Palmerston North

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We would like to thank the Lions Club of Manawatu, who made a donation of $500 in June 2008. This enabled us to buy root trainers (a type of plastic pot with grooves down the side to make the roots grow down vertically and not round and round; plants grown thus thrive better when planted out).
John Flenley, founding member of the Palmerston North initiative group, was ordained a deacon in Wellington cathedral on 22nd Nov 2008.

Upcoming and Recent Events

For more information about upcoming events, please email us at new.zealand@arocha.org

14 Feb 2010 (1.30pm) - Working bee. Venue: Longburn Adventist College.

21 Feb 2010 (6.30pm) - Lenten potluck dinner. With the idea of treading lightly on the Earth - and because it will be Lent, the season of self-denial - shall we challenge ourselves to make it a delicious vegan meal (no meat, fish, eggs or dairy products)?

28 Feb 2010 (1.30pm) - Working bee. Venue: Longburn Adventist College.

14 Mar 2010 - Picnic/Open Day. Venue: Longburn Adventist College.

10 or 11 April 2010 (tentative) - Trip to Paraparaumu. We will visit the A Rocha Wellington group to see what they have been doing with mistletoe.

25 April 2010 - seed collecting. Palmerston North.

9 May 2010 (tentative) - Planting and seed collecting. Pohongina.

23 May 2010 (tentative) - Pitt Park planting.

Past Events

Fortnightly from Sun 19 Oct 2008 - Potting seedlings, Palmerston North. These sessions will be held fortnightly on Sundays, 1.30-3.30pm, until the seedlings are all potted up. If you are interested in being involved, please contact us for more details.

Oct 2008 - Potting seedlings, Palmerston North.

Aug 2008 - El Rancho Wetlands planting Day.

June/July 2008 - Seed sowing sessions.

June 2008 - Tree planting near Palmerston North, followed by Planters Party. 350 trees were planted on a local lifestyle block.

May 2008 - Seed collection in the Ruahines.

April 2008 - Seed collection and seed sowing.

March 2008 - Vision Congress at El Rancho. A Rocha had an information desk at the Vision Congress.

July 2007 - Native Seedling Planting Day, Ngahere Park, Palmerston North. For more information, see Newsletter 4 in “News”.

June 2007 - Native Plant Seed Collection, Palmerston North. For more information, see Newsletter 4 in “News”.