LETTERS

Theatre thanks its supporting cast

Recently Mohua Menzshed helped us out at The Village Theatre. They painted the floor under the chairs and got rid of the rust on the seat uprights. We are now looking very smart thanks to you wonderful men. Thanks are also due to NBS who kindly paid for the materials.

We are so grateful to all those in our community who support The Village Theatre. Please keep coming to the movies, we need you!

Tish Potter for The Village Theatre Committee

Kin-dom sale is coming

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Two bands from Iron Works Road, Ōnekakā, are travelling hundreds of metres to play music at the Mussel Inn on April Fool’s Day.

“Itchy and Scratchy” are a two-piece band playing original indie pop songs. They are: Shān Gatrell and Clive Garlick.

The Forge – made up of local fools Charlotte Squire, Beryl and Flyde, Brian Smith, Richard Gall and Mark Stillwell – play a mix of 70s and 80s dance hits, plus Golden Bay-flavoured originals.

“Prepare to dance. We’re looking forward to playing some soul stirring originals and classic hits that you can’t help but sing along to,” says Charlotte.

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Hello GB Community – The Peaceable Kin-dom’s famous garage sale is about to happen again soon. All proceeds go to The Peaceable Kin-dom Animal Rescue. So, if you have some treasures you would like to donate to a worthy cause, we will happily take them off your hands and hopefully sell them to boost the Kin-dom’s coffers. We are happy to collect from you – anything saleable, in good condition is greatly appreciated. Nothing we might have to dump please. Message me at kindomlouise@gmail.com and we can arrange pick up, or you can leave items on the pallets at the “drop off zone” on the grass outside 18 Rototai Road. Thank you in advance.

Louise Amitrano for The Peaceable Kin-dom

Climate change: Northern hemisphere must act

The headlines in the press this week are all about the coming elections being focused on climate change, and how our nation’s population must get behind the global effort to reduce carbon emissions.

I disagree. The elections in October should focus on the economy, health, safety, jobs, and welfare of the population, with the cost of living in a time of acute inflation.

New Zealand’s effort to reduce carbon emissions, methane and other polluting gasses, in order to influence the climate change, will have absolutely no effect on the global situation. We are wasting emotion, time, money, and energy in trying to set an example of good world citizenship. Our little population of five million, should not have to sacrifice our standard of living and livelihood on setting an example to the world’s eight billion who do not appear to care.

The Northern hemisphere population creates 90 per cent of global emissions.

The fact that 100 years ago, in 1913, the world population was only two billion, supports the claim that human population growth is the major cause of current climate change.

Reg Turner

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Clarification

In last week’s Community Board report ( GBW, 17/3) it should have been made clear that, while Project De-Vine Environmental Trust has applied for $150,000 to finance the proposed EMUs project, a decision to grant the funding is not expected until May. We apologise for any misunderstanding.

Learning for sustainable living

SLC educator and gardener extraordinaire Sol Morgan tells The GB Weekly, “We are continuously thinking about how to evolve our education courses for adults to make them more sustainable. We now have three courses on offer this autumn, in place of our longer 11-week sustainable living course.”

Community Resilience, 11-14 April, $400.

Designed for members of any community, neighbourhood, city, hapu, or group, with a common goal of creating resilience for their people and land. Especially aimed at community leaders, council members, community organisations, and those who want to understand how we can all be focused on community stability, resilience, and sustainability. Sol says, “The course is ideal for those wishing to help themselves and their neighbours become more resilient from the ground up. The focus is on community organisations – but with common sense land use and social design.”

Introduction to Sustainable Living, 17-21 April, $500.

Designed to provide “a snippet” of key aspects of the SLC’s longer 11-week course, it covers natural building, permaculture principles, personal sustainability, sustainable eating, and organic growing. As well as local knowledgeable tutors, the course will incorporate guest speakers with specialities in many aspects of sustainable living. The course theory is supported by local field trips to examples of sustainable living and practices. “Most people who have done our longer course find it a lifechanging experience and investment,” says Sol. “This course is a taster for those who wish to know more about sustainable living, in a condensed time period.”

Natural Building, 24-27 April, $400.

Students can expect to combine natural building theory, field trips, and hands-on practice under the guidance of tutor Rita Scholten. Students will learn about the high toxicity of