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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...
Our reusable cup library is launched
Sustainable Kaipara launched its reusable cup library at the Wood St shops in Mangawhai Heads over...
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...
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...
Let’s move on from single-use!
Recycling is largely ingrained in our society as part of keeping our environment safe, clean and...
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...
Mānawatia a Matariki!
Matariki officially enters our holiday calendars for the first time this year, and with it lots of...
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...