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Council plants free fruit trees for Kapiti people

MAYOR Jenny Rowan and councillor Peter Daniel have planted a damson plum tree outside the Paraparaumu Community Centre, one of 10 that council staff have placed in parks.   “This is achievable,...

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Kapiti firm bypassed in Asian plastics war

District councils are not seeing the big picture when making decisions about waste processing, says a Raumati Beach resident keen to see society weaned off dependence on oil. Sending recyclables to...

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Crucial council report due on city’s recycling future

WITH world markets for recycled rubbish collapsing, Wellington City Council will receive a crucial report next week about the city’s recycling options. Whether the council should continue with its blue...

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Eight groups help city transition to green future

By Elisabeth Creevey TRANSITION TOWN Kelburn’s inaugural community meeting was attended by nine local residents at the school hall last week. The eighth Wellington branch of this international social...

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Women swap frocks to support sustainability

LAST WEEKEND’S Great Brooklyn Frock Swap wasn’t just a second-hand fashion frenzy. Although it brought 100 women to the Brooklyn Community Centre to swap frocks, it also helped to bring the community...

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International eco-group expo hits Wellington

Organiser Jolyon White was pleased with attendence. NEW ZEALAND’S first Transition Towns expo at St Paul’s Cathedral in Thorndon brought dozens of people together daily to talk sustainability....

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Brooklyn leads the way with orchard for all

PUBLIC PICKINGS: Young fruit trees in Brooklyn. ON a Tuesday evening Brooklyn residents Mel Beirne and Kelda Hains can be found tending the fruit trees in Wellington’s only organic community orchard....

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