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Making Waves: Mangawhai Celebrates Seaweek
Mangawhai’s connection to the ocean runs deep, and during Seaweek that connection was on full...
Compost driver
Reports to: Sustainable Kaipara directors The compost driver will report to Stephanie Gibson –...
Job Opportunity: Waste Minimisation Schools Educator
Are you passionate about sustainability and inspiring young people?Sustainable Kaipara is looking...
Ways to Get Involved with Sustainable Kaipara in 2026
Starting the Year with Purpose Kia ora koutou and happy New Year! If you’re looking for a way to...
Keep It Out of the Skip: Tips for Sustainable Home Builds
Building a home in Kaipara? You can reduce construction waste. Building or renovating is an...
Turning the Tide on Textile Waste: Te Tai Tokerau Northland Joins the Fight Against Fast Fashion
A new two-year initiative is set to tackle one of the fastest growing waste problems in Aotearoa -...
Growing Sustainability in Our Schools: Term Three Highlights
This term, we’ve had the pleasure of working with several fantastic rural schools, helping...
Kaipara Local Elections: Candidate Responses to our Questions
Sustainable Kaipara is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Kaipara environment.With the...
Our reusable cup library is launched
Sustainable Kaipara launched its reusable cup library at the Wood St shops in Mangawhai Heads over...
How does climate change affect me in Kaipara?
While completing my masters in Sydney I spent a lot of time on the Great Barrier Reef studying...
How to fix a clock, a walking stick and a leaf blower
As the sun poured in, so too did the Mangawhai community with all manner of items needing repair....
The Right to Repair
Ever felt frustrated at the inability to repair broken household items? That toaster that’s only...
Mangawhai Gala day waste diversion
Another Gala day has passed, another wonderful fundraiser for Mangawhai domain. Gala is the...
Low Impact, High Comfort: Sustainable Stays with a Small Footprint
Think back to your last stay at a hotel or resort - the high turnover of linen, the plastic waste...
Why repairing is good for people AND planet
If enjoying a cup of tea and biccie in the sun while your trusty trousers or old kettle get...
Building Out Waste in Mangawhai: Feasibility Study complete
The findings of the construction waste feasibility study, Building Out Waste in Mangawhai, were...
It’s International Compost Awareness week!
It is no secret that we are big fans of compost, so when compost awareness week comes around, we...
Why Waste-to-Energy is Not the Solution for Our Future
Waste-to-energy (WTE) has been promoted as a solution to our growing waste problem, but recent...
Let’s move on from single-use!
Recycling is largely ingrained in our society as part of keeping our environment safe, clean and...
Ngā mihi o te wā – Happy Christmas and New Year!
Looking back on 2022 it’s easy to see that there’s still so much work to do to rethink the way we...
Simplify & rethink Christmas
It’s the one time of year where feelings of joy and delight can interchangeably mingle with...
Sustainable Living Workshop at Baylys Beach
We ran our first Sustainable Living workshop at the beautiful Baylys Beach Community Centre in...
Kaipara district local body elections: how will candidates protect and restore Kaipara’s environment?
Sustainable Kaipara's mission is to protect and restore Kaipara's environment.The Kaipara District...
Mangawhai Opportunity Factory tackling waste to landfill through education
Sustainable Kaipara and Mangawhai Opportunity Factory are launching a community education campaign...
Sustainable Kaipara to tackle construction waste in Mangawhai
Sustainable Kaipara is launching a new project to undertake a feasibility study to tackle...
Mānawatia a Matariki!
Matariki officially enters our holiday calendars for the first time this year, and with it lots of...
4 things you can do TODAY to curb your carbon footprint
Climate change can feel like it's a pretty big thing to tackle huh? Where does one start? What can...
Local businesses get on board community composting service
Sustainable Kaipara is now collecting food scraps, paper towels and compostable packaging from...
29 Weird Sustainable Things You Can Do To Look After The Planet – by Kate Hall
This post is written by Kate Hall (@ethicallykate), and re-published here with permission (thanks...
Zero Waste Christmas Wrapping!
Fast forward to noon on Christmas day and the Christmas scene is one of chaos. Screeds of torn...
Good for you, Helen Dew
Sustainable Kaipara is passionate about educating our tamariki around sustainable consumption and...
The Circular Economy
Have you ever wondered about those huge holes in the ground we call “landfills”, that keep filling...
The Compost Trial
Beginning in 2020, we ran a 6-month trial, collecting food scraps from households and businesses...
Welcome to our new compost bins!!
We have installed our first compost bins with the help of The CarbonCycle Company!!! Their...
Kaipara compost feasibility study
Earlier this year, we commissioned a feasibility study to ascertain suitability for community...