"We want to create a way of working as a whole community, agencies and us together, that creates hope and optimism"
Georgie Thompson, Ruapotaka Marae, Tamaki
2010 Dynamic Community Learning Awards
Entries for the 2010 Dynamic Community Learning Awards close 2 August.  Download the entry form here: icon Dynamic Community Learning Award-entry (38 kB)

Entries are invited from groups who are learning together and meet the Award criteria. Please pass this invitation on to others who you think would be eligible for the Awards.

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June 2010 Community Economic Development Bulletin

Friday 11 June 2010

Hello CED supporter,

Through the many conversations I have participated in over the last month about next steps for CED in New Zealand, it has been increasingly clear to me that we are continually being hampered by limited access to social finance.

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June 2010: Community Gardeners' website live
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Community gardeners in Waitakere now have a one stop website that provides a lot of useful information, including:

  • guidelines to start a community garden
  • a list of community gardens in the Auckland Region
  • different garden models that can be used
  • a large collection of resources, from books to local workshops
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29 June Community-led Wellington PHOs enter a new era as Well Health
From 1 July 2010,  Wellington's South East and City Primary Health Organisation - popularly known as SECPHO - will embark on a new road under the name Well Health.

The change in name and identity has come about as a result of a merger with the Porirua Health Plus PHO and in response to a Government directive for there to be fewer PHOs throughout New Zealand.

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19 Jun 2010 Rotorua Daily Post: Homes get Matariki makeover
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19 June TV ONE Country Calendar: Kiwi As
On 19 June TVNZ's Country Calendar ran an article titled "Kiwi As", featuring the highly successful gold kiwifruit development at Te Kaha. Also covered is the sustainable employment initiative being driven by Te Whanau A Apanui Fruit Growers Inc.

You can read more and watch the episode at the Country Calendar page on TVNZ's website.

 
May 2010: The Waitakere Community Economic Development conference: what next?

From Di Jennings and Lindsay Jeffs, CED Conference Organisers

At the Community Economic Development (CED) Conference held in Waitakere, Auckland in February this year, leading practitioners from Scotland, England, Canada, Australia and New Zealand made presentations on social enterprise development, social lending, community banking, asset development and creative approaches to community building. The conference catch cry was "people, place and prosperity".

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May 2010 Community Economic Development Bulletin

19 May 2010

Hello Community Economic Development supporter,

It is now three months since the successful Community Economic Development (CED) Conference that was held in Waitakere - and the ripples are still flowing out into our communities around the country.

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3 May: Opotiki District Council Harbour Project up for Excellence Award

Opotiki District Council has been named a finalist in the 2010 IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards.

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