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A Little Light On LED Streetlights
Exciting news: After two years of discussions with the Kapiti Coast District Council (KCDC), Kakariki St has a street lighting trial of five smart LED lights. Four are at the North end of Tilley Road and one at the bottom … Continue reading
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Brenda Vale Telling It How It Is
Sometimes we do things that look like they are for the greater good when really they are just about following a personal whim! As a student of architecture with an ever increasing appetite for things green and sustainable, I have … Continue reading
Low-Impact, Natural Landscaping
Kakariki Streeters live by the beach and we’ve all got gardens. And with gardens and landscaping in mind, fortunately there is an abundance of useful natural materials to be found both on our beach and in the neighborhood. The issues … Continue reading
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Mulcher Club!
We’ve started a mulcher club! Here’s the story… The Kapiti Coast District Council (KCDC) has something called the Waste Levy Fund, which it’s possible not nearly enough peeps in the Kapiti region know about. Basically, community groups can apply for … Continue reading
Freecycling Rocks!
Here’s a green idea: Ok it’s hardly new, people the world over have been using it for quite a while, but it’s a relatively new experience for me. It’s Freecycle! Just incase you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s a … Continue reading
Mining Pallets
One of the most abundant and useful waste products I can think of is pallets. There are over half a billion of them produced each year around the world, and by my reckoning, that adds up to a load of … Continue reading
The Gibson-McNeill Household
The Kakariki Street Project has been an incredible journey for us which I’m only just beginning to fully appreciate as we put together our lists of achievements over the past 9 months. I am so heartened by everyone’s efforts and … Continue reading
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The Bright Household
Green Streeter Steve Bright: Past, present and future. I left work and the commute to Wellington to work locally. I stopped helping the construction of bland office buildings to design an eco-house and plant trees for a local conservation group. … Continue reading
The Rozings
From the beginning the Green Street competition struck us as a great idea, ideally we have always thought to try and tread a bit lighter on the planet, but life and lifestyle sometimes get in the way and ‘old habits die … Continue reading
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The Anderson-Howard Household
This has a been a great journey for us. We recently arrived in the neighbourhood and joining the Kakariki Street group has been a lovely way to strengthen those neighbourhood connections. This end of our village has already got a … Continue reading →