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Pathways to Sustainability


Our Mission:
We are working for healthy economies for Aotearoa/New Zealand - balanced, sustainable and empowering - based on and respecting the living systems of our planet.

More about our Trust can be read here!

Our purpose is to show why complementary currencies are so important. Read more here!

Our Keynote Speaker for April Conference, Tom Greco, spoke with Kim Hill (Radio NZ) recently. Here is the linkexternal link to listen. It is an interesting listen.

Report in the 2009 volume of IJCCR : CHIEMGAUER REGIOMONEY: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF A LOCAL CURRENCY by Christian Gelleri now linked at the end of Diedre's report on The Chiemgauer in Community Currenciesexternal link.

Here are the latest articles posted on this website:


The Global Financial Meltdown: Its Causes, and Opportunities for Localized Res
By: Christoph Hensch  on: Sun 05 Apr, 2009 [10:49 UTC]  (387 reads)
Thomas Greco international expert on the monetary system and building viable alternative localized currency is in the country over the next two weeks. He is presenting public lectures in Auckland on Tuesday 7th April at Waiheke Cinema 7.30pm and Auckland University 8th April 7.00pm Theatre OGGB5 Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Rd, and Wellington Tuesday 14th April 7pm St John Church Centre cnr Dixon & Willis St. He will also be keynote speaker at the Community Currencies Conference April 17 - 19th Whanganui
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COMMUNITY CURRENCIES CONFERENCE 2009
By: Christoph Hensch  on: Mon 02 Mar, 2009 [02:30 UTC]  (520 reads)
Trading through troubled waters
Exploring the how and why to building viable working systems of currency, trade and barter for community wellbeing in hard times.

This is probably the most important conference this year. “With global financial systems of fiat currency and corporate greed lying in tatters, we need to move fast to find the means to create economic wellbeing in our communities, to create prosperity and avoid suffering” W.A Jones

The special key note speaker will be Thomas H. Greco, Jr, Author and International Monetary Expert, presenting 20 years of knowledge on community currencies and information from his soon to be released new book THE END OF MONEY AND THE FUTURE OF CIVILIZATION.

The conference is held on 17th, 18th and 19th April 2009 at the Quaker Settlement in Wanganui.

For more information and registration, please download the conference brochure here: CC Conference Tri Fold Brochure.pdf (274.51 Kb)
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Radio Interview with Deirdre Kent
By: Christoph Hensch  on: Mon 17 Nov, 2008 [23:12 UTC]  (1142 reads)
A radio interview recorded with Deirdre Kent and broadcast on 12 Nov 2008.

http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23611429-Deirdre-Kent-and-the-Financial-Crisisexternal link

Deirdre Kent is the author of Healthy Money, Healthy Planet: Developing Sustainability through New Money Systems. In this fascinating interview she delves into the roots of our current financial traumas.
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Money – why isn't there ever enough?
By: Christoph Hensch  on: Sun 28 Sep, 2008 [11:52 UTC]  (1506 reads)
Our economy is drifting into increasingly difficult times. The media is full of headlines about failing finance companies and investment banks, rising food and fuel prices, unaffordable mortgages, high exchange rates and the 'credit crunch'. After months of assurances that the problem is over, it is getting worse. The American government is preparing to bail out the finance industry on Wall Street with a trillion dollars.
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Book Specials
By: Helen Dew  on: Wed 06 Aug, 2008 [07:43 UTC]  (1722 reads)
Many people involved with Transition Towns have come to realise that creating a local currency is part of the mix for promoting resilience in their communities.  For some the issue is possibly in the ‘too hard’ basket, or not seen as a priority.  Others will have attended presentations last April by the Japanese currency expert “Miguel”, and they may also have viewed the eye-opening film Money as Debt.

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Healthy Money Healthy Planet


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"Deirdre Kent's book should be read by everyone concerned about social justice and the survival of the planet and humanity." Prue Hyman, Victoria University

Healthy Money, Healthy Planet offers some solutions to a range of environmental and social problems throughout the world. The pressure for continuing economic growth has caused widespread environmental damage from the overuse of natural resources and destruction of habitats. Social problems are created by rapidly increasing debt in the form of mortgages, credit cards and student loans, and concentration of wealth and power. In order to reverse this trend and help to develop more sustainable communities, Healthy Money, Healthy Planet looks at complementary economies and monetary systems which have been tried in various countries, including New Zealand, and suggests how they could be implemented in the future. These include changes to the taxation system, community banking, commercial barter, voucher schemes and currencies with a circulation incentive.

The book can be ordered for $35 (includes postage within New Zealand.)
Please contact Mrs Helen Dew, 12 Costley St, Carterton
Ph/Fax 06 379 8034. helend@contact.net.nz

Or alternatively from the publisher at:
http://cpp.co.nz/products/published/books/booksocial/healthymoneyhealthyplanetexternal link

For more information about the book and promotion events, etc., go to the book's website at http://localcurrencies.blogspot.com/ !



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