Author: Robyn Martin
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Māngere Bridge – A Busy and Rewarding October
Friends of the Farm hosted 3 exciting events in October, all were focused on reducing waste, stretching resources, saving expenses and celebrating community cooperation & environmental care…
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2025 Seedling Swap Day and Giant Pumpkin Competition
Our 2nd Seedling Swap Day was another huge success with all levels of gardener enjoyed learning and sharing…not to mention our inaugural Giant Pumpkin Competition…
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The First Crossing – A history of the Māngere Bridge
An intriguing history of multiple crossings between Onehunga and Māngere Bridge penned by local scribe Robyn
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A New Addition to Naomi & Bill Kirk Park
Naomi & Bill Kirk Park now has a new artwork – a piece of the old Māngere Bridge.
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Ngā Hau Māngere- the new Māngere Bridge
Late 2022 saw the opening of Ngā Hau Māngere, the new Māngere Bridge
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Recycling Plastic Plant Pots is easy now!
Robyn tell us how things have changed for the better with respect to dealing with seedling pots & plastic trays.
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FoF Community Orchard Working Bee April 2022
New fruit trees, a food forest, yummy home baking. Just some of the great things happening at our local Community Orchard.
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Throw Away? No way! Repair Café!
Repair Cafés are free events where local people bring in their broken or damaged items and local volunteers do their best to repair them.
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Getting to Zero Newsletter April 2022
Next time you visit the Library look inside the door on the right hand side and you’ll see a set of stylish recycling collection boxes.
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Make it a Wastewise Christmas this year
We help you reduce Christmas waste and recycle as much as you can with some ideas that you may find useful.