Though overstated, it has for an increasing number of New Zealander\u2019s given us a wake up call - as to what do we want for our families and particularly
\n our children in our country - so as to make our communities more resilient, and viable, but more so - economically, more friendly, as well. <\/p>\n
Scattered throughout many of our cities - and in towns and villages across NZ there is an unheralded movement towards \u2018re-localisation\u2019 where people are
\n committing to work closer together, to communicate, share and do business based on goodwill and win win outcomes.<\/p>\n
From \u2018transition everything\u2019 to, farmers markets, time banks, permaculture, holistic health, homeschooling, garage sales, and food buying co-ops - Communities
\n are realising that localising as much as possible especially cooperative events, business and around food, learning and backyard growing activities
\n …. It\u2019s making small towns, city suburbs and rural villages far more cohesive and enjoyable. People are discovering their neighbours and creating
\n deep connection and relationships.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s about innovation and integration of small business modals and setting the template for a regenerative 21st Century where families and communities
\n can thrive together.<\/p>\n
These growing number of aware NZers are realising that the global corporate era (error) is grinding on towards a very uncertain future \u2013 for not only our
\n civilisation but the whole biosphere as well, So as a result of \u2018thinking globally but acting locally\u2019 many thoughtful NZers are taking an in-breath
\n and renewing their focus on what is happening in their own neighbourhood and in particular to their local community. <\/p>\n
This re-localisation of group energy is unfolding many innovative ideas and models of working in collaboration. As previously mentioned in other GreenplanetFM.com
\n interviews - a lot of focus is based around farmers markets, food growing, timebanks, buying and selling and cooperating at numerous innovative tiers
\n and levels.<\/p>\n
Some are using social media like Give a Little - Kick Starter or Pledge Me to start businesses and the result is that the pledgers within the community
\n can become shareholders in that communities construction for instance - like shops etc this gives locals a stake in what is happening in their immediate
\n area.<\/p>\n
Thus less money flows out of the community to banks or insurance companies \u2013 mostly overseas and instead gives the residents a stake in their local community.\n <\/p>\n
Growers markets and organics extending into permaculture \u2013 including food forests, planting fruit trees on council land and in parks. Especially in Christchurch
\n as there are large orchards and food forests as a result of people having to leave their houses and property due to the earthquake. These initiatives
\n are sparking enthusiasm with locals and especially the youth. <\/p>\n
All you need is one champion and a movement can take place. Usually this comes about from someone having an enthusiastic idea and drawing people to assist
\n and a way you go. Have a \u2018Give a Little\u2019 web page … many project like this can start quickly \u2013 once they get some momentum - with people coming
\n together over shared or common interests \u2013 at a potluck get togethers … and it draws the community closer together.<\/p>\n
Anneleise says it\u2019s taking responsibility and making an investment in your community and also meeting your needs. Including involving oneself with \u2018time
\n banks\u2019 or \u2018exchange systems\u2019 \u2013 that includes community education projects sharing ideas, and company. <\/p>\n
Rural Towns NZ a are in decline as well, how do we restore them again?<\/p>\n
People are rising to the occasion to innovate. Forging a renewed sense of identity. <\/p>\n
Around:<\/strong> Handcraft, wine, local tourism, wool products, pottery, cheeses \u2013 protecting a water way, riparian planting, picking up litter. Like Oamaru<\/strong> in the South Island and their Victorian Festival, utilising the old architecture that they did not demolish - Pulling everyone Tirau<\/strong> in the North Island where 30 years ago it transformed itself from a very uninteresting village on the main arterial route from Auckland This interview also covers Affordable Housing \u2013 Lyttelton is looking seriously as a community at this important topic. Top down and bottom up - Council Listen <\/em>to a new commercial development in Lyttelton that is very unique cultivating a win win win for the town and people - a community investment.\n <\/p>\n Crowd<\/em> funded and the people who put money forward as investors become shareholders \u2013 and pays dividend back to the community investors \u2013 thus The Commons<\/strong> \u2013 commonly held land and resources become community held resources.<\/p>\n Another \u2018out there' community experiment is in Ruatoria near Mt Hikurangi in the East Cape of the North Island. Where a large commercial hemp farm is in Values within our Communities <\/strong>- this is a very dear subject that Anneliese went at length to talk to.<\/p>\n The diminishment of values as a result of an economic system that has winners and losers and also that over the last three terms of Central Government With poverty there was the scapegoating of minorities and the poor \u2013 who have been demonised \u2013 yet Anneliese states it is a manufactured situation.<\/p>\n Listen this as gets really interesting.<\/p>\n Covering the; #metoo <\/strong>movement <\/strong>and #timesup<\/strong> - as this sexual abuse pattern has been brewing under From the Wall St Occupy Movement \u2013 when people said - enough of the exploitation!<\/p>\n This interview continues to cover certain psychopathic tendencies of the successful businessmen at the top of most corporations or countries. <\/p>\n Then Anneleise passionately states that \u2018when we are a village \u2013 when we see a starving person we don\u2019t deny them or blame them - \u2018we help them!\u2019<\/em> <\/p>\n She gives us statistics that 60% of our NZ state wards have been abused … by people who are paid by taxpayers to actually care for them. <\/p>\n Most NZers have no idea or any concept of the degree of child abuse that has been happening across the whole length and breath of our country.<\/p>\n This silent horror has actively been engaged in for generations and for all children has been a nightmare that has traumatised their whole life.<\/p>\n This is a shocking indictment on the NZ psyche as we are lead to believe that we are a good upright moral country, but behind closed doors another insidious That 1 female child in 3 is abused and 1 male child in 6 is very upsetting.<\/p>\n So what this interview brings to our consciousness, is for we as a people need to courageously and honestly face the future, become engaged, have a strong When we engage with our neighbours and friends in community, this also care and love to be expressed in action. With the biosphere at multiple tipping This is a lovely open-hearted narrative of being vulnerable in sharing her story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a tendency for MSM mainstream media even in NZ to portray that Europe and America are in many different ways - falling apart. That there is increasing social breakdown and pressure and that communities are struggling to fulfil the needs of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3274,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021\/revisions\/3274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourplanet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n All these projects build up the mana of the town and give cause for celebration and connection. <\/p>\n
\n together due to shared values or interest or attraction of their town. Giving the town a sense of identity and growing the best of us on many multiple
\n levels. This is part of mitigating this traumatic contractual decline that we are in - collectively.<\/p>\n
\n to Wellington by having all the exterior cladding of buildings being made out of painted corrugated iron - fashioned into the form of huge farm animals.
\n This totally invigorated the village turning it into a roaring success and now is an important stopover for local and overseas travellers. <\/p>\nHousing <\/h3>\n
\n and community are working towards a common aim.<\/p>\n
\n the ownership of the business is retained in the community. <\/p>\nHemp <\/h3>\n
\n progress. It was pulled together via another web based money raising exercise - and there is now the possibility of this working model - to be the
\n initiator of a NZ wide hemp revolution across the whole nation. This is huge, as NZ has not been as fast on the uptake of hemp a it could, solely because
\n of a countrywide conservative attitude. Hemp will definitely be a great financial motivator, as it sequesters Co2 out of the atmosphere, it can be
\n used for a huge number of products, clothing, textiles, block building and halting erosion too - so this is an important environmental enterprise.\n <\/p>\n
\n leadership being divisive and not telling the truth comes up in this interview. <\/p>\nIt is about Safer Communities for Children <\/h3>\n
\n
\n the surface across NZ. <\/p>\n
\n dimension is being perpetrated on innocent children.<\/p>\n
\n and loving heart and realise that it is urgent for us to deal with all the challenges that surround us.<\/p>\n
\n points, be it ecological, economic or societal - the urgency is now. We have to care for todays and tomorrows children - because we were once children too <\/em> <\/p>\n