Looking for more ways to keep busy in your own home and backyard during the Easter break and beyond? Our EcoMatters team are putting their talents and skills to use […]
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Finding hope in adversity – the unique opportunities of COVID-19
EcoMatters CEO Damon Birchfield reflects on what we can learn from the challenges of COVID-19. What a difference a month makes. In February COVID-19 was a new virus that struck […]
Eight events to kick-start your zero waste journey
Want to live a more sustainable lifestyle but not sure where to start? These Ecofest West 2020 events will give you the knowledge, ideas and inspiration to get going! Update Friday […]
Four easy steps to creating a zero waste event
With only one week to go before EcoFest West, our annual festival offering more than 100 environmental events taking place across West Auckland, we thought it would be the perfect […]
Are you recycling right?
Recycling Week is the perfect time to brush up on your recycling skills. To help, our recycling experts bust a few myths and share their favourite resources to keep your […]
The Packaging Problem
Faced with a ‘boot load of polystyrene’ after buying furniture, West Auckland resident Carole Adamson realised the woeful lack of alternatives available for getting rid of it. She was reluctant […]
A tale of two…
EcoMatters CEO Damon Birchfield is recently returned from an environmental and cultural exchange to China and tells us more about his visit: This was my first time in China and […]
Bags of good stuff happening at Wesley Market
We visited Wesley Market just after plastic bags were banned in New Zealand, to speak with a stallholder and a shopper about how they are coping with the move to […]
Humming Gardens gives Rānui Community Garden a boost
Set in the back streets of Rānui in West Auckland, the Rānui Community Garden is a place of connection and healing for the local community. Here, up to ten local […]
Six ways to get involved during EcoWest 2019
Are you looking for opportunities to get involved in the community and keep our environment beautiful? Would you like to give conservation volunteering a try to see if it’s for […]
