Community and Environment Day - MARCH 6TH 2010
Kopua Domain - Raglan

Celebrating Children’s Day, Maui Dolphin Day, Xtreme Recycled Raft Race, & Seaweek.

A big fun day, packed with music, theatre, performance, face painting, bouncy castle, info stands, recycled raft race, competitions, origami, harekeke weaving, uni cycle and hula hoop workshops, organic kai, and more!

Brought to you by: Raglan Community House, Whaingaroa Environment Centre & Xtreme Waste. Special guest: Peggy Oki, environmentalist, surfer and skate Boarder.

Big thank you to: WEL Energy, Sky City, Raglan Community Board, Raglan Arts Council, Lions, Ray White, Black Sands Café, Peter Storey, Anexa and the many other local businesses who support this event.

For more info:

WEC 825 0480

Community House 825 8142

Xtreme Waste 825 6509

Recycled Raft Race

Prizes
Best Raft $400
Runner Up $200
Fastest Raft $200
Lots of other prizes......................................

All rafts must be made out of at least 80% reused materials and float. All competitors are encouraged to dress up and must wear life jackets

Registration before 12 noon

Race starts at 1.30pm

All enquiries to Lindsey Turner 0277 151516

Let's Celebrate! Xtreme Waste's 10th Birthday!

 Xtreme Waste invites you to its 10th Birthday celebration on Saturday 6th
March at the Town Hall. 

Doors open at 7pm and Antonio starts the evening at 7.30pm with a Spoken
Word Act - followed by Ruiha and Ardré, Leon, Cornerstone Roots and  DJs
Jamin-I and Dubsonic.  Food and Alcohol are for sale at this R18 event.

 This is a fundraising event for building an Education Room at Xtreme Waste.
With a dedicated Education Room, we will provide even better zero waste
education experiences.  Over 1000 students have undertaken site tours of
Xtreme Waste this past year alone.

 Xtreme Waste has achieved so much in the past 10 years and we're got so much
more we want to do.  But right now we're ready to party and celebrate our
10th birthday.

 

$20 at the door, or $15 presales from Raglan Info Centre, Xtreme Waste or
Matapihi Art Gallery.

Don't arrive late on the night or you will miss out!

Spot prizes for recycled outfits!

 

 Poihakena Launches Marae Zero Waste Project


Marae in Waikato Maniapoto feed over 200,000 guests each year, producing massive amounts of waste.  To prevent most of this being transported to landfills, Xtreme Waste has recently launched Para Kore, meaning Zero Waste, to help maraereduce waste.

Co-ordinator Jacqui Forbes says the project will look at what a marae buys and encourage the reusing, recycling and composting of waste.  “We’d love this project to spread like wildfire throughout Aotearoa.  It’s a practical way for marae today to reflect Maori values of respect for the environment passed down from our ancestors.”

Initially Para Kore will work closely with three marae to trial systems to reduce waste.   “We’re excited that Poihakena in Raglan has agreed to participate, with Turangawaewae in Ngaruawahia and Kirikiriroa marae in Hamilton hoping to join the project soon.”

Jacqui says the project and its logo were blessed with karakia from Sean Ellison and Paddy Kaa at Poihakena.  Visitors also toured Kaiwhenua Organics, Whaingaroa Harbourcare and Xtreme Waste. 

Xtreme Waste has received funding from the MfE’s Sustainable Management Fund and is working with the support of Environment Waikato to deliver this project.