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Visible Mending Workshop with Cher

Red Cross Opp Shop - Waiheke 132 Ocean View Rd, Oneroa

The most sustainable piece of clothing is the one you already own (and that shows its wear proudly)! Come and learn different techniques of visible mending with Cher from Island…

Free

West Auckland Woodturners Guild Open Day

West Auckland Woodturners Guild Clubrooms 2 Rangeview Rd, Sunnyvale

Experience the Firewood becoming Art at the West Auckland Woodturners Guild Open Day. This free event is perfect for the whole family. Witness skilled woodturners in action, try your hand…

Free

Upcycle Your Clothes with The Mindful Mender

EcoMatters 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn

Do you have clothes in your wardrobe that you just don’t wear? Maybe they don’t fit right, are too short or long, or the waistband has stretched out? Maybe you…

$10

Upcycled and Recycled Jewellery Workshop

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Join Hadas Ore in making upcycled jewellery from recycled materials and found or ready-made materials. Hadas has been making jewellery since she was 10 years old and collecting beads over…

$20

Harvest Fair 2024

Fossil Bay School and Kindergarten 58 Korora Road, Oneroa

This magical festival celebrates the bounty of the harvest and the autumn equinox. There'll be wonderful food stalls overflowing with fresh produce, preserves and delicacies. Plus - old-fashioned games for…

Koha

Titirangi Library Charity Crafters

Titirangi Library 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi

Come and join us for a cuppa and share in the enjoyment of creating for a purpose. We use donated materials to produce items that are gifted to local charities.…

Free

Egg Basket Weaving Workshop

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Join @thousand_ugly_kete for harakeke weaving. We will make small kete that can carry Easter eggs or any other small cute items. The workshop is suitable for people with basic weaving…

Koha

Making Upcycled, Felted Slippers – cancelled

Auckland Handweavers & Spinners Guild 25 Poronui St, Mt Eden

Sorry this event has been cancelled. Join visual artist Xin Cheng for a meditative workshop where you will repurpose local organic material offcuts into your own super cosy felt slippers! …

$250

Brush Strokes – Kusaki-zome Bookmarks

Highland Park Library 16 Highland Park Drive

Celebrate Ecofest at Brush Strokes, our monthly craft club at Highland Park Library! Discover the traditional art of kusaki-zome and learn to make colourful bookmarks using foraged flowers and natural…

Free

Stamp my Reusable Bag!

Aotea Arts & History Village 80 Hector Sanderson Road

Come along for a simple yet fun session where you can stamp your own reusable bag - please remember to bring your own. All materials provided including various stamps you…

$3

DIY Mini Worm Farms for Kids – Karaka

Karaka War Memorial Hall 319 Linwood Road, Karaka

Join us at the Karaka War Memorial Hall for this FREE DIY worm farming workshop for kids! Bring the kids along to this hands-on event to make their own mini…

Free

Mend Your Socks with Cher

Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park 110 Ostend Road

Learn how to mend your socks with different techniques! Make sure to bring your favourite pair(s) that needs fixing. We will have tools available, but feel free to bring your…

Free

DIY Bug Hotels

Birkenhead Library 204a Hinemoa Street

Ever wondered how to make your garden more insect friendly? An insect friendly garden is a great way to make your garden and home more sustainable and environmentally resilient. All…

Free

DIY Beeswax Wraps with Earthbound Honey

Arataki Visitor Centre 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia

Join the team from Earthbound Honey at the Arataki Visitor Centre as they show you how to create your very own Beeswax wrap to take home with you! Earthbound Honey…

Free

Stitch It Up!

East Coast Bays Library 8 Bute Rd, Browns Bay

Be sustainable with fashion and join Bays Youth Voice and Trash Free Taiaotea in this hands on workshop. Sewing machines will be available at this workshop with guidance from experienced…

Free

Sewing Repair Cafe

Kimberley Room 33 Kimberley Road, Epsom

We repair or alter your clothes to save them from landfill; help us value our resources by dropping in to get your clothes mended. You can express your appreciation for…

Free

DIY Beeswax Wraps

Titirangi Community House 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi

Replace plastic wrap in your home. Join us and get all the materials and guidance you need to make your own beeswax wrap to take home. This workshop is open…

Free

Creative Mending Circle

Blockhouse Bay Library 578 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay

Bring your garments back to life! Learn how to mend in a creative way in this two-hour session with Xin Cheng at Blockhouse Bay Library. Join us for a restorative…

Free

Noughty Wasters Makerspace Session

Resource Recovery Devonport 27 Lake Road

Come check out Devonport's new educational makerspace where we play and create with items otherwise destined for landfill!  Construct and de-construct using a variety of tools, or think big with…

Free

Manurewa Repair Café

Beautification Trust 38 Holmes Road, Manurewa

Join us at the Manurewa Repair Café, brought to you by the Beautification Trust! This free event, with koha appreciated, offers a unique chance to get your broken items mended…

Free

Growers & EcoMakers Market

Te Atatū Peninsula Library and Community Centre 595 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula

Step into our world where community spirit, creativity and sustainability unite! Join us at our Growers & EcoMakers Market, where we celebrate eco-friendly wonders and highlight the craftsmanship of our…

Free

Wood Workshop by WomenzShed

Gribblehirst Community Hub 5 Cabbage Tree Swamp Drive, Gribblehirst Park, Sandringham

DIY 'PLANTASTIC' PLANTER BOX WORKSHOP Inspired to grow your own plants and skills? Our 'Plantastic' wood workshop is perfect for beginners who are interested in making something functional to take home…

$215 – $235

Orewa Repair Cafe

Hibiscus Coast Community House 216 Hibiscus Coast Highway - corner Centreway Road, Orewa

Bring your broken or damaged items and local volunteers will fix them for you at no charge! The idea is to encourage the concept of Repair-Renew-Reuse. Our volunteer repairers are…

Free

Visible Mending with Cher

Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park 110 Ostend Road

Our fantastic staff member Cher has some awesome skills when it comes to extending life of clothing! She will take you through you a selection of some amazing visible mending…

Free

DIY Rainwater Harvesting – postponed

EcoMatters 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn

Sorry, this event is postponed until Saturday 18 May. It falls! It's free! Catch it while you can!There’s never a better time than the present to learn how to collect…

$25

Furoshiki Gift Wrapping Workshop

Birkenhead Library 204a Hinemoa Street

Join our Furoshiki Workshop and master the art of Japanese gift wrapping! Furoshiki connects to the goal of living a sustainable lifestyle. An eco-friendly option and a more sustainable approach…

Free

CANCELLED – Community Singalong

Waiheke Musical Museum 2 Korora, Oneroa

Community Singalong: Music brings people together! We will have a range of songs for old and young to sing along with. The audience is encouraged to come by bike, bus,…

Koha

Kids DIY T-shirt Bags and Recycle Talk

Avondale Library 93 Rosebank Rd, Avondale

Join WasteWise at the Avondale Library for a recycling talk. Learn what materials can be recycled and make a tote bag using old T-shirts. Recommended for school-age children with parent/carer…

Free

Plant Art

East Coast Bays Library 8 Bute Rd, Browns Bay

Love plants? Love art? Come together with Bays Youth Voice and Trash Free Taiaotea to decorate plant guards to help our community planting projects. Suitable for 11-25 year olds. All…

Free

Kids Market

Communities Feeding Communities 1207 Dominion Road, Mt Roskill

The Storehouse, in partnership with the Communities Feeding Communities initiative, brings you a special event for kids - run by kids! Upcycle, recycle, barter, buy and swap. See you there!

Free

Vintage Kids Family Day

EcoMatters 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn

Come and join us on the first day of the school holidays for some family fun! Entry for this all day event is by donation and all online registrations go…

$10

DIY Kids Bug Hotel workshop

Huia Lodge Discovery Hub Michael Horton Drive, Cornwall Park

Join The ReCreators create to your very own sustainable Bug Hotel made from discarded wood and recycled materials. This is a wonderful woodworking activity for kids and their grown up.…

Free

Robot Build With ICROBOT

Ormiston Primary School 291 Ormiston Road

Learn how to build a wind-powered car and expand your knowledge of clean energy! This activity is suitable for children aged 6-8. ICROBOT is an organization providing professional robotics education…

$15

Stain Removal Techniques Workshop

Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park 110 Ostend Road

Extend the life of your garments and learn how to remove different types of stains and marks from your clothing... or perhaps see the stain as an opportunity to dye…

Free

Threads That Bind Exhibition – Opening Celebration

Lake House Arts Centre 37 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna

Join us for the Opening Celebration of THREADS THAT BIND by Joanne Kyriazopoulos -  an evocative exhibition acknowledging nature's ecosystems as the greatest creative expression. Creating artwork to honour the…