Colin

Colin

I'm Colin the horse. I live with my pal Conner at Ambury Farm Park. We have a great time with all the hoomans that visit the park along with our best friend Ranger Janine who makes sure we are both healthy and happy. Come say hello some time.

You might be thinking "A horse can't write web articles!!" - you're right, that's preposterous. I simply manage, moderate, edit and publish content as it comes in from those friendly FoFfy folk. And to think I once thought HTML meant Hay Tickles My Leg...

That's nothing on Conner who's been taking astrophysics course in the hope of being the first Clydesdale into space.

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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Our 3rd Repair Café – locals helping locals
April 2, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | EVENTS | Friends of the Farm | Māngere Bridge Library | WASTEWISE

Another successful day with locals helping locals keep items from the landfill by repairing them. Genius

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Moth Plant Pod Competition 2023
February 27, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | Pest Control

Help your community and te taiao and win up to $500 in prize money!
Registrations open 9 March 2023 and close midnight 6 April 2023.

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Repair Café Nov ’22 – 68 Items Saved from Landfill
December 13, 2022 CARING | COMMUNITY | Education | Friends of the Farm | Māngere Bridge Library | Our People | WASTEWISE

Our Repair Cafes are proving popular as locals thronged to have items repaired at the Māngere Bridge Library. 91 items were examined and 68 were saved from landfill.

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Restoring the mauri of our Maunga
December 7, 2022 COMMUNITY | Local Treasures | Newsletter Issue 5 Dec 2022

Pūriri, nīkau, kōwhai, kāramuramu (coprosma) and wharariki (mountain flax) are just some of the native species planted on Te Pane o Mataoho during this year’s planting season.

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Christmas donations welcome
December 7, 2022 CARING | COMMUNITY

Māngere Bridge Neighbourhood Support are doing their Christmas present drop off with Police again and would like to make it really special by delivering hampers also.

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Friends of the Farm turns 10!
December 6, 2022 CARING | COMMUNITY | Community Orchard | CONNECTED | Friends of the Farm | Local Treasures | Newsletter Issue 5 Dec 2022 | Our People | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Ten years of making a difference in Māngere Bridge, a reflection on achievements and looking ahead.

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Our People – Rasheed Ahmed
December 6, 2022 COMMUNITY | Mangere Bridge Village | Newsletter Issue 5 Dec 2022 | Our People

Meet Rasheed, a longtime local working in the Māngere Bridge Hammer Hardware.

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Summer planting tips from Whenua Warrior
December 6, 2022 COMMUNITY | Education | Local Treasures | Newsletter Issue 5 Dec 2022

January, February and March are our true summer months when the garden flourishes. Kelly from Whenua Warrior

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