Read about how Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is taking their Ōrākei Hapori Parakore commitment to the next level in te reo Māori or English.
Kua whakatōkia te Para Kore ki roto i te ahurea me ngā whakahaere a Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei neke atu i te 20 tau. Nā te pūtea tautoko a Pūtea Whakamauru Para-Waste Minimisation Fund kua tīmata tētahi rautaki ki te whakawhānui i ngā kawenga wānanga e piki ake ai te para autaki me te whakakaha i te raraunga kohinga para. Mā ēnei mahi e māhorahora ake ai te mōhio a te hapori ki te whakaheke i ngā para me te auaha o ngā whakaaro.
Ka whai kaimahi anō a Ōrākei Hapori Parakore ki te kawe i ngā wānanga parakore ā-kanohi, ki te hanga hoki i ētahi kiriata tohutohu, wānanga tuihono hoki ki te whakakipakipa i ngā reanga maha kia tiakina te taiao, kia whāngaihia te oneone, kia whakatupuria hoki ō rātou ake kai.
Waihoki, ka whakahaerehia he tatauranga para, mā ngā kitenga ka whakamōhio i te waihangatanga o te Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Mātauranga Māori Waste Strategy, ngā uara, ngā whāinga me ngā tūtohu ahurea e whānui ake ai ngā ara whakamimiti para me te whakaheke para kei ngā ruapara.
He kōrero atu anō mō Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei kei tō rātou paetukutuku
Zero Waste has been imbedded in the culture and practices of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for more than 20 years. Supported by funding from Te Pūtea Whakamauru Para -Waste Minimisation Fund, plans are underway to expand the delivery of wanaga/workshops to increase waste diversion and improve waste data collection. These efforts will create greater awareness around reducing waste and circular thinking in their community.
Ōrākei Hapori Parakore will be staffing up to produce a series of in-person parakore wananga, as well as instructional videos and virtual workshops, to encourage all ages to get involved in looking after their environment, feeding the soil and growing their own food.
In addition, waste audits will be carried out, the results of which will inform the development of a Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Mātauranga Māori Waste Strategy with a vision, targets and cultural indicators which will ultimately lead to other avenues to minimise waste and reducing waste to landfill.