Insights

Written by Emma Ellison based on an interview with Doris Zuur.

On a Saturday morning in Paekākāriki, the tool library is open.

A reflection from Toru trustee Hella Coenen

Kia ora Toru community, 

Listening has always been an important part of how Toru works.

It was a cracker of a morning driving down from Ōtaki to Paekākāriki, a reminder of just how good it is to live on the coast.

Over the years, Toru has been fortunate to learn from educators who bring both deep experience and thoughtful reflection to their work.

Brrrr… it was the coldest morning I’d woken up to this season and, as I dug out my gloves from the bottom of the drawer, I wondered what my second Toru trail experience would bring. 

A half-day gathering in Paekākāriki last weekend offered a vibrant hands-on experience of permaculture principles in action, hosted by Doris and Bob Zuur as part of the Toru Trail initiat

Last month’s Toru Trail was a celebration of regeneration, of nature’s capacity to heal, of recloaking Papatuanuku.

Permaculture is a design tool which can find practical applications in your personal life journey, in your garden, your apartment, your farm, your project/business, community, or when pla