Category: WASTEWISE
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World Clean Up Day 2026 at Māngere Bridge
World Clean Up Day was celebrated in Māngere Bridge with a “Litter Cleanup” organised by Friends of the Farm…
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2026 Pumpkin Competition Details and Rules
It’s our 3rd! And we have learnt to lay out some ground rules for this fun event….
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J9’s Lifetime Award for Zero Waste
Recently Mangere Bridge’s very own Janine Nillesen was recognised at the Tamaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards with a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for her long-term commitment to reducing waste
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Bridge Connect Evenings for new residents 2026
The Bridge has seen a huge increase in new houses and new arrivals so a group of locals recently organised another series of evenings to welcome and inform them about the Bridge…
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Māngere Bridge – Events Summary for May
Friends of the Farm hosted 3 exciting events recently – tree planting, mangrove removal and informative evenings by Bridge Connect…
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Wash Against Waste – Another Local Initiative
Wash Against Waste (WAW) was started after a local noticed the volume of single use items thrown away after a children’s party- plastic plates, cups, cutlery, platters…expensive and wasteful.
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Ecofest Māngere Bridge E-Waste Day 2026
A steady stream of cars carrying e-waste drove down through the green paddocks to the Ambury Riding Centre carpark. …
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Save the dates! Lots of Wastewise events coming up!
Orchard Working Bee, Giant Pumpkin Competition, Sewing Bee, Repair Cafe and e-Waste Collection…it’s all on!
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Sew Good!
It was a lively day at Ambury Farm’s for the Friends of the Farm Sewing Bee for November, filled with the rhythmic hum of sewing machines and the cheerful buzz of conversation.
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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…