| EcoDay 2010 |
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| About
| EcoExpo
and Green Marketplace | Green
Transport Zone |
| Recycled
Arts and Crafts Market | Seminars
and Workshops |
EcoTours | EcoKids
Zone |
| Food
and Drink | Partners
| Volunteer
| EcoDay
Contacts | Getting
There |
| Confirmed
Exhibitors |
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| About |
| Sunday 28 February 2010, 10:00am
- 4:00pm |
| Olympic Park, New Lynn in Waitakere
City - Map |
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| EcoDay is Auckland's
premier environmental event and highlights
for EcoDay 2010 include: |
- an EcoExpo
showcasing a wide variety of green
businesses promoting sustainable
products and services in the areas
of renewable energy, green building,
energy efficiency, water conservation,
waste minimisation and organics
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- a Green
Marketplace where visitors
can purchase eco-friendly and
fair-trade products
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- a Green
Transport Zone featuring
hybrid vehicles, electric and
manual bicycles and bio-diesel
information
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- a Recycled
Arts and Crafts Market
featuring products made from found,
recovered, reused and recycled
materials
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- a series of free Seminars
on topics such as green parenting,
organic gardening and natural
pet care, as well as practical
hands-on workshops
on themes such as composting and
rainwater harvesting
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- free EcoTours
to selected local ecohomes and
organic gardens
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- an EcoKids
zone with storytelling, facepainting
and trapeze artists
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- delicious organic food
and drink
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| EcoDay is now in its
eighth year and aims to provide visitors
with the information, advice and tools
they need to bring sustainable living
into their everyday lives. |
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| Over 70 exhibitors
will be participating in EcoDay and
the festival is held near to the EcoMatters
Sustainable Living Centre and
the Trusts
EcoHouse, both of which will be
open to the public on the day. |
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| EcoDay is brought to
the community by EcoMatters Environment
Trust with the support of Principal
Sponsors -
Waitakere City Council and The
Trusts Charitable Foundation,
Gold Sponsor - Bosch
and media partners Good
Magazine and The
Radio Network. |
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| EcoExpo and Green
Marketplace |
| Providing an opportunity
for green businesses, community organisations
and government departments to promote
their products, services and/or message
is a key objective of EcoDay. |
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| The EcoExpo will showcase
a variety of exhibitors promoting
products and services for sustainable
living including green businesses
trading in everything from solar hot
water systems, to rain water tanks
to natural funerals. |
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| Visitors to EcoDay
will be able to shop at the Green
Marketplace for green products
that don't cost the earth. |
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| Community organisations
and government departments will provide
visitors with information and advice
on local and global environmental
issues and will be promoting the services
that they offer. |
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| EcoExpo
and Green Marketplace Exhibitors Directory |
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| Green Transport
Zone |
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Green Transport Zone will
feature hybrid vehicles, electric
and manual bicycles and bio-diesel
information. There is plenty of room
to take an electric bike for a spin
or to try out the cycle confidence
course. There will also be free bicycle
safety checks on the day. |
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| Green
Transport Zone Exhibitors Directory |
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| Recycled Arts and
Crafts Market |
| A new addition to EcoDay
for 2010, the Recycled
Arts and Crafts Market
will feature products made from found,
recovered, reused and recycled materials.
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| Recycled
Arts and Crafts Market Vendor Directory |
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| Seminars and Workshops |
| EcoDay 2010 will feature
a series of free seminars on topics
such as green parenting, organic gardening
and natural pet care, as well as free,
practical hands-on workshops on themes
such as composting and rainwater harvesting.
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| Seminar
Programme |
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| Workshop
Programme |
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| EcoTours |
| There are a number
of excellent examples of sustainable
building practices in action in Waitakere
City, as well as numerous organic
gardens. As part of EcoDay 2010, there
will be free EcoTours
selected local ecohomes and gardens.
The schedule of Eco
Tours will be released
in mid-February 2010. |
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| EcoBuilding
and EcoGarden Tours Schedule |
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| EcoKids Zone |
| The EcoKids Zone will
be buzzing with fun activities for
EcoKids
including environmental storytelling,
facepainting and trapeze artists.
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| EcoKids
Zone Activities |
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| Food and Drink |
| Delicious and organic
food and drink will be available at
EcoDay 2010 and all vendors will be
using either biodegradable and/or
recyclable containers. Ecoday is an
alcohol-free event. |
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| Food
Vendor Directory |
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| Partners |
| EcoDay 2010 is brought
to the community by EcoMatters Environment
Trust, with financial support from
Principal Sponsors Waitakere
City Council and The
Trusts Charitable Foundation and
Gold Sponsor, Bosch. |
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| Media Partners for
EcoDay 2010 are Good
Magazine and The
Radio Network. |
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| Event Supporters -
ecostore
and Liquid Health |
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| Volunteer |
| There are a number
of volunteer opportunities associated
with Ecoday 2010. |
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| To be an EcoDay
2010 Volunteer email info@ecoday.org.nz |
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| EcoDay
Contacts |
| Gretchen Schubeck,
Event Manager |
| 09 834 3284 |
| 021 361 310 |
| info@ecoday.org.nz |
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| Getting There |
| The EcoDay venue is
located with easy walking distance
of the New Lynn Transport Centre and
is accessible by bus or bicycle. Unfortunately,
there will be no trains running on
EcoDay due to track construction but
replacement buses will be available.
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| Bus
Timetable |
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| If coming by car to
EcoDay, best access to the event site
is via Wolverton Street, as Portage
Road is closed to through traffic
at the railway crossing. If coming
to EcoDay via Great North Road, follow
the detour signs. Check out Google
maps for parking options in streets
surrounding the event site. |
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| Parking will be at
a premium, so save the planet and
use alternative transportation to
get to the event. |
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| For information on
public transport options visit MAXX
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