Newsletter Issue 5 – December 2022

Welcome to our fifth 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 5 (Dec 2022) Article List

Restoring the mauri of our Maunga

December 7, 2022

Pūriri, nīkau, kōwhai, kāramuramu (coprosma) and wharariki (mountain flax) are just some of the native species planted on Te Pane o Mataoho during this year’s planting season.

December 6, 2022

Ten years of making a difference in Māngere Bridge, a reflection on achievements and looking ahead.

December 6, 2022

An update on the services and objectives of this important community asociation.

December 6, 2022

Meet Rasheed, a longtime local working in the Māngere Bridge Hammer Hardware.

December 6, 2022

January, February and March are our true summer months when the garden flourishes. Kelly from Whenua Warrior

November 28, 2022

We always knew Ambury Regional Park was outstanding. Now it’s official!

December 10, 2021

We help you reduce Christmas waste and recycle as much as you can with some ideas that you may find useful.

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.
Got Any Blisters? I mean Blister Packs…

Battery and blister pack collections are growing steadily each month as more of our community become aware of the service at the library. Be sure to tell your friends and family…
Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week Celebration

Recently Mangere Bridge Library held a special event to celebrate the first Papua New Guinea (PNG) Pidgin Language week. PNG is the most linguistically diverse country in the world and Pidgin is a commonly used dialect.
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…
It’s a Stitch-Up!

The Mangere Bridge Library Knitting Group was formed 12 months ago and has grown since to include a variety of handwork, such as crochet, cross stitch, and felting. It’s more accurately known as the ‘Craft Group’…
Cleaning Our Foreshore

Socks, shirts, bottles, cans, food wrappers, pizza boxes and, surprisingly, lots of lollipop sticks. Caring locals getting stuck in to clean up our foreshore…
Our 8th Repair Café

Repairs, lambs, yummy treats and community spirit abounded at our 8th Repair Café…
Bee Supermarket at Ambury Farm Park?!

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…
Māngere Bridge Seedling & Seed Swap Day

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.
Making Community Connections

Thanks to the variety of local community events and workshops, many new connections are made. Here are only a few…