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Upcycling & Recycling: Take Home Kit

Whangaparāoa Recycling Centre 637 Whangaparāoa Road, Whangaparāoa

Lets get creative and upcycle bottle lids into a fun board game that you can play at home! Pop in to the Whangaparaoa Recycling Centre and grab a kit to…

Free

EcoFest 2024 Mural Competition

Online

Are you a local Auckland artist? Unleash your creative eco-warrior with the EcoFest 2024 Mural Competition! For the duration of EcoFest, we are on the lookout for an amazing eco-themed…

Free

Working Bee & Harakeke Weaving

Molley Green Reserve, Mount Roskill Saofaga Lane

Come along and do some mahi in your community food forest at Molley Green Reserve! After that, learn how to harvest, prepare and weave Harakeke (flax). This is a free…

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SUBSUME Art Exhibition on Deforestation

NorthArt 2 Pearn Place, Northcote

subsume is a contemporary art exhibition exploring the legacy of deforestation as a consequence of colonialisation through a collaborative sound work, a set of digital prints, a series of original…

Free

Make Your Mark Nature Event

Puāwai / Cadness Reserve 6-8 Cadness St, Northcote

Join us for a day of connection, creativity, and community at the Make Your Mark Nature Event! Immerse yourself in the beauty of Northcote's newly established greenway, tracing the Te…

Free

Papakura Sustainable Market

Papakura Library Foyer 409 Great South Road, Papakura

Join us at the Papakura Sustainable Market to immerse yourself in a celebration of craftsmanship, conscious living, and eco-friendly items. The market will showcase a curated selection of handcrafted treasures…

Free

Mixed Media Drawing Workshop

Franklin Arts Centre 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe

This workshop will give students the chance to combine drawing and water media techniques to build a drawing based on the 'Water, Fall' exhibition. Water, place, and memory intertwine in…

Free

Pockets Repurposing with The Mindful Mender

EcoMatters 1 Olympic Place, New Lynn

Tired of not having pockets in your clothes, or even worse, fake pockets? Want to go bag-free and instead utilise generous-sized pockets that you’ve made yourself? Come along to this…

$10

Make your own personalised Hussif

Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park 110 Ostend Road

What is a hussiff? A portable sewing kit that you can make to suit your mending needs. Also a good project to practice your hand sewing techniques! Taking inspiration from…

Free

Natural Dyes Workshop

West Auckland's RE: MAKER SPACE 6 Westgate Drive, Massey

Proudly brought to you by Community Matters and part of EcoFest! Victoria Martinez Azaro, aka La Creative Mamas, is hosting a workshop for The ReCreators to teach natural dyeing methods.…

$100

Power Tools 101: Garden Planters & In-ground Worm Farms

Whare Koa Māngere Community House 141 Robertson Road, Māngere East

Proudly brought to you by Community Matters as part of EcoFest! Create a great-looking and functional planter box from reclaimed wood in this Power Tools 101 workshop and create an…

$15

CANCELLED – Make Your Own Merino Scarf or Wrist Warmers Workshop

Waiheke Sustainability Centre 1a Mako Street, Oneroa

Utilizing merino factory off cuts, you can sew together your own scarf or wrist warmers with Bea Lorimer's expert guidance! Some sewing experience needed. Please bring a machine if you…

$40

Recycled Tea Cup Birdfeeders

Titirangi Community House 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi

To promote sustainability during Ecofest month, we will run a FREE session for children to encourage and start the waste minimisation journey. The DIY Teacup Bird Feeder is easy to…

Free