Come along and join with STEPS On Sunday 14 February at Alberton for the summer market day. We will be there again with Friends of Oakley Creek. Our aims are to be part of helping our local community to understand both water and land issues relating to the health of our creeks.
Come along and sit in the shade, learn how you can help. Identify some weeds, see all the stalls and chat. See event details here. Get your copy of the Meola Creek walking map and support Ki Uta Ki Tai, our vision for a mountain to sea pathway.
We appreciate Alberton’s ongoing support for the past 16 years since STEPS was incorporated. The large spring formerly on their land (now on Plant and Food) form the headwaters of Waitītiko Meola Creek, the largest stream on Auckland isthmus.
Here are STEPS and Friends of Oakley Creek at Market Day 2019
There are some Geotech works being carried out around Central Interceptor future Lyon Ave site. Over the next couple of weeks Watercare will be active on the Roy Clements Treeway, in Fergusson Ave and through MAGS.
In the Lyon Ave site area, the work involves drilling some six test holes. We will have pedestrian management as required around the walkways and fencing around all our exploration sites.
Peter Wilson | Stakeholder & Communications Lead, Central Interceptor
Ko te wai te ora ngā mea katoa. Water is the life giver of all things. This whakatauki is a very simple truth, which we ignore at our peril.
The Ministry for the Environment’s 2020 freshwater report outlines the scale of the country’s pollution problem and makes many references to Māori ways of thinking, but what does it take to really understand an issue from another culture’s perspective?
I recently completed a short course which helped me understand some of the truths known to Māori, and the rich and diverse stories which illustrate them. Several Māori academics contributed – geologists, art historians, and others. The links are at https://www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/where-water-and-culture-collides It took me 4-6 hours but you could spend much more time exploring all the resources.
I recommend enrolling today! It’s a great way to get through level 3 Covid measures.
