Kumanu December 2020

December Kumanu report offerings By Shelley Taylor The BoT has been busy the last couple of months with: a visioning weekend in late November; farewelling Caretakers Amber and Patrick; enlisting Faith’s services as our offsite office Caretaker; supporting new volunteers (Fred and Ramon) and an interim Land Caretaker (Paul) to keep the Centre humming through the next few months. With …

Kumanu September 2020

Welcome to the first Kumanu report from your new BoT. It was exciting to acknowledge in this hui the opportunity we have as a new configuration of people to review processes and make sure people’s needs are being met, as well as meeting our legal obligations as a Board. Here’s what the Board members and Caretakers covered, Zooming in from …

Kumanu Wangapeka June 2020

13th June 2020 Visioning the future The BOT and caretakers met at the centre this month and started with a morning discussion to explore possibilities that could emerge in response to Covid 19 circumstances and as part of the centre’s natural evolution. Some of the ideas we touched on included ways to foster volunteer opportunities: Through hands on practical work …

Kumanu Wangapeka May 2020

[pdf version] Kumanu Wangapeka Board of Trustees Process May 18th 2020 Opportunities to Give Kia ora whanau Kumanu means to foster, nurture and care for. If you are reading this, we appreciate your care for Wangapeka. As a Board of Trustees (BOT) we continue our care for Wangapeka and the community as best we can. We also appreciate the love …

Kumanu Wangapeka February 2020

SUMMARY OF BOT MEETING 7/2/20 FOR KUMANU WANGAPEKA Eftpos Machine in the Office It was agreed to a six month trial of not having Eftpos available in the Centre Office, with internet banking being the preferred, and most used option, when making payments. Kitchen The Kitchen Certification has been successfully renewed. The board is looking into purchasing a small bar …

Kumanu Wangapeka December 2019

Kumanu November 2019 — BOT Summary BOTJane Hobday will leave the BOT at the end of 2019 after an amazing 10 years of service to the centre as a trustee. She has such in-depth knowledge of the centre, policy manual and community—we say “What will we do without you?” to which she replies “I’m just down the road—I’m not going …

Kumanu Wangapeka September 2019

Summary of the Wangapeka Educational Trust Board Meeting 23rd September 2019 Policy Manual Review Louise is working on the task of identifying policies that may need reviewing or deleting due to changing structures / processes / legislation. Reports Our financial situation appears to be steady and our income broadly in line with last year. Pierre’s continued support with treasury work …

KUMANU June/July

Kumanu 1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to tend carefully, foster, attend to, care for, cherish. Keeping you connected with what’s happening with the Board of Trustees and at the Centre Donations needed : Good quality beautiful shrine cloths and fabrics of various colours for the Whare Wānanga. Many of our old cloths have candle wax or stains on them, so it’s time to refresh …

Kumanu Wangapeka March 2019

BOT Meeting Report from 6/3/19 Meeting Big change for the centre is the theme for the New Year at Wangapeka.  It has been a very full couple of months with much activity as we navigate the fast-approaching changes of our caretakers’ Faith and Guy, and the resignation of our Communications Manager Mira Riddiford and the usually busy summer/autumn retreat season. …

Kumanu Wangapeka Dec 2018

Our first Kumanu Wangapeka was very warmly received. We hope you continue to enjoy a greater sense of connection with what’s happening “on the land” and how you may be able to contribute and get involved. This Kumanu includes information from a summary of the November BOT meeting.  Read on for volunteers needed, updates on the water supply, Yongdu hut, and …