Te Taiao

During the five days of the Māoriland Film Festival, the population of our Ōtaki community effectively doubles. We encourage you to join us and reduce your impact on our taiao (environment) during your time at Māoriland. With your help, the Māoriland Film Festival aims to present a Zero Waste event.

WHAT WE DO: At MFF2020 Māoriland will trial a Para Kore (waste minimisation) initiative. Along Ōtaki’s Main Street you will notice special bins labelled for mixed recycling and compost. The contents of these bins will be returned to the Māoriland Hub Para Kore site to be sorted, washed, composted or recycled. Mixed Recycling Bins can take hard plastic, glass and tin. Compost Bins can take any organic material and commercially compostable materials including meat and bones. At the Māoriland Hub, all such materials will be put into a NZ Box; a hot composting system. HELP US OUT! We welcome any MFF visitors to give us a hand at the Māoriland Hub’s Para Kore site.

Precycle - where possible, reduce your waste at the source - avoid singleuse items, plastics and unnecessary packaging. Bring your own reusable coffee cup, bag and reusable water bottle. Māoriland Film Festival has coffee cups, drink bottles and bags available at the Hub.

Offset your travel: car-pool, walk, cycle. Separate your waste into compost, landfill and recycling - follow the detailed signs. When possible, wash recyclables. Provide feedback. Share your thoughts and your experiences during the festival, and how this contributes to preventing waste from entering landfill or our oceans!