The year of the snake represents transformation, and Tapawera residents are embracing that with lots of new ideas and energy happening. Being new to this role, it is very exciting to be networking and meeting so many enthusiastic members of our wee community. This month I would like to highlight our food resilience projects.
Through the Community Led Development partnership, Tapawera Connect has recently supported the purchase of 40 rat and stoat traps and 4 possum traps, to be installed in the Shedwood Bush area. This aligns with the backyard trapping project already underway by Predator Free NZ, supports food resilience, and protects our native birdlife. If anyone is interested in helping to check traps or support the backyard trapping programme, please contact me.
Along our theme of food resilience, we have a new project underway to plant community fruit trees in our reserves, as a pollination pathway from the school community gardens to the river. We have received grants from TDC and our local garden club to purchase the trees and will be encouraging the community to join us in the planting process around July. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you are interested in being a part of this project.
For all those out there with extra fruit or vegetables on their hands, Heather Spence is offering a preserving workshop in April to show us how to preserve all that yummy goodness for future benefit. Have a look for her advert in this edition of the Informer.
Last modified: 29 April, 2025
