March 2010
Monday March 8: Cycle Aware Manawatu Meeting
Venue: Cafe Eminem on Broadway, 94-98 Broadway (Princess St end), back table. Come earlier for dinner first (or dessert and coffee). http://www.dineout.co.nz/restaurant.php?rest=8512
Meeting starts at 7.30pm. Agenda includes a funding proposal for further cycle training. All welcome!
Tuesday March 9: Forest & Bird Manawatu Public Meeting – The NZ Storm Petrel
The speaker for the evening will be Brent Stephenson of Wrybill Tours, who will give an illustrated presentation of his amazing rediscovery of the New Zealand Storm-Petrel, a bird which was supposed to have been extinct for over 150 years! He will give first-hand details of this experience. His current work involves clarifying the location and breeding habits of these birds. Brent is an entertaining speaker and one of New Zealand's foremost seabird specialists and photographer.
Venue: Te Manawa (Arts), Palmerston North. Starts: 7.30 pm. Entry by gold coin donation. All welcome!
Saturday March 6: SuperGrans Organic Gardening Workshop Free! Duration: 3 hours. To register or find out more contact SuperGrans on 354 3804
Sunday March 7: Palmy Farmers Market - every Sunday!
Stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, pickles, chutneys, eggs, plants, herbs and lots more. 9am till 1pm in Coleman Place, Palmerston North.
Saturday 13: Standing Ground: Toitű Te Whenua: MARCH - River Concert, Craft activities, & Procession!
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1:30pm CRAFT - children's and adult's craft starts at 1:30pm and continues throughout the concert, with Junk and Disorderly, and Kiwi Conservation Club.
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2:00pm CONCERT - of river-focused Musicians, Poets, Dance and Speakers. Finishes 3:00pm.
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3:00pm PROCESSION for the river - featuring the craft makings, around the Square, finishing 3:30pm.
WHERE? In the Square - meet at the grassy area under trees between the I-Site and the Plaza
BRING a cushion or a deck chair, and sunscreen and sunhat! See you there!
MORE INFO? Contact Margi Mitcalfe M.Mitcalfe@massey.ac.nz
Performer and speaker bios for previous concerts available here: 
January Concert - programme with bios.doc(42.50 KB) February Concert - Speaker and performer bios for Your Valentine For The Earth river concert.doc(38.50 KB)
Photos from both Jan and Feb Concerts available here
Saturday March 13: Mana Island - Day Trip with Forest & Bird Fully booked!
An extra trip will be run - see March 28 for details
Sunday March 14: Palmy Farmers Market - every Sunday
From 9am till 1pm in Coleman Place, Palmerston North. Local produce includes fresh vegetables, eggs, plants and vegetable seedlings, raspberries, baked goods, lavender products, cheese, olive oil, wine, jams & chutneys.
Is your garden exploding? Hire the community table - $10 to sell your fresh produce. Perfect for gardeners (or groups of gardeners) with extra-green thumbs!
(Note: Fresh fish available fortnightly, next on March 21st. Meat products just on first Sunday of each month) Enquiries: Caroline Eden 021 999076
Sunday March 14: Sea Week “Fish Fest” at Foxton Beach: from 2-6pm
Bring the family for a great day of the fun and games at the beach, including:
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boat trips (weather dependent)
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samples of local fish species
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marine mammal rescue training with DOC & Project Jonah,
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a Sea-lebrity Parade at 4pm. Come dressed as a creature from the sea or the coast or make a sea creature out of recycled waste material collected from the beach with Junk & Disorderly. Prizes include a trip for two to Kapiti Island
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plenty of people to talk to about fish and fishing including rangers from the Ministry of Fisheries and experienced fishermen from the boat club.
Where: Manawatu Marine Boat Club grounds, 50 Hartley Street, Foxton Beach. Contact Kelly Stratford at DOC for more information – phone (06) 3509708 or email kstratford@doc.govt.nz
Sunday March 14: A Rocha PN – Fortnightly meeting and working bee
A Rocha is an international Christian nature conservation organization. The focus of the Palmerston North group has been restorative planting of native trees. Fortnightly meetings for A Rocha PN are held at the propagation unit behind Seventh Day Adventist College, Walkers Road, Longburn. Meetings/working bees are held from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. All welcome. For more information about the Palmerston North branch and upcoming activities visit http://www.arocha.org/nz-en/1580-DSY/2501-DSY.html
Tuesday March 16: Green Drinks - Copenhagen COP15
Guest speaker: Georgina Morrison - from the NZ Youth Delegation to Copenhagen and back to the Manawatu.
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From 5.30pm @ the Steeple Conference Centre, Kingsgate Hotel (110 Fitzherbert Avenue)
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Free Entry, Nibbles Provided, Bar Available
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Saturday March 20: SuperGrans Organic Gardening Workshop Free! Duration: 3 hours. To register or find out more contact SuperGrans on 354 3804
Sat March 20: Keebles Bush Habitat Restoration
Keebles Bush is the best example of a lowland podocarp remnant in the Manawatu, with one of the oldest recorded restoration plantings. Here’s an opportunity to visit Keebles Bush and lend a hand with restoration efforts. Contact Jill Rapson in (06) 358‐9088 for more information.
Saturday March 20: Adult Cycle Skills Training Workshop
Want to gain confidence cycling around town, learn some new skills and find out how to deal with hazards on the road? Come along to the first of three Adult Cycle Skills Workshops which is like a defensive driving course, but for cyclists! Qualified instructors will be running the workshops and afternoon tea is provided. Run by Cycle Aware Manawatu, these workshops are always popular and places are limited so make sure you book early.
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Time: 10am—3pm
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Venue: Central Normal School, 201 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
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Fee: $20 per person, bookings are essential, phone Sport Manawatu 3575349
This is the second workshop of three (the final workshop will be run on Saturday April 24). Project collaboration between Cycle Aware Manawatu and Sport Manawatu, supported by the Cycling Advocates’ Network and funded by The Palmerston North City Environment Trust.
To view poster: 
Adult cycle skills workshop poster.pdf(2,020.65 KB)
Saturday March 20: Trip to Mana Island with Forest & Bird Fully booked!
A third trip has been organized for March 28 (see below).
Sunday March 21: Pit Park Working party
Come along and get involved with the development of the Featherston Street Pit into a community park. The Pit Park is at the Vogel Street end of Featherston Street (PN), with entry just before Tweed Street. Working parties are regularly held every third Sunday afternoon of the month - starting at 1.30pm and finishing around 3pm with a cup of tea. All welcome!
For more info: contact Malcolm on 357 5570, or Marise on 354 0062
Weekend March 27 and 28: Kapiti Coast “Sustainable Home and Garden Show” Mark your calendars! Adults Gold Coin Entry / Kids Free. More info Kapiti Coast Sustainable Home and Garden Show.doc(121.00 KB)
Sunday March 28: Trip to Mana Island with Forest & Bird – THIRD chance!
Mana Island is managed by DoC with the support of community groups, such as Forest & Bird. The island’s forest canopy is being restored by a massive replanting programme and Mana is a significant location for Cook Strait giant weta. McGregor’s skink and goldstripe gecko, Takahe, North Island robin and three lizard species have been introduced. Many other initiatives have been taken to enhance Mana’s ecological value.
The coach will depart from Waldegrave St at 7.30am, returning at approx 6.00pm.
The cost, including coach trip, ferry trip and a guided tour of Mana Island is $80.00 per person – payment is required when booking - limit of 33 passengers. If you would like to take part in this day trip, please contact Dennis on either (06) 354-9969 or 0274-371-021, or e-mail: dennis.d@inspire.net.nz
Sunday March 28: A Rocha PN – Fortnightly meeting and working bee
(See March 14 above)
Coming up in April
Thursday April 1: Science Café - Life and Wildlife in Antarctica
A photographic account of living and working amongst Antarctica’s landscapes and wildlife.
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From: 6.30pm at Te Manawa Art Gallery (please note change of venue)
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Speaker: Associate Professor Murray Potter, Massey University
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All welcome; join the debate, share your opinion, or just sit back and listen to the discussion. Free Entry.
Tuesday April 13: MMP or SMP?: why changing your electoral underpants too often is risky
This is the second in the Tower and the Town Community (lunchtime) Lecture Series from Massey - held at the City Library from 12.30 to 1.30 pm
Speaker Assoc. Prof. Richard Shaw will give a 30 minute lecture - followed by a 15 minute question & answer session. Refreshments will be available afterwards. All welcome!
Sound & Vision Zone, Ground Floor, Central Library, Palmerston North
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