Sustainable Living Skills Workshops for Sustainable Papakura
Come along to any of Sustainable Papakura's FREE workshops during June, ... workshops will be held at our NEW PLACE: Sustainable Base: 4/2 Averill Street, Papakura (next to The Model Shop, near Countdown)
The sustainable market is held at the foyer of Sir Edmund Hillary Papakura Library on the third Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm.
Market stall enquiries: market@sustainablepapakura.co.nz
Workshops enquiries: facilitator@sustainablepapakura.co.nz
*Repair and Up-cycle - repairing and re-creating clothing & soft furnishings - every Friday morning 9.30 to 11.30 am, Sunday 16 June 2 - 4 pm
* Reduce soft plastic – make a selection of reusable bags, bread, produce and snack bags. Bring old t-shirts to make reusable bags and bin liners Sunday 9 June 2 – 4 pm, Wednesday 12 June 9.30 am to 11.30 am, Sunday 30 June 2 - 4 pm
*Beeswax Wraps - make and design your own wraps . Help reduce plastic use at home, can be used for sandwiches, wraps, fruit, veggies, snack pockets, cones for chippies (NB. due to popularity, max two wraps per person)
Monday 10 June 4 - 6 pm, Monday 17 June 7 - 9 pm,
Monday 24 June 4 - 6 pm, Wednesday 26 June 7 - 9 pm
*Make own reusable menstrual pads/liners – (2-day workshop) Learn about using and caring for reusable pads and learn to make your own pad. Can bring own flannelette pj’s or sheets you no longer use Wednesday 12 June 7 - 9 pm and Wednesday 19 June 7 - 9 pm
*Sustainable Papakura Market 10 am to 1 pm with The Rubbish Trip – tips on how to reduce household waste, save money and look after our environment as well as a jumble market Saturday 15 June 10.30 to 12.30 pm NB. Market is in the Foyer of Sir Edmund Hillary Papakura Library
*Creative sewing day – time to be creative - bring items from home you may have - let’s have fun in being creative! Sunday 23 June 2 - 4 pm
*Reusable nappies, liners and wipes. learn all about using and caring for reusable nappies. Make reusable liners and wipes. Now at a later time, hopefully in July.
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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83.3% Same!
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16.7% Would have liked to try something different
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.8% Yes
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33.4% Maybe?
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24.8% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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