The dam project was finished late last year and was a way of mitigating a loss of water through our far valley re-afforestation project due to the building of a sub-division in our watershed.  The project was managed by Michael Payne and the WEST board, the developer and Wanganui District...

Aerial photgraph from the early 1990s. The paddock in the centre of the photo now has 3 other houses and the paddock top right is split into 2, the right hand side is the Food Forest Most of the large gum trees in the top of the photo just left of...

A group of Earlham students returned to the Settlement to work on plant recognition. Standing from left, Adam, Elliot, Sarah, Clara, Devin, Meg, Katie, Caitlin, Charlie. Front row: Siobhan and Abby   Studying samples around the outdoor table at Michael and Merilyn’s house where Clara is a homestay.

Waitangi day 2013 saw a group of people catching up with the chipping pile. Always a huge task and appreciated by those that weren’t able to help. Photo above: Loading the chipper Unloading the chips into the food forest

Rose Tahupārae, kaumātua for Parliament, came to visit to collect a particular muka flax to make a kākahu for an international visitor. Here she is with Mandy Brooke and Merilyn Payne.