Timaru nappy stalkers - chasing me down

Here I am getting chased by crazy mums as I try to hide nappies around Timaru

I tell you this is a serious competition!!!  Cant wait for tomorrows antics !!!!

The caped Crusader - with the pink hair

Fun times yesterday!!!

Here is me in my new cape!!!

Thanks to Sandy V Clothing Designer

Check her out here: https://www.facebook.com/SandiV.Clothing

And here I am with Kate from BLOW in Tauranga

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/place?hl=en&sugexp=frgbld&pq=blow&cp=8&gs_id=1d&xhr=t&client=firefox-a&hs=rHQ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1259&bih=583&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=blow+tauranga&fb=1&gl=nz&hq=blow&hnear=0x6d6e76e77bd464e5:0x500ef6143a39926,Tauranga&cid=9594929565306161688

Loving the Pink Hair!!!

Thank you to all of the wonderful people who have helped me out!!

Press Release for the Trip 2012

The Press release has gone out and now it is offical...I am going to be a crazy lady this week! I love the bit about "Imagine you’re pushing your pram in a local park and a woman wearing a satin cape and calling herself The Nappy Lady hands you a cloth nappy for your baby... Well, that’s what I’ll be doing over the next week"

A huge thanks to Katherine and Denise who have made this possible!!

I cant wait to meet you all but for now check out the press release and all of the events planned below!

xxx
The Nappy Lady

Press release:

Kiwi mum organises New Zealand’s biggest treasure hunt

11 April 2012 – Starting this Friday, 13 April, a mum from Katikati will don a hot pink and electric blue cape and set off on a 2,100km road trip around New Zealand, hiding prizes along the way in the nation’s biggest treasure hunt.

The Nappy Lady Kate Meads will travel from Invercargill to Auckland from 13 to 21 April in an operation that sees her acting as part Superwoman, part Santa Claus, and part Easter Bunny in an effort to spread the word about the benefits of using modern cloth nappies.

“Like Superwoman, I’ve got a cape and I’m trying to save the world,” Kate laughs. “Like Santa Claus, I’m giving away free gifts of cloth nappies and prizes to Kiwi parents. And like the Easter Bunny, I’m hiding goodies all over the country for people to find.”

Armed with over 600 cloth nappies from leading New Zealand suppliers, Kate’s whirlwind tour of New Zealand sees her travelling 2,100km – the length of 7 million disposable nappies laid end-to-end, which is the number of disposables that are thrown into New Zealand landfills each week. And she’ll be hiding those 600 cloth nappies in towns and cities along the road, posting clues on Facebook to encourage parents to participate in this sustainability- focused game of hide-and-seek.

“The number of disposable nappies left festering in our nation’s parks and green spaces is phenomenal,” Kate says. “Wouldn’t you rather find a clean, reusable modern cloth nappy in your local reserve instead of a stinking, germ- laden disposable nappy? And likewise, wouldn’t you prefer parents to take their nappy home and dispose of the waste within appropriately and hygienically instead of dumping it into the places where we take our kids to play?”

With 20 scheduled stops between Invercargill and Auckland for scheduled coffee groups, workshops, and even a “Wine, Cheese, and Nappies” evening, Kate and her team of Nappy Avengers are focused on educating Kiwi mums and dads about sustainable parenting choices.

“But we’re also aiming to have fun along the way,” Kate says. “One of the things that parents consistently tell us they love about modern cloth nappies is how fun and funky the designs are. So we’re taking that to heart and showing the country just how fun and funky cloth nappy users can be.

“Imagine you’re pushing your pram in a local park and a woman wearing a satin cape and calling herself The Nappy Lady hands you a cloth nappy for your baby... Well, that’s what I’ll be doing over the next week, so watch out! Hiding 600 nappies around New Zealand, from Invercargill to Auckland and beyond, is just one of the fun things we’ll be doing during Cloth Nappy Week.

“We’re not just spreading the word about modern cloth nappies. We’re spreading the nappies, too!”

--ENDS--

International Cloth Nappy Week is scheduled for 16-22 April 2012, and the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip takes place 13-21 April. For images, information about Cloth Nappy Week, or interviews with The Nappy Lady, please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz.

Cloth Nappy Week 2012 Road Trip Itinerary

Media are welcome to attend any of the following Cloth Nappy Week events. The Nappy Lady Kate Meads is also available for interviews and commentary prior to and during the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip. Please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz if you wish to attend.

13 April

11.30am – 12.30pm: Coffee Group, Invercargill Environmental Centre, 67 Glengarry Cres, Invercargill

2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Milk & Honey, 103 Main Street, Gore

14 April

8.30am – 9.30am: Bacon, Eggs and Nappies, Mojo Café, Princess Street, Dunedin

11am –1pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, The Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, Dunedin

3pm – 4pm: Coffee Group, Steam Café, 7 Thames Street, Oamaru

7pm – 8pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies, Tussock Restaurant, 51 King Street, Timaru

15 April

10.30am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch

2pm – 3pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch

16 April

12.30 – 1.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Cafe, 193 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

17 April

10am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington

1pm – 2.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Life City Church, 1-3 Parkway, Wainuiomata, Hutt City

6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington

18 April

12 noon – 1pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, 73 Church Street, The Square, Palmerston North

6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Hastings Central Library, Cnr Eastbourne Street East & Warren Street South, Hastings

19 April

9am – 10.30am: Coffee Group, Milk and Honey, 10 Hardinge Rd (The Crown Hotel), Ahuriri, Napier

2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Treble Court, Peel Street, Gisborne

6.30pm – 8.30pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies Workshop, The Winemaker’s Daughters Café, 88 Grey Street, Gisborne

20 April

11am – 12 noon: Coffee Group, Grindz Café, 1st Ave, Tauranga

2pm – 3pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Main Road, Katikati

21 April

10am – 12 noon: Nappy Flash Mob and Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Upstairs by Whitcoulls, Botany Town Centre, 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, Auckland

Enjoying the quite moments!!

Here I am sitting here enjoying the chocolate easter egg the bunny got me and doing the end of year accounts for my hubby and me.

My lovely husband is making a batch of piklets and Daniel is playing with the dogs outside. I think it is really important to appreciate these lovely quiet moments that you have as a family even if you are just doing your own thing, you are still together, hanging out at home.

Too often we find ourselves running out the door to one thing or another or going to town to be entertained when perhaps we just need to hang out at home and enjoy each others company.

The same cant be said for next week of course. As the trip gets closer, I am getting more excited about all the things we have planned for Cloth Nappy Week. This year has been amazing already with so much interest from different councils and with Cloth Nappy Week having such a wonderful group of passionate businesses supporting it all along the way!

I hope that you have all had a fantastic easter and I had better get back to the book work and the pikelets of course...yum yum yum!!!!

See you soon!!!

xx
The Nappy Lady

Ready to hit the road!!!

Well it is official....my bags are packed, everything is booked and my cape is nearly ready!!!!

So I am ready to hit the road with over $30,000 worth of nappies to give away PLUS $10,000 worth of other spot prizes to give away this year!!

My son thinks it is hilarious that I have a pink cape and thinks I am off to fight the bad guys, like Batman. Then we decided that it would better for me to be wonder woman and save the landfills.

It also seems a bit like santa because I have a sack of goodies to give away and it will be getting refilled as we move up the country.

Then he thinks I might be mates with the easter bunny but I am hiding nappies instead of easter eggs...well it is a possibility that we could run into each other!!!

So now I have a new introduction that Daniel thinks is funny...THE NAPPY LADY....da da da da

I can't wait to get going now and meet all of the mums along the way!! Make sure you check out the jam packed Itinerary for what we are doing around the country!

See you soon!!

xx
The Nappy Lady

Press Release February

Kiwi mums gear up for 2,100km road trip

22 March 2012 – Cloth Nappy Week 2012 is less than four weeks away, and a group of intrepid Kiwi mums are gearing up for a whirlwind nine-day, 20-stop road trip designed to spread the word about cloth nappies all over the country.

The Nappy Lady Kate Meads is leading the group of mums and sustainable parenting advocates from Invercargill to Auckland,
a distance of 2,100km – the distance covered by seven million disposable nappies laid end-to-end, the number of disposable nappies being thrown into New Zealand landfills each week*.

With the support of councils nationwide and the sponsorship of over 60 Kiwi businesses, including cloth nappy retailers, Kate is hosting coffee groups and workshops in 20 locations and will also be giving away $40,000 in prizes, including 700 cloth nappies, at stops along the way.

“We’d love to get a cloth nappy into the hands of every interested mum and dad in New Zealand,” explains Kate.

“If every parent of a child in nappies used just one cloth nappy every day, that would save a million nappies from going into our landfills each week, and would save our local councils tens of thousands of dollars per year dealing with disposable nappy waste. I, for one, would prefer my council rates instead go toward equipping parents with the knowledge and tools to raise their children more sustainably, and cloth nappies go a long way toward this goal.”

Kate explains that a baby will need up to 6,000 nappy changes in the first two-and-a-half years of life, and at around 50c per nappy, parents are literally throwing their money away. But modern cloth nappies are not only money-saving, they’re much easier to use than parents are aware.
“Modern cloth nappies are so advanced in design and materials that they truly are no more difficult than washing
a load of laundry.”

This is only one of the messages Kate and her team of Nappy Avengers is spreading during the event, which also focuses on sustainable parenting and education. With events held in Invercargill, Gore, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Hutt City, Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier, Gisborne, Tauranga, Katikati, and Auckland, coffee group and workshop spaces are filling fast.

Three Cloth Nappy Week Preview events held in Cambridge and Hamilton last week were a great success and an excellent barometer for what’s to come, Kate says. “We held two coffee groups and a workshop that were extremely well-attended, and the mood among Kiwi mums is definitely one of excitement and anticipation. With less than four weeks to go, we’re seeing increased traffic to our website (www.clothnappyweek.co.nz) and Facebook community (www.facebook.com/clothnappyweek) and I’m getting so many emails about cloth nappies, I can’t keep up with the demand.

“Cloth Nappy Week 2012 is going to be huge, and we can’t wait to spread the word about cloth nappies and empower parents to make better choices for the future of their children’s planet.”
--ENDS--

* Source: Zero Waste New Zealand (www.zerowaste.co.nz/hot-issues/nappies) 





Cloth Nappy Week 2012 Road Trip Itinerary
Media are welcome to attend any of the following Cloth Nappy Week events. The Nappy Lady Kate Meads is also available for interviews and commentary prior to and during the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip. Please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz if you wish to attend.
13 April
11.30am – 12.30pm: Coffee Group, Invercargill Environmental Centre, 67 Glengarry Cres, Invercargill
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Milk & Honey, 103 Main Street, Gore

14 April
8.30am – 9.30am: Bacon, Eggs and Nappies, Mojo Café, Princess Street, Dunedin
11am –1pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, The Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, Dunedin
3pm – 4pm: Coffee Group, Steam Café, 7 Thames Street, Oamaru
7pm – 8pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies, Tussock Restaurant, 51 King Street, Timaru

15 April
10.30am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch
2pm – 3pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch

16 April
12.30 – 1.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Cafe, 193 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

17 April
10am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
1pm – 2.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Life City Church, 1-3 Parkway, Wainuiomata, Hutt City
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington

18 April
12 noon – 1pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, 73 Church Street, The Square, Palmerston North
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Hastings Central Library, Cnr Eastbourne Street East & Warren Street South, Hastings

19 April
9am – 10.30am: Coffee Group, Milk and Honey, 10 Hardinge Rd (The Crown Hotel), Ahuriri, Napier
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Treble Court, Peel Street, Gisborne
6.30pm – 8.30pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies Workshop, The Winemaker’s Daughters Café, 88 Grey Street, Gisborne
20 April
11am – 12 noon: Coffee Group, Grindz Café, 1st Ave, Tauranga
2pm – 3pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Main Road, Katikati
21 April
10am – 12 noon: Nappy Flash Mob and Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Upstairs by Whitcoulls, Botany Town Centre, 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, Auckland