Our Project Partners:
We thank the large number of partners that have or are supporting our project - including but not limited to::
Department of Conservation Murupara - who manage the Whirinaki Forest Park section of the valley.
John Sutton, Regional Manager, Murupara Ph (07) 3661080, Fax (07)366 1082
Andy Blick, ex Conservation Officer Resident in Minginui Ph (07) 3661080, Fax (07)366 1082
NZ Trade and Enterprise and The Royal Society - Whose funding is helping us clarify our ideas and is seeding our learning. We will also be asking NZT&E to help us with our international network and marketing projects.
Shirley Pyke, Fund Manager, Enterprise Culture and Skills Activities Fund Ph (03) 962 3842, F (03) 962 3839
Hinurewa Te Hau, Regional Economic Development Advisor, BOP, Ak Ph (09) 919 9027, Fax (09) 919 9001
Waana Davis, Talent and Skills Specialist, Wellington Ph (04) 910 4691,
Work and Income NZ - Who will help our people obtain the skills training we need for our enterprises
Carl Crafer Regional Commissioner Rotorua
Eugene Rewi - Regional Contracts Manager, Rotorua Ph (07) 922 8002, Fax (07) 921 0967
Richard Brooking - Strategic Adviser Maori. Gisborne Ph 986 8573,
Ministry of Social Development - Who help with funding for some of our CY&F related development projects
Lione Simpson, Contracts Advisor Rotorua Ph (07) 921 8168, Fax (07) 921 0967
Ministry of Labour - Who will help us with funding to establish new employment development enterprises
Pierre Henare, Community Employment Group Regional Manager Ph (07) 343 9068
Kathy Jones, Commmunity Employment Group Ph (07) 346 8536
Celia Soloman, Community Employment Group,Minginui Area Consultant Ph ( 027) 441 4317
Te Puni Kokiri - Who will help support our Maori needs focused community development projects,
Kay Charles, Regional Director, Rotorua, Whakatane Office Ph (07) 307 1057
Brad Bluet, Ph (07) 307 1057
Environment Bay of Plenty - Who will help with our environmental plan, education, pest and river restoration contracts
Beverley Hughes, Education and Maori Policy Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
John Douglas, Environmental issues / River restoration projects Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
Martin Butler, Planning Manager, Whakatane, Ph 0800 368267
Waaka Vercoe, Manager, Maori Policy Advice Ph 0800 368267
Whakatane District Council - Our Local Authority who will help us with village affairs and other issues
The Whaingaroa Environmental Group Raglan who shared many of their ideas and enthusiasm to get us going thanks
Fiona Craig - Whaingaroa Environmental Centre Coordinator, Main Street, Raglan Ph (07) 825 0480
Malibu Hamilton - who presented at Sustainable Resources Conference Raglan
(Also Mary Gardner, Liz Stanway, Katarina Wirangi Mataira, Maioha Kelly, Ati Tepa, Rick Thorpe, Boyd Dickson, Fred Litchwark, Kaiwaka Riki, Lynette Lovani, Malibu Hamilton, Hinemoa Rossi and their teams shared much with us on our field trip to Raglan.)
Xtreme Waste Raglan - Who have and continue to help us estqblish with our recycling and related projects
Rick Thorpe and the team Ph (07) 825 0017
Whaingaroa Harbourcare - who are helping us wth our nursery ideas, establishment and skills development thanks
Fred Litchwark
Boyd Dickson
Hokianga Harbourcare - People from the other Whirinaki who have inspired and help us with the nursery project.
Will Stensness - Who presented in our team at the Sustainable Resources Conference (09) 405 8415
Randall Stensness
NZ Landcare Trust www.landcare.org.nz - Help with environmental factors and enterprise establishment
Don Morrison Ph (07) 825 7093 (another past resident of Te Whaiti
Ngati Whare Runanga, Who support all our commercial enterprise development activity in the valley
Auckland University of Technology - Many student and staff volunteers have participated via Tipu Ake
UNITEC - School of Architecture - Students teams are helping us with on our nursery and village concept plans.
Rau Hoskins UNITEC ph (09) 849 4180
Carin Wilson
South Seas Film and Television School - students and graduate volunteers have helped us with video work
Andree Mathieu - Canadian physicist, researcher and writer who is helping connect us into world sustainability networks.
Our teachers and Kaumatua who have shared much knowledge and wisdom with us
Ex pupil Peter Goldsbury of Strategic Expertise Ltd, co funding /koha. Ph (09) 4454454
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