Category: Repair Café
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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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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…
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We Love Libraries!
These days, libraries are vibrant places that are the centre of communities. In addition to books and magazines, they offer activities to suit every age group, from babies and preschoolers’ music sessions to school holiday programmes to computer assistance for older adults…
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Our 8th Repair Café
Repairs, lambs, yummy treats and community spirit abounded at our 8th Repair Café…
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Making Community Connections
Thanks to the variety of local community events and workshops, many new connections are made. Here are only a few…
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2024 Winter Repair Café – Records Broken
We wondered, why do skilled locals volunteer their Saturday mornings to diagnose faults and mend household items? Repair Cafes are a worldwide movement, gaining in popularity each year as people try to reduce waste being sent to landfill and repair damaged household items.
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Fixing to fix, repair with care – Māngere Bridge Repair Café
Bikes, lamps, clothing, pillowcases, books, soft toys, heaters, timers, scissors, knives, loppers, tablets and fans were among the items brought back to life at our Repair Café.
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The Repair Café Movement Continues
Our 5th Repair Café in Māngere Bridge Library saw pleanty of locals visit with items for repair. The usual foot traffic in the Library was increased by 200 people!
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Repair Cafés do more than fix things!
As well as practical repairs Repair Cafés bring together our local community and here’s a great story about a budding electrician.