Tag: Community

Take 143! When you just can’t seem to get it!

September 10, 2015

Maybe it was the unusual recording ‘studio’ (I was in the cupboard under the stairs); maybe it was the lateness of the hour; maybe I was channelling these wonderful fellas!  Whatever it was, something found my funny bone! Apologies to Masterton Rotary!  Rest assured, I got it in the end!  You can listen to the whole … More Take 143! When you just can’t seem to get it!

An Every Person’s Guide to the TPPA & What Folk in Featherston Think About It!

August 17, 2015

Me and the kids joined the #TPPANoWay march in Featherston on Saturday 15th August, one of the dozens of marches planned across the country during TPPA Action Week (8th – 15th August 2015).  I took along the recorder on the off chance I could capture some audio at the same time as attending to Isla … More An Every Person’s Guide to the TPPA & What Folk in Featherston Think About It!

Rethinking Featherston

August 25, 2014

Students from the School of Landscape Architecture at the Victoria University are working in partnership with the community of Featherston, the Community Board and South Wairarapa District Council to develop design scenarios and site-specific design solutions for our town which reflect our community’s desires and are practical and affordable. On 17th July 2014, nearly 100 local Featherston … More Rethinking Featherston

A slice of paradise – Okuti Garden feature

February 25, 2014

This summer we visited our friends, James and Jane Mullins, two beautiful people who own and manage the glorious Okuti Garden down in Little River, Banks Peninsula, South Island. Okuti Garden is an eco-homestay, where the emphasis is on creating “lovely spaces for creating and playing, and to provide clean, comfortable, affordable accommodation”  James and … More A slice of paradise – Okuti Garden feature

ReCooper8’s Christmas Special, feat. author Johanna Knox

December 19, 2013

Welcome, welcome to the ReCooper8 Christmas Special blog post, to accompany the Christmas Special ReCooper8 Broadcast, beaming out to a radio near you on: Thursday 19th December @ 8pm Sunday 22nd December @ 10pm Thursday 26th December @ 8pm on Arrow FM, 92.7FM, or click listen live right here. I’ve got a great gin-infused* show … More ReCooper8’s Christmas Special, feat. author Johanna Knox

The moment when Guerrilla Gardeners broke ground in Featherston…

November 3, 2013

A little while back I was involved in recording an under cover op – Featherston’s very own Guerrilla Gardener’s breaking ground in the centre of town, and transforming a leveled site into a little patch of colour.  It was a great moment to shared, and the following day I went out and took a few … More The moment when Guerrilla Gardeners broke ground in Featherston…

Introducing…. the Featherston Guerrilla Gardeners!

October 2, 2013

Meet Pansy Flowers, Poison Ivy, Thorn and Rose*…. just a few of Featherston’s Guerrilla Gardeners, who tonight started their self-motivated campaign to transform the town’s Zen Garden (aka the big vacant lot on main street) into a garden by and for the people! Timing their inaugural action to coincide with the start of Act for Seed … More Introducing…. the Featherston Guerrilla Gardeners!

ReCooper8 July: The One where Lucy Goes On and On about being on Holiday

July 16, 2013

For those of a chilly disposition, look away now, because July’s edition of ReCooper8 is one big holiday BOAST!  I’ll even confess to pre-recording some of the show in my mum’s back garden in what can only be described as rather hot temperatures!  Tune in to 92.7FM (or listen live at Arrow FM) at 8pm … More ReCooper8 July: The One where Lucy Goes On and On about being on Holiday