by Amy Board | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
After nearly a year of dreaming, planning, learning, and steady determination, the Food Forest at Ngāti Kahu Hauora came to life in December 2025. This wasn’t a rushed project or a quick install. A lot of thought went into the lay out and it was the result of shared...
by Amy Board | Apr 20, 2026 | Resources - Services
Words : Te Rangikaheke Kiripatea Whakaotirangi, our Te Arawa ancestress, was entrusted with the safe passage of the kūmara tipu from Hawaiki to Aotearoa aboard Te Arawa waka. On arrival at Maketū, she disembarked and began the first plantings at Kiokio, later...
by Amy Board | Mar 25, 2025 | Events, Resources - Services, Uncategorized
“This is one of the few groups where there is no one upmanship, competitiveness, bartering, no money involvement. We meet in the spirit of kindness, freely giving, with respect for the planet and a wish to share our collective knowledge of gardening and the...
by Amy Board | Nov 11, 2024 | Free Community Meals, Resources - Services
From preventing 110,000kg of CO2 emissions to serving 132,000 meals, The Hub Te Puke is cooking up a revolution in how we think about food security and community care. At The Hub, our approach to kai security is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: every meal we...
by Amy Board | Oct 4, 2024 | Events
Syntropic Agroforestry: Building Resilient Communities and Ecosystems Through Food Forests Syntropic agroforestry, also known as food forests, is much more than a low-maintenance way to grow food that mimics natural forest ecosystems. Rooted in a revolutionary...
