Te Kākano is a Wānaka non-profit that eco-sources seeds from the Upper Clutha area, raises seedlings in our extensive nursery, and facilitates community-based native planting and habitat restoration. We foster community engagement with native habitat restoration through plant propagation, planting, maintenance, education and ongoing participation. Collaboration with local community groups, schools, businesses and individuals is central to our promotion of hands-on community land care.
The ‘Interwoven’ project
The project started in 2023 when our team thought about ways to integrate mātauranga Māori into our education programme. Thanks to a local weaver, Enger, a design was created for a harakeke plant guard that could be used to protect the native plants we put in the ground with the community.
The goals of Interwoven are to:
– Establish harakeke / flax as a sustainable and biodegradable material for plant guards used by Te Kākano and other providers of regenerative plantings on public land.
– Authentically connect with tangata whenua, and honour the wealth mātauranga Māori offers for our future in Aotearoa New Zealand
– Educate and empower communities, especially young people, to source sustainable alternatives to plastic.
Join a workshop
– Tuesday 20 May – 5 – 7pm, Te Kura o Take Kārara
– Wednesday 21 May – 9 – 10.30am, Te Kura o Take Kārara
– Thursday 22 May, 12 – 2pm, Bullock Creek Wetlands
– Thursday 03 July – 5.30 – 7pm, Wānaka Library
RSVP
The workshops are free to attend but you do need to register online here.
You will receive a confirmation email with further details once you have registered.
