Kai Resilience
Northland Tropical Food Forest Design Guide
Warm northern and coastal New Zealand regions can grow subtropical and tropical edibles year-round — avocado, macadamia, banana, passionfruit, feijoa and more. This guide links practical food-forest design to Troppo's living nursery in Te Puke.
Plan layers and species with our free NZ grower tools a...
Food Forest Quiz: Regenerative Learning for Aotearoa
A new interactive quiz helps growers and learners across Aotearoa explore food forests, regenerative agriculture and layered edible ecosystems — part of Vector Group Charitable Trust's kai resilience education work.
Take the Food Forest Knowledge Assessment and browse more resources at Kai Resilienc...
Troppo Edible Jungle: Urban Food Forest in Action
Troppo is the hands-on, muddy-boots side of Vector Group — a living urban food forest in Te Puke where theory meets practice. We grow and trial subtropical edibles that show what is possible in warm Bay of Plenty conditions.
Explore our food forest articles and the national Kai Resilience network.
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Te Puke Garden Ramble 2025: Kai Resilience in Focus
The Te Puke Coast Lions Garden Ramble 2025 ran across three days — a curated tour of local gardens and a chance to tell stories about community growing, creativity and food resilience in the Bay of Plenty.
See more Community & Te Puke events and the Kai Resilience archive.
The Te Puke Coast Lio...
Te Puke Local Food Innovation & Kai Resilience
Troppo.nz shares Te Puke's roots in fresh, local food — where nursery innovation, community gardens and kai resilience meet. This is how the Bay of Plenty experiments with practical food security close to home.
Read more in Community & Te Puke and connect nationally via Kai Resilience.
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Pineapple Plants Tender: Vector Group Te Puke
Vector Group Charitable Trust, based in Te Puke, is inviting tenders from suppliers for bulk pineapple plants — a core kai-resilience initiative to strengthen local food production and nursery capacity in the Bay of Plenty.
Learn about our charitable work at Vector Group and the wider Kai Resilience...
Jared’s Food Forest Tour: Youth Kai Resilience in Te Puke
Troppo joined Jared on a visit to his burgeoning rural food forest near Te Puke — a practical example of how young growers and mentors can build kai resilience through layered, edible landscapes.
Explore food forest stories and Kai Resilience across the region.
Here at Troppo.nz, we're passionate a...
Kids Kai Trail at Flavours of Plenty (Preview)
Before the festival, Te Puke Kai Resilience and Colab previewed the Kids Kai Trail — a food-resilience activity trail designed for youngsters at Flavours of Plenty.
See the event recap after the festival day.
While most events at the Flavours of Plenty festival are designed with adults in mind, the...
Te Puke Community Food Forest Proposal
This formal proposal seeks support from the Te Puke Community Board and Western Bay of Plenty District Council for a community food forest rooted in kai resilience — local food security, education and Vector Group Charitable Trust's Te Puke vision.
Related: Food forests · Kai Resilience network
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Kai Resilience Portal Launch: kairesilience.food
Troppo and Vector Group Charitable Trust have launched a national Kai Resilience website portal — connecting regional food-resilience work in Te Puke and the Bay of Plenty to a wider Aotearoa network.
Visit kairesilience.food and our free grower tools.
At Troppo, we've always been passionate about ...
Kai Resilience Strategic Plan: Te Puke 2025–2030
By 2030, the Te Puke region aims for a thriving, equitable and sustainable food system — this strategic plan sets out goals, partnerships and actions for Vector Group's food-resilience initiative through 2030.
Explore the live programme at Kai Resilience and local stories in Community & Te Puke....
Kai Resilience Feasibility Study: Te Puke Region
This feasibility study outlines Vector Group Charitable Trust's food-resilience vision for the Te Puke region — defining kai resilience, food security, food sovereignty and practical pathways for community-scale change.
Programme hub: Kai Resilience · Trust: Vector Group (CC45966)
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Regional Kai Resilience Hui: Ōmanawa Food Forest Tour
Nau mai, haere mai — the Regional Kai Resilience Network Hui in Ōmanawa brought together growers and communities dedicated to strengthening food resilience through shared knowledge, tours and practical collaboration.
More food forest events and the national hub at Kai Resilience.
Nau mai, haere mai...
EPA Weedkiller Health Alert: Kai Resilience Context
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) issued an urgent warning about a commonly used herbicide linked to serious health concerns — relevant context for anyone growing food at home or in community gardens.
For safer growing practices see our Community & Te Puke articles and Kai Resilience ...