Please click the link https://youtu.be/yYfghhMjWQI to view the YouTube video released by the Ministry for Environment featuring John Wilkie
Archive for December, 2017
Office Christmas Closure Dates
Thursday, December 21st, 2017 | Posted by: Mary OughtonThe Marae office will be closed from 5pm Friday 22rd December 2017 to 9am Monday 8th January 2018.
For any urgent enquiries, phoning the office on 03 689 4726 will transfer you to the Runanga Chairperson.
The Staff would like to wish whanau a safe and happy Christmas period.
Native Seedling Project
Thursday, December 14th, 2017 | Posted by: Mary OughtonIn 2016 the Runanga entered into a MOU with Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa to propagate native plant seedling. These seeds were collected within our takiwa by whanau and then sent to Milton Correctional Centre where they were divided with half of them be sent to Invercargill Correctional Centre. Recently the office sent 2000 potting bags to Invercargill as the seedlings needed repotting as they have outgrown the recycled milk cartons they started their journey in.
Horticulture Instructor Kara from Invercargill Correctional Centre sent the photo to show whanau of the progress to date. Hopefully we will received the native seedlings in late 2018 where they will spend some time in the shade house in the Marae garden before being replanted.