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Family fun events, foreshore, mountain and farm clean ups, fun for older residents

Waste, Recycling and Rehoming Directory
July 9, 2023 CARING | CONNECTED | Friends of the Farm | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Want to get rid of your clutter in the most eco-friendly way? Use our handy online tool to find the best place for it!

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Māngere Bridge Repair Café winter 2023
June 26, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | Food Scraps Collection | Friends of the Farm | Māngere Bridge Library | Workshops

It was a busy Saturday morning at Māngere Bridge Library recently when local group Friends of the Farm (FOF) ran another Repair Café

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A Lovely Autumn Day for Tree Planting
May 24, 2023 Ambury Regional Park | CARING | COMMUNITY | Food Scraps Collection | Friends of the Farm | Manukau Harbour | WASTEWISE

Sunshine, outdoors, a working bee, tree planting, sausage sizzle wastewise education. Locals caring for Māngere Bridge.

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“Anything with a Plug” – Computer Recycling
May 19, 2023 Business in Māngere Bridge | CARING | Education | Friends of the Farm | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Friends of the Farm visits this innovative business making great strides in e-waste recycling. FoF scribe Robyn summarises…

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Food Scraps Collection in Video
April 26, 2023 CARING | Food Scraps Collection | WASTEWISE

Check out videos explaining the Food Scraps program – created by Auckland Council

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One of the largest food scraps collections roll-outs in Australasia begins
April 26, 2023 CARING | Food Scraps Collection | Friends of the Farm | WASTEWISE

Auckland Council’s food scraps collection service is about to roll out to about 500,000 households over the coming months

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Autumn Orchard Working Bee – Mulching, Weeding and Feeding
April 21, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | Community Orchard | Friends of the Farm

Pruning, collecting & harvesting, thinning, weeding, digging, filling, sharing, enjoying and eating.

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Important information for cat owners around Ambury Regional Park
April 13, 2023 Ambury Regional Park | Birds of Māngere Bridge | COMMUNITY | Friends of the Farm | Manukau Harbour | Pest Control

Reminding Māngere Bridge local cat owners how we can help support the marvelous shorebird and wildlife sanctuary at our doorstep…

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Easter Clean-up Pop-up Event 2023
April 12, 2023 Ambury Regional Park | CARING | COMMUNITY | CONNECTED | Friends of the Farm | Manukau Harbour | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Always an enjoyable event for families, collecting litter and exploring the shorelines – some of our little helpers get side tracked by the crabs, but this is all part of what makes it fun

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Locals learn grafting & cutting at community orchard workshop
April 6, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | Community Orchard | Education | Friends of the Farm | Workshops

What a beautiful afternoon we enjoyed, an enthusiastic group, gathered under the shade of the feijoa trees.

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