This talk came under the umbrella of Emergency Preparedness and was given to Timebank members on Tues 2nd Dec 2025 @ He Awhi Rito, Whangārei.   Michael Champtaloup, Senior Advisor Community Readiness & Recovery, Tai Tokerau Fire and Emergency gave this incredibly informative, fascinating and vitally important talk.   A talk that absolutely everyone needs to hear to minimize destruction to their property and themselves by fire.  With the incidence of big wildfires on the increase in Aotearoa,...

November Green Drinks in Whangārei was jointly hosted by TTTimebank and Ecosolutions at Raumanga Community Gardens. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/978203099326897 ). We were joined by an enthusiastic bunch of kids whose homes border onto the gardens together with some other local residents. After some kai, we got stuck into speciality compost making under the guidance of garden volunteer Tom. Called a bio-complete process, we layered different inputs to create a high quality, nutrient...

The Green Drinks talk by Michael Champtaloup, Fire and Emergency Senior Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery, Kaitohutohu Matua Noho Rite Me Te Whakarauora Hapori Te Tai Tokerau was postponed due to Michael being heavily involved with the Whangārei Hospital carpark fire. We are hoping to fit it in before the end of the year.   His info on fire prevention is extremely valuable with the start of a dry summer. The blaze that damaged / destroyed dozens of cars is believed to have been caused...