Retrofitting Workshop
"Make Your Home More Energy Efficient"
Thursday 25 August 2011 - 10 am to 12 noon
Waimarie Community House, 53 Wellington Street, Hamilton East
Free
Workshop looking at the major areas that can be addressed in retrofitting a typical house in Hamilton. If you are considering retrofitting your house or just have a passing interest, join us with Ian Mayes, eco design advisor for Hamilton City Council, as he does an assessment of the Waimarie.
Waimarie: Hamilton East Community Centre
Tel: 858 3453
www.waimarie.org
STOAT TRAPS ON KARIOI MAUNGA
SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2011
LIKELY YOU'VE BEEN MEANING TO CLIMB KARIOI FOREVER - AND NEVER GOT TO IT? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!!
A Rocha together with Te Whakaoranga O Karioi, the Department of Conservation and the Raglan community are now set to deploy up to 40 stoat traps across Karioi Maunga main track.
Various volunteer options - depending on your fitness, ability and availability. Training will be provided.
Traps will be deployed and set on the Saturday – weather permitting – and checked monthly by volunteers (Sunday is the back-up deployment day).
Please RSVP if you can help on 3 September, or if you would like to be a volunteer at any other time.
If you are not able to volunteer your time perhaps you will consider donating $60 for a stoat trap in your name?
A Rocha Aotearoa NZ
PO Box 19104
Hamilton 3244
new.zealand@arocha.org
www.arocha.org
Manaaki Whenua Press
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