Tawatawa Service Project - Saturday, Sept 3rd, 2011

On Saturday, September 3rd we also participated in a Ward service project.  This was an interfaith activity about 10 miles south of Wellington at the Tawatawa Landfill.  The project was to plant small indigenous plants on the hillside.  And when I say hillside I mean the side of a hill that had about 70 degree pitch.  It was really steep!  There were other Christian faiths represented along with a couple from the Jewish synagogue and the Hindu faith.  It ended up being really fun and we had a great view of the ocean from the hillside.

 

Elder Niutua has always got a smile on his face!  He can tackle anything!

Here's Elders Purcell & Lammi with Daniela Muller.  You can get a sense of the steepness from the pictures.

Elders Lammi and Niutua after the project getting a little rest and adding humor to the activity!

Here's Tom on the hillside with Paul Eagle from Wellington city council in the red striped shirt.  We started early and didn't pick-up one of the yellow shirts. 

Here's Ann and I just after the project concluded.  We didn't bring any work clothing in our luggage because we couldn't afford the weight and space.  A quick stop at the thrift store (like Goodwell) produced boots and warm-wear for Ann.  We were there too early to get the yellow vests, but that's ok.

Had to show this view that we had from the side of the hill we were working on.  It's looking pretty much due south.  You might think that you'd see the south island of New Zealand, but actually due south from Wellington, a few thousand miles, is Antarctica.  The south island of New Zealand is actually west and southwest from Wellington and the north island.