The Transition Harbour Project
Raison d'être
Coming Events
What we have achieved so far
Transition books in the Canterbury Public Library [PDF 60kb]
Herald News (February 2010) [PDF 75kb]
Herald News (March 2010) [PDF 140kb]
Herald News (April 2010) [PDF 120kb]
Herald News (May 2010) [PDF 120kb]
Herald News (June 2010) [PDF 129kb]
How to join
Links
Raison d'être
We are a group of local people exploring how we, as a community, can respond to the environmental, economic and social challenges arising from climate change, resource depletion, and an economy based on growth at all costs.
The Transition Harbour group was launched at the Making a Graceful Transition workshop on March 28, 2009, which was organised by Christine Dann on behalf of the Diamond Harbour Community Association, and facilitated by Margaret Jefferies, chair of Project Lyttelton.
There is a genuine awareness in the communities on the south side of the harbour (from Charteris Bay through to Pt Levy) that our idyllic corner of the world is not immune from serious global and local problems such as pollution, degradation of the environment, looming energy shortages, economic stress and social disruption.
Like a growing number of community-based initiatives worldwide (check out the links) our goal is to take the lead in finding local solutions to global problems, rather than waiting for governments (central or local) to find the right answers (or impose the wrong ones).
Coming Events
Chicken and Egg Festival and Barndance Postponed due to Earthquake
The Chicken & Egg Festival and Barndance has been postponed until next year!
It was decided instead, in the aftermath of the earthquake, to stage a Post-Quake Pick-me-up & Barndance on November 7, which is a combined event with the Purau Long Lunch and Christchurch Neighbourhood Week.
Bantam of the Opera will be playing.
Check out the details here...
What we have achieved so far
The Initial Workshop
Google Group
Solstice Pot Luck Dinner
Local Food Group
Time Banking
Spring Barndance
Carpooling/Ride-sharing
Transition Exhibition
How to join the Transition Harbour Project
Want to be part of the transition? To join the Transition Harbour Project, please send a
$5 annual subscription together with your contact details to:
Transition Harbour Project, c/o Box 46, Diamond Harbour 8941.
You can provide your contact details by either:
1. Printing and completing the membership form; or
2. Emailing a request for a membership form to be posted (include your name and address); or
3. Writing your full name, address, email and phone on a piece of paper and signing it.
Links
Project Lyttelton
Transition Aotearoa
Transition Towns NZ
The Transition Handbook
The Transition Towns WIKI
Transition Towns on Wikipedia