Our third issue of the It’s All About Māngere Bridge Newsletter section brought to you by Friends of the Farm has a small article updating the list of places close to us in Māngere Bridge where you can take items for recycling, upcycling and repurposing.
As this is our web version of the Newsletter, we can just point you to the always up-to-date list that you can find here.
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.
Our lovely local farm, Ambury Park was chosen by Woolworths as the best site for a pop-up supermarket for bees. Throngs of people have been calling in…
A first for FoF, this event was a huge success. More than just a seedling swap, there was lots of activities and goodies for green fingered locals.
Thanks to the variety of local community events and workshops, many new connections are made. Here are only a few…
Friends of the Farm hosted another very successful Matariki lantern walk over the weekend. More than 250 people enjoyed bangers, lantern building, an adventure walk under a starry night and hot chocolate!
One Māngere Bridge family has caught the Recycling Bug and has already saved over 4000kg of metal from the landfill! This is their story…
It’s official. The sausages were sensational at the Ambury planting days last year. And the word from this year’s volunteers is that they are STILL sensational!
Information on mangrove management in our Māngere Bridge area…
Nearly five and a half tonnes of e-waste was collected on Sat 6 April at Friends of the Farm’s latest recycling initiative…
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.