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Lilliput Libraries

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Through our suggestion boxes, we had a comment that Kamo should have Lilliput libraries. Not knowing what this was I did some research, and discovered we do already have one in Kamo, outside Kamo Primary school pictured below.

This project began in New Zealand, in 2015, beginning in Dunedin and has since expanded to over 300 throughout the country. They are often painted brightly, sometimes artistically shaped, and filled with books, free to borrow/take/donate and are a quirky and fun addition to the community. If you are interested in reading more or perhaps becoming a “guardian” of a Lilliput library….

This link is to the website of the original project, including a map of Lilliput libraries all over the country (including others in Whangarei).

https://lilliputlibraries.wordpress.com/

This link are the plans to build a Lilliput library – supplies by Whangarei District Library.

https://kamovillage.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lilliput-Library-box-plan.pdf

Love to hear if you have spotted any others!

PEST FREE KAMO – Trap Giveaway

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Last month, Pest Free Kamo (a mix of Kamo Community Inc, Tiakina Whangarei, and some Kamo residents) was in the community giving out rat traps and talking to everyone and anyone about the awesome mahi the team is working on. (Big thank you to Four Square Kamo!)

We brought 50 traps and trap boxes to give out to residents and all were gone within an hour! Along with the traps, people were also given instructions for registering their trap on Trap.nz and enabling their traps and catches to become part of the New Zealand wide trapping project.

We have since given out another 30, with hopefully more to come. If you are interested in receiving a trap, please get in touch via the feedback page on this website or via Facebook, or get in touch with Tiakina Whangarei.

Kamo Community Inc Annual General Meeting

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Notice of AGM
Kamo Community Inc
6.00pm 12 July 2023
Kamo High School Library
Agenda Below

KCi AGM Agenda
6pm 12 July 2023 at Kamo High School

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Approval of Minutes of last AGM held 10 August 2022
  3. Chairperson’s Report – Judy Allison
  4. Financial Report – Rebecca Reynolds
  5. Election of Office holders and committee members
  6. Review and adoption of revised Constitution and Procedures
  7. General Business
    End of Formal AGM
    Light refreshments will be served.

Copies of the draft Constitution and draft Procedures are available here and hard copies are available to read at Kamo Library & Book Inn.

Kamo Community Inc – New Constitution and Procedures

Kamo Community Inc – New Constitution and Procedures

Posted on by Charm

In accordance with the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 which was passed into law last year, Kamo Community Inc has revised it’s constitution and procedures. They are currently in draft form until the AGM in July 2023. You can view the draft constitution and draft procedures via the links below.

Constitution – https://kamovillage.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Draft-KCi-Constitution-2023.pdf

Procedures – https://kamovillage.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Draft-KCi-Procedures-2023.pdf

PREDATOR FREE KAMO

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We are very lucky in Kamo (and the wider Whangarei area) to live so closely with the native wildlife and enjoy the natural environments they inhabit as part of our lifestyle. As a community organisation it is important to us to protect what we have. In the case of eradicating the pest population that endangers it, it has to be a collective effort from the community. Our role is to coordinate the effort in our local area, and energize and inspire the people who live here, to play a part. Even in populated areas of Kamo, we enjoy regularly seeing Tui, Kukupa (New Zealand pigeon), and even Ruru (Morepork) visiting backyards. It requires a small amount of effort from residents and can have a big impact, we think education and participation is the key to this. Conveying information to Kamo residents and organising pest control workshops for the community, will hopefully be a big step in the direction to becoming a pest free Kamo.

Together with (and presented by) Dai from Tiakina Whangarei (Northland regional council), KCi held the first workshop at Griffin hall for the community on the 18th of March to learn about pest control in the region and how to participate in the efforts with backyard trapping.

It was attended by 22 people, and traps were provided by Dai for attendees to take home. We are encouraging those who attended to stay in touch and report their progress and also to register their traps on Trap.nz

If you are interested in joining the efforts to help Kamo become pest free, please get in touch!

More information & articles of interest

This is a Pest Free Wellington video.

This facebook post by Pest Free Wellington talks about how birds are increasing in Miramar – due to trapping and predator control.

This is a story about a Kamo local doing her part

Story about Pest free Onerahi

Here is a video with former mayor, Sheryl Mai, on tips for trapping rats in your backyard.

KAMO COMMUNITY SUGGESTION BOXES

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We think that engaging and hearing as many ideas and opinions as we can from a diverse cross section of residents in the Kamo area is so important. This will help us greatly to understand what projects and improvements to Kamo may be of the most benefit to the community, and hopefully give people more of a say in how our community develops and thrives.

We are well aware that a large number of our residents may not be tech savvy or have much interaction with social media or websites. To fill this gap we have created Suggestion Boxes. Ten locations to date have agreed to host these in Kamo – the Kamo Library, Kamo Police, Kamo Club, Kamo Bowling Club, Rest homes and Retirement Villages, High Schools, an Intermediate School, and a Book shop. We have created a roster for KCI members to clear these before each monthly meeting where entries can be discussed and issues can be addressed and feasible projects pursued.