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What has already happened this year or previous years - see below for the records:

2010

June

Wednesday-Thursday June 2-3: Auckland Conference - Reform in Paradise II Environmental Reform and the Green Economy

Fee is $225 for NGOs. Info at www.edsconference.com

Friday June 4 (and 1st Friday every month) – household cleaners and eco garden sprays

Learn to make the natural recipes our great grandmothers used to clean everything! It’s easy, fun, and good for your skin and for the environment.

Cost: Gold coin donation
From 10–11am
Book @ The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St, PNth, Ph: 06 3558105
Email: greenhub@xtra.co.nz or janice.feyen@gmail.com

June 5: Celebrate World Environment Day with Reel Earth

Under the theme 'Many Species - One Planet - One Future', World Environment Day will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

June 5th is also the FINAL day of Reel Earth for this season and boasts four great films focused on biodiversity:

A Simple Question – the inspiring short story of how a crop of California school kids saved a species from extinction.
Call of Life – a beautiful and challenging consideration of the richness of life on this planet, and the need to adopt solutions to stem the tide of extinctions we are causing.
Milking the Rhino – a most hopeful and entertaining story of the successes of conservation in Africa through community based management of resources.
Legend of Pale Male – a love story set in New York, of how an entire city fell in love with a bird on the roof of a building.

All screening June 5th at Downtown Cinema - for details visit: http://www.reelearth.org.nz/modules/content/content.php?content.269

Sunday June 6: Green Corridors Arbor Day community planting day (if too wet, 13 June)

To be held at Middle Pari in the Summerhill area, with access off Waicola Drive.

Starting time is 1pm.
Map and details are shown here: Green Corridors ArborDay 2010 Flier.DOC(957.00 KB)
Bring a spade and sturdy footwear. Refreshments available after planting. All welcome!

Sunday June 6: A Rocha PN fortnightly meeting - seed sowing

A Rocha is an international Christian nature conservation organization. The group will be working at the Plant Propagation Unit at Longburn Adventist College between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m. Plenty of seed has been gathered on recent expeditions, and they will be making a start on sowing it. If you are interested in finding out more phone John Flenley (06) 357 6844 contact Carol Johnson C.J.Johnson@massey.ac.nz

For more information about the Palmerston North branch and upcoming activities visit: http://www.arocha.org/nz-en/1580-DSY/2501-DSY.html

Sunday June 6: Palmy Farmers Market - every Sunday!

And this Sunday - MUSIC - from Dirt Box Charlie and the PNth Boys High Stage Band

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.

The market has moved indoors for the winter! Most stalls now in the Bar Mode building (cnr George St and Coleman Mall). Check out the new stalls - selling lavender products, cakes and hot crepes!

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! Enquiries: Caroline Eden 021 999076

Tuesday June 8: Forest & Bird Public Meeting - NZ’s unique coastal dunes, plants and animals

Vivienne McGlynn, Biodiversity Manager for the Department of Conservation will give an illustrated talk about the unique dunes, plants and animals that call the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand home.

Commencing 7:30 pm on Tuesday 11 May at Te Manawa ART. Entry by gold coin donation. All welcome!

Wednesday June 9: Forest & Bird Rangitikei Public Meeting - Study of Bush Recovery at MacPherson's Bush

Macpherson's Bush was replanted in 2008 following damage caused by the 2004 floods.

Speaker: Massey ecologist Jill Rapson
7.30 p.m. at Milne Room, Presbyterian Church, Broadway, Marton
Visitors welcome. Enquiries to Diana Stewart (06) 327-8064 or Dot Mattocks (06) 327-8790

Friday June 11 (2nd Friday every month): Workshop: Skin care from your pantry and garden

Learn to make the natural recipes our great grandmothers used to clean everything! It’s easy, fun, and good for your skin and for the environment.

Cost: Gold coin donation
From 10–11am
Book @ The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St, PNth, Ph: 06 3558105
Email: greenhub@xtra.co.nz or janice.feyen@gmail.com

Saturday June 12: Trip - 'Hidden Treasures of the Coast'

Following on from her Forest & Bird talk on Tuesday 8th of June, Vivienne McGlynn will lead an exploratory trip to Himatangi beach.

A car-pooling system will be in operation, leaving from the car park opposite N.Z. Post on Church Street PNth at 9.30 am and returning to PNth at approx. 2.30pm

This trip is suitable for people of all ages and will include walking among the sand dunes. Please phone Vivienne to confirm your intention to join the 'expedition'! (06) 353-2305

Tuesday June 15: Lunch time talk - The Politics of Food Provisioning.

Speaker Dr Carolyn Morris (Social Anthropologist, Massey University).

Where should we get our food from - farmer’s markets, community gardens, supermarkets, neighbourhood stores, organic production, fair trade or growing our own? What are the social and political contexts around food provisioning?

Venue: St Andrew’s in the City, Church Street
Time: 12.15 - 1.00 pm
Tea and Coffee available beforehand. Bring your lunch. Gold coin donation appreciated.

Tuesday June 15: 'Women in Local Politics' Discussion/Focus Group

In November 2009 the National Council of Women held a seminar on 'Women in Local Politics', which was aimed at encouraging women to stand for the 2010 elections for the PN City Council, the Regional Council and the District Health Board.

This follow up workshop is intended for women who have decided to stand for election to one of the local bodies, or who are giving serious consideration to doing so. Annette Nixon and Anne Podd, both of whom have had considerable experience in local government, will lead the discussions.

From 5.30pm to 7.30pm, Missoula Room, PNCC buildings. To RSVP and/or find out more, contact Audrey Jarvis, National Council of Women, phone (06) 357 3089, cellphone 021 406 265, e-mail jarvis.ab@xtra.co.nz

Tuesday June 15: Talk: From the Manawatu Estuary to the North Slope of Alaska and back again – tracking the movements of ‘our’ Bar-tailed Godwits

In 2007 satellite tracking revealed that this humble, mud-dwelling shorebird is the avian world’s greatest endurance athlete! The birds made non-stop flights of over 10,000 km on both northward and southward migrations, one bird setting a record of 11,700 km when returning from Alaska to the Firth of Thames. In this talk, Dr Phil Battley (Ecology Group, Massey University) will outline the work being done by Massey researchers in the Manawatu River Estuary, China and Alaska, focusing in particular on the timing of migration of individual birds. In his mind, the Manawatu Estuary is the ideal research site, and he is set to try to prove that fact to the rest of the world!

A joint meeting of Manawatu Branches of Forest & Bird and The Royal Society of N.Z.
Te Manawa – Art Gallery, 7.30pm @ 326 Main Street, PNth
All welcome

Saturday June 19: SuperGrans Organic Gardening Workshop Free!

From 10 – 1pm. Registrations must be made in advance. Contact SuperGrans on 354 3804 for more info

Sunday June 20: Pit Park Working Party

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!

Winter is the planting season. For more info on activities: contact Malcolm on 357 5570, or Marise on 354 0062. More on the Pit Park Project: http://www.environmentnetwork.org.nz/106.html

And…Monday June 21: Pit Park People AGM plus speaker

Would you like to help with the development of the Featherston Street Pit into a community park? Please consider joining the committee. The Pit Park People are looking for people with the following skills:

Basic Website management
Secretarial skills
Data base skills
Or anyone with an interest in a native re-vegetation project and a willingness to help.

AGM starts 7pm - at the Leisure Centre (569 Ferguson St). Supper provided!

Speaker Peter Russell is a consultant on weed management and re-vegetation (and currently working for DOC Palmerston North). For further info contact Marise Clark 3540062.

Tuesday 22 June: Lunch time talk - Feeding the world in 2050: Challenges and Opportunities.

Speaker: Dr Mike Boland (Research & Development Consultant and Fellow, Riddet Institute)

Can we tackle both the challenges of hunger and malnutrition (deficiencies and overeating) using modern science?

Venue: St Andrew’s in the City, Church Street
Time: 12.15 - 1.00 pm
Tea and Coffee will be available beforehand. Bring your lunch.
A gold coin donation to assist with expenses would be appreciated

Friday June 25: Launch Party - Volunteer Resource Centre Manawatu & Districts

The Volunteer Centre will assist the not-for-profit sector in recruitment, management, advocacy, best practice and support of surrounding volunteers. And Volunteers will have a one stop shop through which to find a placement which best suits them.

Celebrate the official launch of the centre and help spread the word to the community about the services and opportunities that it will bring!

Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Sound & Vision Zone, Palmerston North City Library
RSVPs essential as numbers limited and organizers need to confirm catering arrangements.
RSVPs and queries to Janine @ Access Radio 06 357 9340 or email info@vrcmanawatu.org.nz by Tuesday 22nd June.

Monday June 28: The Honorable Steve Maharey “The Future of Tertiary Education”

An invitation from the National Council of Women, Manawatu Branch, to a Midwinter Luncheon starting at 12.00 noon.

Venue: St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall Ruahine Street
Cost: $15.00 a head. Everyone welcome
R.S.V.P. by Thursday 24th June to Audrey: phone 357 3089, mobile 021 406 265 or email jarvis.ab@xtra.co.nz

Wednesday June 30: Cycle Aware Manawatu Public Meeting

CAM meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm, at Cafe Eminem on Broadway (Turkish cafe, 94-98 Broadway, Princess St end).

If you are interested in advocacy, promotion and support for commuter, school and family cycling in the Palmerston North City and surrounding area – you are welcome to join them. Come earlier for dinner!

For more info about CAM visit http://www.environmentnetwork.org.nz/96.html