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Comment by Rhys on September 17, 2009 at 11:29am

Hi folks here in Christchurch. Sustainable Living courses for Term 4 just announced- at Lyttleton (one Sunday), at WEA (daytime Thurs series) and New Brighton (Sat series), Details at the Canterbury region page of www.sustainableliving.org.nz Be a part of the great re-skilling!

Comment by Kowhai Thompson on August 17, 2009 at 9:29pm

Sure, it would be great to meet and chat. St Albans is also a nice area, I agree, close to the city is good, as long as the environment is still peaceful and gorgeous - I'm very sensitive to noise! I'm probably going to check out a few more houses in those areas that are up for rent, although something tells me my home may be already out there and waiting? We'll see. I'm hopefully going to be teaching some permaculture classes in the St Albans community centre soon, so I will be in the area to meet with you. Your profile is very interesting, very active! Good one. Kowhai

Comment by Doug Craig on August 17, 2009 at 5:23pm

Kia Ora Kowhai,
Interested in your vision for community living. I'm a founder of the Ecovillage and cohousing assocition (see www.converge.org.nz/evcnz), and have flirted with ideas for urban ecovillages and communities for some years. Have you considered St Albans or closer to the city? Perhaps we can chat at St Albans Com Centre some day about what suits/

Cheers
Doug Craig

Comment by Kowhai Thompson on August 2, 2009 at 7:18pm

Looked at a place today in North Beach, it's not quite me but IT IS HUGE the grounds are anyway. It is up for rent, three bedrooms inside and a sleepout with office space outside. It's next to a monastery too and I understyand one can hear chanting now and then. The owner wants this place to be loved. There is a sand pit, huge outdoor space for veges, chickens in a spot down the back. Anyone interested should contact me and I'll give you the details. $450 a week , so $112 weekly each, although if you had a couple in a room then it would be even cheaper. Kids would have room to breathe here. I still have my heart set on a big villa surrounded by garden. Let me know if you see one up for rent, or if there is a room in a big house for me. Have a great week all! X Ko

Comment by Kowhai Thompson on August 1, 2009 at 10:21am

Hi all,
I'm currently creating a community home in ChCh. I'm looking at big houses in Opawa, St Albans, Addington, Brighton. I see a family of mixed and interesting people, all ages and flavours with a feeling for eco-living, soulful, loving living! I can also imagine a huge vege garden, possibly chooks, a shared meal here and there...we'll seeI suppose how it all eventuates. I'll post details when I find a house up for rent and we can possibly craft a life together?

Comment by Stacy Rendall on July 22, 2009 at 10:36am

UC Kakariki, the University of Canterbury Environment Club, is hosting film evenings (with other sustainability-related clubs) for the next four weeks:

Thursday 23rd July - Garbage Warrior
Thursday 30th July - The Power of Community
Thursday 6th August - Peaceable Kingdom
Thursday 13th August - A Selection of Short Films

See http://www.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz/sfs/ for more info

Comment by Chrys Horn on July 3, 2009 at 8:06am

The Strickland St community garden has just revamped its website and is offering courses in seed saving, starting a new home garden and composting - open to anyone interested.

http://www.sscommunitygarden.net.nz/Main-Content/Home.php

Comment by Jo Atara-McKenzie on October 9, 2008 at 8:32pm

Kia Ora everyone! am new to the neighborhood.

Comment by Caren on August 8, 2008 at 3:46pm

Hi there,
I see that the council is offering subsidies to people organising events for Neighbourhood Week in November, could be useful :-). Applications due by early Sept: http://www.ccc.govt.nz/programmes/NeighbourhoodWeek/

Comment by Margaret Jefferies on July 19, 2008 at 4:49pm

Good to see the gathering speed with which the TT conversation is developing in Canterbury.

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