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Making a difference for new arrivals
the vampire is going on a stand… so that will be quite cool.” e volunteer meeting will run from 10am-12pm on Saturday, June 24, at 9 Jean Batten Drive, Mount Maunganui.
Georgia Minkhorst
English Language Partners would like to acknowledge all of their 90 volunteer home tutors for the valuable work they do supporting the migrant community, on this National Volunteer Week.
“We are now welcoming new volunteers to train to become ESOL tutors and help our new New Zealanders to settle into life in this new country,” says English Language Partners BOP manager Philippa Cairns.
Training starts on July 21. No prior teaching experience is needed, and full support and resourcing is given. is NZQA-approved certi cate course is followed by matching up with a suitable learner, and meeting once-a-week for up to two hours in the learner’s home. is is a great opportunity to learn about new cultures in-depth and help someone settle e ectively in the community.
English Language Partners is the largest settlement agency in New Zealand for refugees and migrants, with 22 centres around the country, with nearly 2000 volunteers.
For more information, phone: 07 571 4181 or email them at: philippa.cairns@englishlanguage.org.nz
Do you have 1-2 hours a week to help former refugee or migrant learn English?
Do you have 1-2 hours a week to help a former refugee or migrant learn English?
Do you have 1-2 hours a week to help a former refugee or migrant learn English?
Volunteer to teach English
Volunteer to teach English
Volunteer to teach English
Get in touch about our next training course –starting 28 January 2021
Get in touch about our next training course –starting 28 January 2021
Get in touch about our next training course –starting 28 January 2021
Please contact us Phone 07 5714181 bayofplenty@englishlanguage.org.nz
Chadwick Road, Greerton, Web www.englishlanguage.org.nz
Please contact us
Phone 07 5714181
Please contact us
Email bayofplenty@englishlanguage.org.nz 212 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga Web www.englishlanguage.org.nz
Phone 07 5714181
Email bayofplenty@englishlanguage.org.nz 212 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga Web www.englishlanguage.org.nz
Please contact us Phone 07 5714181 Email bayofplenty@englishlanguage.org.nz 212 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga Web www.englishlanguage.org.nz
News from Bay of Plenty Regional Council June 2023
Meet Coast Care’s Chris Pronk! Change is coming, have your say now!
We are exploring what changes need to happen to ensure our moana is protected and improved for future generations.
Like other regional councils across the country, we are working to set new objectives, policies, and rules to protect the health of our region’s lakes, rivers, streams and estuaries.
Many land uses and land use practices, such as agriculture, horticulture, urban development, and land drainage, contribute to some big problems in some of the region’s lakes, rivers, streams and estuaries.
This year, Coast Care welcomed a new team member. Chris Pronk, from A1 Environmental, took over as the Kaituna Restoration Coordinator from Chris and Jayne Ward following their retirement after 30+ years of service!
Chris is passionate about conservation and the community, having worked in ecological restoration, environmental management, and biosecurity since 2009. He’s also a regular volunteer for regional parks and DOC reserves and is currently one of the trapping coordinators at the Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust. Coast Care is gearing up for a busy planting season but can’t do it without local volunteers. Join us at an event near you. Just bring covered shoes, gardening clothes and a keen attitude!
Sunday June 18, 10am - 12pm Pukehina Beach. Meet at Motunau Reserve, 491 Pukehina Parade.
Sunday July 9, 9:30 - 11:00am Newdicks Beach, Maketū. Look for the Coast Care flag.
Sunday July 16, 9:30 - 11:00am Tuati Street, Ōhope. Meet opposite Tuati Street, Ōhope.
Sunday August 20, 9:30 - 11:00am Port Ōhope. Meet in front of 462 Harbour Road, Ōhope.
Sunday August 20, 1.00 - 2:30pm Tirohanga. Meet at Hikuwai Beach carpark, opposite Beach Road, Tirohanga.
Where’s Wallaby?
Dama wallabies were first released near Lake Ōkāreka in 1912 and have been steadily expanding their distribution since. If no control is done, a third of the North Island - including most of the Bay of Plenty region - could be impacted by the spread of them within 50 years.
Wallabies eat many of the seedlings that become our native bush and they love eating grass and young forestry seedlings, which means they compete with livestock for food and can damage new plantations.
We all have a part to play – please report any sightings of wallabies or signs of one (dead, alive, paw prints or poo) at:
A list of upcoming drop-in sessions is below. For more information, head to boprc.govt.nz/ freshwater or provide feedback online here: participate.boprc.govt.nz/Essential-Freshwater
Upcoming events in your area:
Rotorua: Friday 23 June, 12-5pm, Te Rūnanga Tea House, Queens Drive, Rotorua
Waihī Estuary: Saturday 24 June, 10am-2pm, Pongakawa
Hall, 952 Old Coach Road, Pongakawa
Kaituna: Thursday 29 June, 2-7pm, Whakaue Marae, 721
Maketu Road, Maketu
Tauranga Moana: Tuesday 4 July, 2-7pm, location TBC
Rotorua: Saturday 8 July, 10am-12pm, location TBC
Waiōtahe: Tuesday 18 July, 2-7pm, location TBC
Waioeka-Otara: Wednesday 19 July, 2-7pm, location TBC
