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The Compost Trial

Mar 23, 2021 |

Beginning in 2020, we ran a 6-month trial, collecting food scraps from households and businesses...

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Growing Sustainability in Our Schools: Term Three Highlights

Sep 29, 2025

This term, we’ve had the pleasure of working with several fantastic rural schools, helping students actively engage with composting, worm farms, and gardening. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Maungaturoto PrimaryAt Maungaturoto Primary, the Garden to Table...

The Right to Repair

Apr 4, 2024

Ever felt frustrated at the inability to repair broken household items? That toaster that’s only lasted a year of two, or the dining chair with a wobbly leg? This modern day condition has evolved from manufacturers building in ‘planned obsolescence’ in order to sell...

It’s International Compost Awareness week!

May 10, 2023

It is no secret that we are big fans of compost, so when compost awareness week comes around, we are happy to take the opportunity to spread the word! In Kaipara, 41% of our kerbside landfill waste is organic (compostable) - so we have a huge opportunity to be...

Ngā mihi o te wā – Happy Christmas and New Year!

Dec 20, 2022

Looking back on 2022 it’s easy to see that there’s still so much work to do to rethink the way we use resources and regenerate our planet - so we are glad to be reminded by the legends at Future Crunch that in 2022: “…millions of people from every corner of the planet...

Good for you, Helen Dew

Nov 8, 2021

Sustainable Kaipara is passionate about educating our tamariki around sustainable consumption and resource recovery. Not only does this give our future decision makers and citizens the mindset we need to protect our planet, but it influences behaviour at home with...

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