Current Events &Workshops

  • Bring your broken or damaged items and local volunteers will try to fix them for you at no charge.

    The idea is to encourage the concept of Repair-Renew-Reuse.

    Our volunteer repairers are ready to help repair your items such as:

    🪑 - Smaller furniture pieces that need to be repaired

    🧸 - Toys

    👕 - Clothing that needs fixing, darning or patching (no alterations)

    📻 - Small appliances (note: we are not able to repair microwaves due to safety measures)

    💻 - Laptops and other electronics

    If you are happy with your repair, donations/koha is gratefully received to help fund future Repair Cafés.

    More details here

Orewa Repair Cafe - 1st Saturday of the month

1st Feb 2025, 1st March

Orewa Community Centre - 40 Orewa Square

  • Biochar can help your garden, especially if you have heavy clay or very sandy soil. Biochar acts as a permanent form of compost in the soil–it holds onto water and nutrients and improves soil structure BUT it needs to be properly prepared.

    This demonstration workshop explains what biochar is, how to use it, the benefits it has for your garden and the planet.

    Betsy Kettle, who will be running the workshop, has been working with biochar for almost 15 years on both small and large horticultural projects.

    Note that the venue is at the Hibiscus Coast Community House on the corner of Hibiscus Coast Highway and Centreway Road underneath the pohutakawa trees. This workshop is limited to 25 people.

Gardening with Biochar

Saturday 29th March 2025

Orewa Community Garden - 2 Centreway Road, Orewa

  • Bring your broken or damaged items and local volunteers will try and fix them for you at no charge (donations welcome). No booking is necessary - bring your item anytime between 11-2pm. Max 3 items per person please.

    Items that are suitable to bring -
    Smaller furniture pieces
    Household items that need gluing
    Toys
    Clothing and textiles (no alterations)

    Note - due to space and health and safety limitations there will be no electrical or electronic (eg phones and laptops) being repaired at this one off library event.

    Let's encourage the concept of Repair-Renew-Reuse.

    Keen to help out? Contact: coordinator@hibiscuscoastzerowaste.co.nz

    This event is sponsored by:
    DEANZ - Doughnut Economics Advocates New Zealand
    Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste
    Hibiscus and bays Local Board
    Lotteries Commission
    Foundation North

Whangaparaoa Repair Cafe

Sunday 13th April 2025 11-2pm

Whangaparaoa Library

Friendship bracelets with T-shirt yarn

Monday 14th April 2025

10-12pm Whangaparaoa Library

  • Together lets learn how to make T Shirt yarn and use it to make something new.

    T shirt yarn can be used for many things like knitting and crochet. During our session we will teach you how to turn it into a bracelet.

    Bring a friend and an old T shirt that is no longer wearable (don't worry if you don't have one we will have spares) and leave with the skills and knowledge to reuse old T Shirts in a variety of ways!

    Facebook event here

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