Multicultural New Zealand

Sport – water sports, skiing, snowboarding, rugby, adventure sports Native forests, bush & plants Native Animals &birds

Hobbies – gardening, exercise music & dance Ocean, beaches, rivers & lakes Fresh air

Socialising – eating, drinking, gathering, parties, barbeques, family events, holidays. Open spaces – national parks, reserves, walkways & tracks

Safe & peaceful – nice place to raise family climate

Multicultural 2 day weekend (minimum) does have a native race (Maori)

Enjoy the sun Tolerant – religion, culture & sexuality Isolated/removed

Public holidays “the long weekend” Two National Languages temperature geological diversity

Love of the outdoors Relaxation mountains &woodlands large property’s and sections “back yards”

Adventure seekers glaciers & active volcanoes

Abundance of tourist attractions Abundance of introduced species

Free formal education to all between ages 5 -17

Free vaccinations High standard of Tertiary education

Government funded health schemes Standard minimum wage – youth & adlut

Public & private hospitals Insurance is not compulsory Standards & laws for employee protection

Unemployment & sickness benefits – almost eliminates poverty 9 -5 work day (average)

Assistance with housing & paying of bills available Employment opportunities available in many areas Eg. Labour, IT

Several welfare organisations Eg. Child welfare, animal welfare, women’s refuge

Assistance with dental & mental health Nourishes small business

Life Style

Environment & Society

Leisure &Recreation

Education& Employment

Welfare & Health

Sport – water sports, skiing, snowboarding, rugby, adventure sports Native Animals &birds

Hobbies – gardening, exercise music & dance Ocean, beaches, rivers & lakes Fresh air

Socialising – eating, drinking, gathering, parties, barbeques, family events, holidays.

Safe & peaceful – nice place to raise family climate

Multicultural 2 day weekend (minimum) does have a native race (Maori)

Enjoy the sun Tolerant – religion, culture & sexuality Isolated/removed

Public holidays “the long weekend” Two National Languages temperature geological diversity

Love of the outdoors Relaxation mountains &woodlands large property’s and sections “back yards”

Adventure seekers glaciers & active volcanoes

Abundance of tourist attractions Abundance of introduced species

Free formal education to all between ages 5 -17

Free vaccinations High standard of Tertiary education

Government funded health schemes Standard minimum wage – youth & adlut

Public & private hospitals Insurance is not compulsory Standards & laws for employee protection

Unemployment & sickness benefits – almost eliminates poverty 9 -5 work day (average)

Assistance with housing & paying of bills available Employment opportunities available in many areas Eg. Labour, IT

Several welfare organisations Eg. Child welfare, animal welfare, women’s refuge

Assistance with dental & mental health Nourishes small business

Life Style

Environment & Society

Leisure &Recreation

Education& Employment

Welfare & Health

Native forests bush & plants

Open spaces – national parks, reserves, walkways & tracks

large property’s and sections “back yards”

Hobbies – gardening, exercise

Love of the outdoors

Gardening

Why do we garden?

Different types of gardeningTools and

Technologies (past and present)

History of gardening in NZ

Future of gardening

Why do we garden?

To grow fruits & veggie's for consumption

For Leisure and entertainment

To beautify our property’s

Types of gardening

Residential GardeningTakes place near the home, in a designated space, referred to as the garden. Although the garden is typically located on the land within the property they can also be located on the roof, in an atrium, on a balcony, in a widow box or on a deck.

Indoor GardeningGrowing houseplants in a residence, or in a greenhouse or conservatory

Water Gardening Growing plants adapted to pools or ponds

Container GardeningGrowing plants in any type of container. (Pots, hanging baskets or planters

Community GardeningA social activity where an area of land is gardened by a group of people

Past Tools and

Technologies

When you look at some of the Garden tools that we use today, not much has change since the invention of these tools hundreds of years ago. What has changed though is the value placed on those implements

What we think of as common garden tools were extremely valuable in planting and cultivating the beds and fields that fed whole families. Peoples' livelihoods directly depended on their garden tools.

Garden tools of that time were custom made and hard to come by. Local tradesmen crafted most of the tools in demand at the time.

Gardens often meant life for 18th-century families living in a society where food shortages remained a common threat. Because of their high value, each families collection of Garden tools was highly prized.

Materials

the technology of the forge to heat iron to its malleable point.

crafted by hand from local materials

History of Gardening in NZ

New Zealanders gardened to tend to beds or fields

Vegetable Gardens were a crucial food supply

Gardening was a strenuous chore and was extremely hard work

The produce generated from the gardens was extremely important in times of shortages

As a result of NZ’s isolation fruits and vegetables had to be grown locally.

Before the influx of introduced species there was only native seeds to plant

Present Tools and Technologies

The tools of the modern gardener are mass-produced, readily available, relatively inexpensive and, for the most part, disposable after several seasons.

There are also a lot of products available to make gardening a more comfortable and pleasurable experience.

Inexpensive in price because of mass production and access to materials

Not considered “valuable” because they are not hand made and they are no longer essential to the survival of families.

Most tools are made of heavy duty top quality high-carbon steel and those with blades made from SK5 hardened steel.

Handles are made from a rage of materials including: wood, fiberglass, steel, or some are cushioned or padded.

Pruners

Hedge Shears

Fork & Spade

Garden Gloves

Large Shears

Comfort Equipment

The Future of Gardening in NZ?

Problem Statement Background

New Zealanders like to enjoy the quarter acre dream; we have a love of the outdoors and enjoy leisure and recreation. Gardening is a form of recreation that encompasses most of our interests and provides endless entertainment as well as providing fresh fruits and vegetables.

Historically, New Zealanders gardened to tend to the beds or a field which was essential in planting, nurturing and gathering the produce which was crucial in terms of feeding an entire family. It was such a valuable means of food supply mostly because of New Zealand’s isolation which meant that there were not a lot of imported foods. As a result it often meant that the vegetable garden was the only food source in times of shortages. This placed gardening on the top of the “to do list” and it also made the tools and equipment used extremely valuable.

At present gardening has shifted from being a painful chore that was essential for the wellbeing of entire families to a form of recreation, where people garden for the pleasure and satisfaction it provides and also as a decorative tool to beautify their homes. We still enjoy growing fruits and veges but it is no longer a crucial means of food supply. Although there are many types of residential gardening, the most common is a designated space(s) located on the land within the perimeters of the property. We are lucky as Kiwis to have such spaces available to us. Unfortunately, Aucklanders will have to adjust to smaller living quarters because of the rate of property development. In 2006 there were 472,434 existing dwellings within the Auckland region with 3,975 dwellings under construction. If the amount of homes being produced increases at these rates that will mean that in twenty years time there will be 560,748 dwellings within the Auckland region. So logic tells us that our property sizes will definitely decrease.

Problem Statement

Although gardening has a firm place within New Zealand history and is still strongly evident in the present. A need exists for a solution that will ensure the existence of gardening in Auckland when the depletion of our land space starts to become more apparent or when compact or high-rise living is a reality.