Our newsletters are shared at times in the year when the Spring & Autumn Equinox and Winter & Summer Solstice occur. Aligning ourselves with the rhythms of patterns of our natural world brings connection and understanding.

High School Teacher and PVA Waste Champion Caragh Doherty has been leading several Eco-Neighbourhoods groups in Ōtara-Papatoetoe from 2023.

Meet Jay — our resident sewing mentor who leads the fortnightly drop-in sewing workshops at Boundary 274.

On the 18th of October, Boundary 274 hosted a Neighbours Day, celebrating all the great offerings of the Boundary 274 Hub for our local community.

I first met Janet through the Pacifica Arts Centre, and from the very beginning her warmth, humour, and commitment to community shone through.

These September holidays, we ran a couple workshops aimed at getting our local youth out of the house and off devices - just like how it used to be in the good ole days.

What are your PVA highlights this Hōtoke?

This project is enabling schools and ECEs in Tāmaki Makaurau to come on a journey to learn about and to grow hue.

Lourdes Vano, Nele Kalolo and Niko Iosefo Adams from the MANAVA for Climate Resistance ropu were in attendance at the recent Together For Te Taiao National Hui at Owae Marae in Whaitara over 3 days in August.

You’ve heard of making your own bread and perhaps making your own soap. But have you heard of making your own….

PVA saw an opportunity to divert, educate and inspire through providing real dishes that could be washed and reused on site.

While the Matariiki public holiday is one day, to us it is a season….

PVA kaimahi are a busy bunch, with projects, workshops and day to day support on the ground. Occasionally we get to a hui or wānanga to upskill, connect, share and replenish our mauri.

A simple act of dropping off some vegetable seedlings to a church in Ōtara in 2019 was the start of the ‘Grow to Share’ project.

We celebrated 50 years of ASB Polyfest this year by bringing all of ourselves, an epic stall, an engaging activity and a composting initiative that showcased the breadth of Pacific Vision Aotearoa.

Almost every household you know has one hanging in their bathroom and in the kitchen - a plastic loofah to wash your body and a scourer to scrub-a-dub dishes.

In February we had a day of imagining a food forest at Boundary Rd. This was our second session with Food Forest Mentor Dan Kelly that followed on from our visit to the Food Forest at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae in December last year.

Ōtara - Papatoetoe Eco-Neighbourhood had a great year in 2024 with lots to reflect on and celebrate. Project Lead Caragh Doherty shared some highlights and plans for Ōtara- Papatoetoe Eco Neighbourhood groups this year.

A recent Fill the Pantry workshop took place in a home kitchen in West Auckland where the group made preserved golden peaches, chutney, pickles and sweet chilli sauce.

Manava for Climate Resilience is sailing forward into 2025 with Tuvalu as the focus. Tuvalu has been a core part of our Manava sessions from our conception in 2023, and we believe it is our responsibility to prioritise Tuvalu whānau facing greater climate risks