Category: CONNECTED
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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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Crafty Work by Crafty Folk
22 beanies, 7 jerseys, 6 cardies, 6 Octopus toys, a cot blanket, premmie hat, 4 pairs knitted wool slippers, plus 9 fabric grab bags…
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It’s the 2025 Repair Café Festival 6-14 September!
And here at Mangere Bridge we are preparing for our 11th Repair Café on 18 October 2025…
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The 3 R’s on show at our 10th Repair Café
Repair Cafes are all about recycling, repairing and reducing waste with 53 fewer items headed to landfill…
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Moonlight Family Fun – our 2025 Matariki Lantern Walk
Friends of the Farm hosted another very successful lantern walk at Ambury Farm to celebrate Matariki. It was a huge turnout – our counters clicked nearly 300 people!
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Māngere Bridge Recycling – blister packs, batteries, and more!
Tucked inside the door of the Māngere Bridge Library is a compact recycling hub that visitors use well…
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Māngere Bridge Craft Group
A colourful pile of 6 blankets and 45 baby hats plus cardigans, knitted slippers, adult sized hats, knitted toys, and some tiny hats and booties for premature babies. 102 items in total for an excellent cause.
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Māngere Bridge – It’s a Hive of Wastewise Activity!
Friends of the Farm members have been busy bees this month, buzzing around, running 3 different working bees. An orchard working bee, a mangrove working bee and a sewing bee!
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Tonnes of eWaste Collected at Ecofest – Māngere Bridge eWaste Day 2025
Over six tonnes of e-waste was collected at our very own Ecofest eWaste recycling day…
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Māngere Bridge Repair Café #9 was so fine!
A jacket turned into a sleeveless vest, a 13 year old favourite suitcase repaired, a 65-year-old Kenwood mixer running again and more at our 9th Repair Café…