To Connect

Questiontime – Newcomer’s Corner

Posted by on Dec 1, 2011 in To Connect | 0 comments

Name: Tira Cole

A little about you: Will be a student next year.

Why are you in NZ? It’s home but I plan to travel one day.

How did you hear about Kawai Purapura? TradeMe.

Special Interests? Environment, natural health.

How long might you stay? It all depends.

What’s next? Studying Biodiversity Management next year.

Can we use a photo? Yes.

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WWOOFers: “enjoyable, educational” volunteering

Posted by on Jan 22, 2010 in To Connect | 0 comments

Willing Workers on Organic Farms is part of a world-wide community that promotes awareness of ecological farming practices by providing volunteers with the opportunity to live and learn on organic properties.

Known as “WWOOFers” and held in high esteem, people of any age can contribute. WWOOFing is also an enjoyable, educational and affordable way to explore and get to know the community of Kawai Purapura.

To discover more about how you can join as a Wwoofer, call (09) 415 9468 or email Luca.

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Sharing Your Passions – No Longer Difficult

Posted by on Jan 22, 2010 in To Connect | 0 comments

A text, a tweet, a blog and a website are all part of today’s opportunities to connect with other people. Not only have these methods become fast and dynamic ways to share information, each can make it easy for people to write about their interests, passions and loves.

You may even like to use electronic media to tell us about a natural and tranquil place you discover!

Each method of communication can now be undertaken on a daily, even hourly basis. “Information Overload” you may cry, yet the methodology of the new social media platforms allow users to filter, to skim and to read whenever and wherever is convenient.

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Top Social Brands Exposed – what the statistics really mean

Posted by on Jan 11, 2010 in To Connect | 0 comments

The iPhone revolutionised mobile phones, bringing the Macintosh quality, ease of use and market-leading features to set levels well above those previously achieved. Similarly the iPod set new standards of quality and profitability for portable digital music players.

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