Hive Taranaki

About Hive Taranaki

Liveable Communities ~ Sustainable Lifestyles...

Mana Whenua, Mana Tangata, Manaaki.

Our mission is to facilitate systemic change to achieve sustainable communities.

Hive Taranaki is the trading name for the Taranaki Enviromental Education Trust, a charitable trust which has been working for Taranaki since 1992.

At Hive Taranaki, we identify key projects and opportunities that will make the biggest contribution towards creating sustainable communities in Taranaki, and we make them happen.

At our bio-regional HQ in New Plymouth, we manage a range of projects including the Hive Environment Centre, Enviroschools Program, Sustainable Living Program, The Hive Radio Show, and the Maara Kai project. Our Connex youth development program operates from a base in Eltham.

Kama Burwell-Manager Kama is the manager at Hive Taranaki Environment Centre, and works across sectors to facilitate systematic change. She has a background as an environmental engineer, and has been a leading provider of sustainability education in New Zealand since 2001. She has been also been providing ecological engineering and planning services locally since 2006. www.greencloak.net	Jen Harries-Social Enterprise Coordinator Jen coordinates the social marketing enterprise at HiveTaranaki. She previously worked at the NPDC as a Sustainability Coordinator, where she designed an extremely successful waste strategy for NPDC offices and sites. In her spare time, Jen coordinates the wonderful Frocks on Bikes.	Rachel Eckersley-Enviroschools Coordinator Rachel coordinates the Enviroschools Program. She runs professional development workshop for teachers, and designs and facilitates interactive sustainability education programmes for both children and adults.  She has a background in environmental and social science, has worked on Australian government environment policy aas well as community environmental education initiatives around the globe.
Pounamu Skelton-Maara Kai Coordinator (Te Ati Awa, Ngati Ruanui, Ngati Raukawa) coordinates the Maara Kai (Food Garden) project and is also part of the Enviroschools and Te Aho Tuu Roa facilitation team. She has a background in Maori Health and recently spent 3 years as Manager of Te Waka Kai Ora  - a national organisation for Maori Organics. Pounamu has spoken at numerous national conferences, radio shows and has featured on Maori TV – Kaitiaki and Country Calendar.	Val Mosen-Trustee Val is a trustee and provides financial and administration services for Hive Taranaki. She has a background in education and has been involved in governance for 20 years