Category: Māngere Bridge Library
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Tap n Shake Repair Café March 2026
What are the odds of two locals arriving at a Repair Cafe with ‘broken’ toasters, which were fixed by a tap and shake?…
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Crafty Graft at the Library
Bags full of knitting and crochet, ready for delivery to the Middlemore Foundation!
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Two Years of Crafty Work – and Counting
The Māngere Bridge Library Craft Group has been meeting for two years now and continues to grow and develop. Locals come along to knit, crochet, embroider, do felt work, macrame and chat.
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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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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 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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Preserves Workshop
We are always looking for ways in which we can bring people together, with a common interest, to learn new skills, and how we can utilise the resources we have, as in knowledge and in this case feijoas.