Kia ora koutou As we put together this article it is the beginning of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. Te Reo Maori is considered a national taonga and is one of our three official languages in Aotearoa, alongside sign language and English. Although Te Wiki o te Reo Maori will be long past when this edition comes out it … Read More
55 Years of The Bizarre
For 55 years the Bizarre has been an iconic and vibrant feature of the Coromandel community: somewhere for locals to meet; a place for people to pick up good quality clothes and household goods, find bargains, grab a bag of lemons, a bunch of flowers, the occasional tan slice, or a jar of homemade jam. The story of The Bizarre … Read More
Artists In the Making Screenprinting Expedition
Artists In the Making had a brilliant visit to Coromandel screenprinting artist Pete Sephton’s studio – Blink Creek Studio – in June to see his work and to learn a little about the process. Pete explained the different options for producing screens – either using a computer or hand-drawing, which was interesting to learn. Each member got to produce their … Read More
PLASTIC RECYCLING – THE CHINA BAN
Recently China placed tougher restrictions on the importation of recyclable waste from other countries. This has meant that transfer stations around the country are being left with ever growing mountains of recyclable plastics waiting to be on sold to a market place that is able to re-sell or re-use it. Of course though these marketplace need to have integrity in … Read More
Community Partnerships
The Coromandel Independent Living Trust (CILT) made a successful application to the Community Partnership Fund (CPF) in 2007. This is a contestable fund from the Department of Internal Affairs supporting community projects that work: to realise community aspirations through using information and communication technology (ICT) on ICT capability, confidence, content, and connection in partnership with others Since 2007 CILT has … Read More
Education & Training
CILT continues its delivery of EDUCATION AND TRAINING across the upper Coromandel region. After 15 years delivering Adult and Community Education, funding from the Tertiary Education Commission ceased in December 2015. However, we continue to deliver education and training programmes targeted to the needs of our community. Watch this space for course dates and developments. COURSES provided include: Xero Online Accounting – … Read More