Grow your understanding of sustainable food production, harvesting and preserving through tours, workshops and events!

WISE, NPDC & Sustainable Taranaki are excited to announce that the REUSE SHOP will officially be REOPENING from Saturday 30 Sept! New workshops and tours announced…

In its 9th year, The Pop-Up Shop is also Taranaki's largest sustainable clothing event! Save the date! 6 - 15 October 2023.

Crooked Vege Ōtaki is launching a market garden with a simple but radical kaupapa. Their mission is to improve access to locally grown, sustainable kai using regenerative growing techniques.

Last month, Taranaki Timebank showcased incredible outfits made from repurposed materials in their fashion show: Upsewing Extravaganza!

NPDC has received $17m from Waka Kotahi to help make walking and cycling easier and safer for our kids and everyone else around local schools. Have your say about this project!

We celebrated our 30th anniversary at the TSB Theatre Royal! Read more about this special evening highlighting the past, the present and our future!

Kiwi monitoring, seasonal learning in the māra (garden), Puanga celebrations: Te Ara Taiao learners have moved into the Winter season of activities.

Stuff met with Alice, our South Taranaki Community Garden Coordinator! Learn more about her great mahi in Hāwera!

Meet Lorella, a local artist and educator hosting a large-scale exhibition of beach plastic artworks in New Plymouth for Plastic-Free July.

One year old! Earlier this month the St Mary’s Community Garden celebrated its 1st year… Read about this success story!

Marfell Community School students show leadership in closing the loop, making their in-school lunches zero waste.

The birds at dawn reconnect us to our natural world and a sense of hope. Similarly, the Te Ara Taiao programme looks to the future by collaborating with schools, environmental leaders, hapū and iwi to empower young leaders in the Taiao.

Meet Tina and the Wash Against Waste project aiming to reduce the amount of rubbish generated by our local events!

What if every hour you spent helping someone, you could earn some credit and then spend it to access other resources & skills? This is timebanking and it’s in Taranaki!

You know where your bin is collected (most likely your street!) but do you know where it goes next and where it does end up? Find out in this article!

On Sunday (2 April), over 40 volunteers spent their morning picking up rubbish from Ngāmotu Beach to the New Plymouth Wind Wand.

Te Ara Taiao offers upskilling and cultural experiences, such as Teacher Development Days, which build cultural capacity and understanding for teachers by inviting them to a marae.

One way we all can contribute to the collective effort to reduce transport emissions is to ride a bike for transport more often. If you’re keen to bike more, here are some ideas for how to get started!

The Marfell Community Garden is taking shape with the support of people who believe in food sovereignty and growing genuine human relationships.