Grow Food Aotea has announced another skill share this month, one which will surely get a rise! Bread Baking Skill Share On Saturday 25 May, Grow Food Aotea Coordinator Caity Endt, along with locals Treena Salthouse and Sue Ruesser will … Read More
‘I loved it immediately’ Maree says about her work at Aotea Learning Hub. Maree Munday is a woman who loves her work. “I feel very lucky to work here, it’s the best thing.” She’s talking about her job as teaching … Read More
The AELC has been running for just over a year, and last week it triumphed in receiving full licensing from the Ministry of Education (MoE). “After decades of dreaming and wondering how to go about it, we did it!” announced … Read More
What an incredible milestone we’ve reached! $90k! We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Aotea Local Board for their pivotal $25,000 grant and express our deep appreciation to our platinum sponsors, The Currach Irish Pub and customers, and Ferg Foods … Read More
We are so excited to finally announce the first stages of the ABC clubhouse build are underway! On 20 Saturday April, despite the pouring rain, a volunteer team assembled to fell two macrocarpa trees, remove the stumps, and truck them … Read More
The total now stands at $26,904 as of Monday 6 May “Thank you everyone” As a community we have now well and truly covered the short term costs, to employ a Locum Paramedic while Adam is on leave. The funds … Read More
As part of the FY24 Asset Renewal Programme for Aotea Great Barrier Island, Auckland Transport will be carrying out work on Tryphena, Okupu and Whangaparapara wharves over the coming months. Because the work is weather dependent, our contractor (STF), will … Read More
Whats happening behind the screen at the health centre? You may be wondering what is happening behind the screening between the Community Health Centre and the Playground. The GBI Community Health Trust who on behalf of our community own the … Read More
‘Whats happening on the hill?’ newsletter from Judy Gilbert, founding member of the Windy Hill Sanctuary, shares recent native species monitoring successes Monitoring species is one of the more interesting and enjoyable parts of working in the Windy Sanctuary. Our … Read More
News & Updates on Aotea Zero Waste Initiatives from our fantastic Resource and Recycling Centre Vape Recycling, Carbon Neutral Cleaning Products & Compost for Sale We’re excited to see some great new initiatives aimed at minimising waste and reducing our … Read More