Newsletters
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February 2025 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, I hope it has been a bountiful and productive summer season for you in both your lives and in your mara (garden). For me personally it has been a season of connection to whanau, both here in…
December 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, On Sunday December 1, we held our AGM and I would like to thank everyone who participated via the online voting forms and the Zoom meeting. You can read the results below and hear a little bit…
November 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, Following all of the work the PiNZ Council put into the 2024 Hui, it is now time to refocus our energy on our organisation and our members.As per our constitution, we now need to hold an AGM…
October 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, We are less than three weeks from having the opportunity to come together at the 2024 National Permaculture Hui, and in addition to our amazing speakers and facilitators we are really excited…
September 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, Organisation of this year's Hui is both busy and exciting with so many amazing speakers and facilitators signing up to share their knowledge. We have been exploring ways to make attendance at…
August 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, Tickets to this years Hui have now been released to the general public and we are excited by the sales we are seeing from both members and non-members. Discounted tickets for paid Permaculture…
July 2024 Newsletter
Kia ora koutou permaculture whānau, Since we sent out our last newsletter there has been a lot going on behind the scenes for the PiNZ council both with the day-to-day management of the organisation, finalising the structure of…
June 2024
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whānau, If you are a paid member of Permaculture in New Zealand, you would have received a renewal invitation by email on Friday. If you did not see it in your inbox please check your spam and junk…
May 2024
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whānau, May has been both busy and productive for the Council Team kicking off the month with an in-person weekend workshop in Auckland when a huge amount of planning was done for the 2024 National…
April 2024
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whānau, As we enter April I am sensing the change of the season occurring. All around me witnessing the beautiful rainbow of autumn colours changing, on what seems to be a daily basis, feeling the…
March 2024
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whānau, Firstly, apologies on behalf of the council for the delay in getting this newsletter out to you all, as we mentioned there were some issues with our newsletter system but it is now resolved.…
February 2024
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, Firstly apologies on behalf of the council for the delay in getting this newsletter out to you all. There have been some changes by both Google and Yahoo introducing a stricter email sending…
December 2023
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, On Sunday we held our AGM and I would like to thank everyone who participated via the online voting forms and the Zoom meeting. If you are a paid member you will already have received and email…
November Newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, As we head toward the end of the year this is a busy time for many with a lot of energy inputs being invested in the aim of future returns. Merve has focused on the principle of designing from…
October Newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau I am currently in my final week of a trip back to Queensland Australia where my permaculture journey started more than 2 decades ago, and I have been fortunate to revisit some sites that I…
September Newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, As we officially enter Spring the change in the weather here in the Rangitikei has been noticeable and the anticipation of the warmer months is building. I have been spending longer and longer…
August newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau Firstly I would like to apologise for the delay in the August newsletter. The wonderful Merve is overseas visiting family, and in preparation she had prepared this months news for me to…
July Newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, We are now half way through the calendar year and heralding in the Māori New Year. As Merve shares below, this is a time for both looking back, and looking to the future. So as Chair I have…
June newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau, Back in the March newsletter we shared the direction of the council and our intentions to address some foundational issues that underpin our organisation. Communication is a priority and we…
May newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau. With the range of projects we are looking to undertake as part of our ‘Whakaoho’ /Reawakening (which you can read more about in our March Newsletter or on Facebook) the council have co-opted on…
April newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau. As the weather cools we see summer harvests coming to an end, and the darkness creeping in earlier and earlier. The recent cool weather has already seen people in my local area of the…
March newsletter
Kia ora koutou Permaculture Whanau. Welcome to Autumn and what is hopefully a more settled period for all of us across Aotearoa. As I said in the last newsletter Council is dedicated to the ‘Whakaoho’ (Reawakening) of our…
February newsletter
Kia ora, As the weather cools we see summer harvests coming to an end, and the darkness creeping in earlier and earlier. The recent cool weather has already seen people in my local area of the Rangitikei lighting their fires and…