Present
Sharon
Dan
Andrew RK
Sam
Richard
Willie
Anna
Andrew Hall
Cree
Jim
Apologies
Pam
1. Possible visits to local property and forests.
Re: David Scott & QE Park designated a couple of people go and see
There are no real examples for us to see, only partial and related results.
Bena to investigate and action to coordinate
Ideas
QE Park
Gary and Emily’s place
Trevor’s place
Treecroppers association
place in Manakau
Kath Irvine’s place
Landcare.org.nz
Soil + [...]

We visited Valhalla in Raumati South today and 4 local councillors Lyndy, David, Scott and Sandra, Regional Councillor Nigel and local labour member Winnie Labon. Surely a local railway station http://www.raumatistation.com/ is much more sustainable for the large amounts of Raumati residents who have to travel to Paraparaumu railway station. There was a great community [...]

Present
Richard
Anna
Andrew
Sharon
Sam
Bena
Dan
Willie
Pam
Isabel
Leadership
fine with rotating organisation. Andrew to be key point of contact for the moment.
Other Stuff of interest
David scott’s invitation to go to native forest tour passed over and carried to next meeting.
Meeting in regards to Lindale (Andrew and Willie attended)
Gossip about council providing land is positive. Sam established Key people within council
Purpose Brainstorming (Key ideas)

Self [...]

Since I recently shaved, I’d asked myself, since I had no particular idea about the cost of the environment in regards to shaving. Here’s a jazzy video from Umbra…

A good article on shaving and the environment.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1972-03-01/How-to-Use-a-Straight-Razor.aspx
Anyway I’m off to get a straight razor and a whole bunch of bandaids. If anyone has some experience in [...]

We’re looking at our manual that was put together last year and resurrecting it so we can sell/give it away. If you want to have a look and add suggestions even put in bits for the missing parts, you are most welcome.
A Manual for Transitioning Kapiti

by Andrew Rundle-Keswick April 2009 at KCDC Sustainable Home and Garden show
Andrew Rundle-Keswick talks on “What is Transition Towns?”; Some History of TT in New Zealand and discussion of problems facing the world and and urging for action.
Part 1

Part 2

The Powerpoint Presentation to download.
http://ttk.org.nz/files/What_is_TTK.ppt

Hi all,
We had an excellent weekend at the Sustainable Home and Garden Show in Kapiti. The weather was brilliant all weekend, so there was an awesome turnout on both days. Our tent was especially cool because we had living economies and not 1, not 2, but 3 Transition groups: TTKapiti, TT Otaki and the newly [...]

Sustainable Home and Garden Show
We’re gonna be at the show 4th and 5th of April, we’ll be sharing Tent 23 with TT Otaki and TT Waikanae. See you there.
http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Sustainability/Events.htm