Newsletter Issue 3 – October 2021

Welcome to our third issue of It’s All About Māngere Bridge, our Friends of the Farm community newsletter.

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Below you will find a list of our online versions of the articles from this issue. Enjoy!

Newsletter Issue 3 (Oct 2021) Article List

Manukau Report Summary: Māngere Bridge

October 31, 2021

For the first time, all the State of the Environment monitoring programmes in the Manukau Harbour and its catchment have been brought together in one Auckland Council report.

October 30, 2021

After 29 years at Māngere Bridge Kindergarten, we asked Carol to reflect on her journey…

October 30, 2021

Chair Hurimoana Nui Dennis gives us a brief history of this Local Treasure

October 30, 2021

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) offers free, friendly, confidential, independent information and advice to anyone.

RECYCLING RIGHT

October 30, 2021

We help you be a tidy Kiwi by listing places close to us in Māngere Bridge where you can take items for recycling, upcycling and repurposing.

October 30, 2021

Tips on bringing neighbourhoods closer and keeping our community safer via Neighbourhood Support & Community Cam…

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.
Making Community Connections

Thanks to the variety of local community events and workshops, many new connections are made. Here are only a few…
Family Fun as 100’s enjoy our Matariki Lantern Walk 2024

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!
The Recycling Bug is Generational

One Māngere Bridge family has caught the Recycling Bug and has already saved over 4000kg of metal from the landfill! This is their story…
Best Bangers in the ‘Bridge – Rewarding Our Volunteers

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!
Kiwi Esplanade Mangrove Update from Friends of the Farm

Information on mangrove management in our Māngere Bridge area…
Tonnes of eWaste Collected – Māngere Bridge eWaste Day 2024

Nearly five and a half tonnes of e-waste was collected on Sat 6 April at Friends of the Farm’s latest recycling initiative…
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.
From MOMA New York to Māngere Bridge

At our recent Friends of the Farm hosted Sewing Bee, we were amused to see how most of us brought along the the same sewing machine. And we learnt a bit of history about that machine…
Making it a budget friendly Christmas and holiday season

Friends of the Farm have put on their thinking caps and come up with a few ways to stretch your dollars further and still have a memorable and happy holiday season and reduce waste too!..