Trapping in Pirongia Forest

Trapping in Pirongia Forest

This week is Conservation Week, so Sophie is sharing POET’s pre-lockdown trip to Pirongia and what we learnt about trapping: On the 4th of August, Brian and I headed to Pirongia forest to meet Terry Lasenby from the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society. Terry...
Carrying on through Covid

Carrying on through Covid

To support our work we run an annual fundraiser – the NZ Mountain Film Festival.  It’s a collection of the best short films from the Wanaka event and this year was our fifth time hosting the event in Hamilton. We were all set for the night of the 12th...
Making Bush Soap

Making Bush Soap

With hand sanitiser having long disappeared from our supermarket shelves, our Programme Coordinator Brian has been using his time at home to experiment with making bush soap and shared the process with us: Step 1 – Make a fire to create charcoal (charcoal and water...
Towgether

Towgether

As a non profit organisation there is always a list of ‘need to haves’ and ‘nice to haves’.  Purchasing any big ticket item often involves a lot of angst;  should we invest in a high quality item for the future or just make do with what we...
Play Outdoors

Play Outdoors

Hi, we’re Dan and Nicky from Playcreative. We’ve both grown up in nature, just slightly different forms of nature, due to our super active and adventurous families; Dan grew up riding mountain bike trails almost before he could walk, and Nicky grew up on and...
Our Christmas Unwrapped

Our Christmas Unwrapped

Here at POET, we like to get creative at Christmas time; to send something to those that have supported us throughout the year whilst also staying low-budget and eco-conscious. In previous years we’ve made Christmas decorations with homemade seed paper and cards...