition Towns Kapiti will be at the KCDC Sustainable Home and garden show this weekend.
27 - 28 March 2010
9am - 4pm Sat,  10am - 4pm Sun
Kāpiti Primary School, Rimu Rd, Paraparaumu

Transition Towns Kapiti will be showing “The Crash Course” by Dr. Chris Martenson in Reikorangi. This is a 45 minute slide show which outlines our predicament in the earths Energy reserves, Economy, and Resources , and how these interact with each other.
Where: Reikorangi Community Hall, Akatarawa Road
When: Monday 29 March 7.30pm
Free entry - Everyone welcome!

Dr [...]

A really interesting read.
http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2010/02/what_does_collapse_mean_and_wh.php
Some food for thought for our meeting on the 1st of March.