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The Weekend Sun
Friday 3 July 2015
Papamoa set to Rock ‘n’ roll He and Lily have some Dave Hursthouse and big plans for the future of Lily Tworogal don’t just love the garden, including more gardening – they understand in-depth communication and the politics and governance community participation, of food, agriculture and the renovation of containers, a new environment. hot house and the establishment The Tauranga couple are of fruit tree forests at either end the new operations managers of the garden. of The Rock: Papamoa Dave says The Rock: Papamoa Community Garden on Community Garden is much Hartford Ave, following more than a garden. the departure of long-time “The social and community managers Owen and Judy Dave Hursthouse and Lily Tworogal are building side of it is probably Takuira-Ngaropo. the new operations managers of The Rock: the most important part, and “It’s easy for us because we growing the food is just a way Papamoa Community Garden. love community gardening,” to facilitate that. says Dave. “We wanted to get of agricultural and social design “It’s an extremely important involved and help out.” principals focused on simulating part of the community. Particularly But who are they? What are their or using patterns and features its location on Hartford Ave, where plans for the garden? And what do there’s a lot of people who need they know about gardening? A heck observed in natural ecosystems. “We understand how much good food and can’t afford it.” of a lot, actually. better for everyone, the planet The community garden is Lily and Dave both studied and ourselves, it would be if we managed by The Rock Papamoa global food politics and organic all started growing our own food, Charitable Trust. The management horticulture at university. particularly in community settings,” committee, including Bill Purdie, Dave has a certificate in says Dave. Peter Harrison, Liam Banbury and permaculture design, a system
Let’s recycle now and forever “It’s important to recycle at school because it’s our environment. “If we get the school involved then
the community will get involved, including the
Otumoetai College environmental committee Grace Choi, Shelby Bell, Ayla Wesley, Mizuki Matsumura, Carlea Rameka and Knoah Saunders.
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intermediate and wider Otumoetai area.” The beverage containers will be paid for by the annual Keep NZ Beautiful Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants Programme, funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation. Teacher Desirree Brennan says the school’s bins arrive in the second week of Term 3. “We’ll be placing one in the main area of the canteen and probably one on the field.” By Zoe Hunter
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It’s an icky, dirty, messy job, but someone’s got to do it. That ‘someone’ is a group of seven clean, green Otumoetai College students who hope to improve the habits of their school, the community and then New Zealand. The college’s environmental committee’s three-year plan to slash waste in their school is well underway after winning a set of purpose-built, stainless steel recycling bins designed to hold beverage containers. Created by Taurangabased environmental education trust EERST, the competition asked students to prove they were showing initiative to reduce waste in order to receive the bins. Year 11 student Grace Choi says the school is committed to waste minimisation, with daily initiatives in place.
Ngaire Pene, work closely with Tauranga City Council developing a strong plan and vision for the garden’s future. “It will continue to thrive, incorporating permaculture and sustainability principles, offering workshops to the community and providing a social hub,” says Dave. Gardening bees are held every second Saturday from 9am-3pm. For more information about the garden and regular working bees, email therockpapamoa@ gmail.com By Zoe Hunter