What We Do
Programmes
Para Kore offers a range of te ao Māori sustainability programmes throughout the motu that may be available in person or online, depending on where we have kaimahi and where we are funded to deliver them.
We work with marae, whānau, hapū, iwi, kura, kōhanga/puna reo, early childhood centres, whare karakia/churches, wāhi mahi, community organisations, tertiary institutions, companies, events, community gardens, kaumātua rōpū and more.
Wānanga Tūāpapa
These wānanga are our foundational building blocks for learning about a zero carbon, zero waste world.
Te Orokohanga | A Creation Story
Through our whakapapa, we are related to all living and non-living things
Ngā Rawa Māori o te Ao Tūroa | Natural Resources
Finding out what our everyday things are made from
Te Pūnaha Whakapeto Hautaonga | The System of Stuff
Getting off the wasteful linear system
Arotakenga Para | Waste Check
Looking at your waste to create change
Te Pūnaha Whakarōpū Para | The Waste Hierarchy
There are more important actions than recycling
He Mana tō te Kai
Join Para Kore and other whānau Māori on a journey through whakapapa, māramatanga, kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga with our He Mana tō te Kai programme. We will take you through the systems of kai, learn useful tips, save more kai and money, reduce kai waste and make a plan to raise the inherent mana of kai.
Mai i Kurawaka
Reindigenising Ikura
The whakapapa of the word ikura reminds us that the first woman was fashioned by atua at Kurawaka. Join us to learn about the te ao Māori worldview relating to ikura (menstruation), as well as the pros and cons of both reusable and single-use period products.
Kope Tautaiao
Reusable Cloth Nappies
Join us to learn about kope tautāiao, and the benefits of using them for our mokopuna and our taiao. See how easy it is to integrate using cloth nappies, even if it’s just one a day, into daily routines, thereby reducing waste, and saving money. Kōrero mai ki a mātou.
He Para Kai, He Oranga Nuku
He Para Kai, He Oranga Nuku is a composting programme that supports turning food scraps into soil to grow kai for our mokopuna. This programme reminds us that all kai, even food scraps, are precious because all our kai has whakapapa to Papatūānuku and Hineahuone.
Hei Aha te Moumou Kai
Hei Aha te Moumou Kai is focused on understanding and protecting the taonga that is kai. Through wānanga and practical actions like tracking our kai waste and eating local/seasonal kai, we proactively prevent kai waste and build these habits into the daily lives of marae and Māori organisations. Taking practical steps to protect kai and prevent it from becoming waste.
Oranga Kura
Zero Waste Schools
The goal of the Oranga Kura programme is for schools to reduce their waste significantly and to push past the usual barriers and limitations encountered when trying to implement zero waste practices. This is a two-year behaviour change programme currently available in the Waikato.
Contact us if you’d like to run this school programme in your rohe.
Kōrero mai ki a mātou
Please get in touch with us to learn more about how you can access or deliver our programmes.