30th June 2022

Today I visited Shannon first who is very easy to work with. She has gardened before by just digging up some of her lawn, but never had any tools, a raised garden or really good soil. Her dog had been a pain pooing wherever she gardened, so we are exploring options to keep him out. …

23rd June 2022

My first visit of the day was Rose's planting. Her garden was set up a few weeks ago but with whanau commitments and covid out of the way I could finally come in to plant. She had a 9 and 10 year old there whom she had whangaied when they were babies and she is …

15th May 2022

Seven visits planned for today but already had one postponed first thing. First up *Ailana and *Makamae, who came through Kesi and live almost opposite each other. Both have quite a bit growing wild and untended, which is a great way to garden in my opinion. At this point mostly taro and kūmara, from which …

The HEART Movement 2023

The HEART Movement is a community-led initiative in Tamaki, East Auckland, which celebrated it's tenth anniversary in February 2022. HEART was developed from conversations between community organisations and community members about working to prevent family violence before it happens it happens rather than only responding to violence after it has occurred. 2023 sees The HEART …

Ope

Ope (noun) army, troop, party, entourage, contingent - group of people moving together. Ope is an Auckland Council programme to help connect Enviroschools and the community around waste reduction and climate change activities. Rākau Tautoko practitioners Tara, Carla and Haare are working in partnership with Tāmaki WRAP Community Activators Sarah, Kristine and Sam to engage with …