Earthship New Zealand

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Mike Reynolds – Auckland seminars

Mike Reynolds, the Garbage Warrior

Mike Reynolds Auckland visited Auckland on 5-7th July 2013, hosted by Platform One Foundation and Waiata Artists Trust. Mike delivered two packed seminars in Auckland and attended a community Q & A film screening of the new earthship doco “New Solutions” on Waiheke Island.

This was part of the lead up to the Waiheke earthship build which will involve practical workshops with Mike and the Taos Earthship crew in Feb 2014.

See the new Events page for more info.

constructing a ‘Hut’ with tires and steel

Another 10sq meter challenge has been under taken, this time in North Canterbury. An 8 course tire circle was done in the first 4 days with the help of a day workshop attended by 12 people. A week later, the steel dome was made on the ground and placed on top by a well timed passing digger. Macro posts were dug in, cemented with a footer with steel inside. bottle bricks made, bottle walls done, door frame made and hung, window put in and lintel made. Then a bond beam was formed with cans and cement, and poured with concrete. The dome got 2 coats of plaster and a central bottle for a sky light!