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Waiheke Sustainability Centre
Free

Make it Zing: Citrus Preserving Workshop

Come along to this Love Food Hate Waste workshop where you will learn techniques for dehydrating citrus fruit and preserving lemons. Read More

EcoMatters
$15 – $45

Ask a Mycologist: Fungi and Climate

Join mycologist Christopher Smith for a fascinating foray into the wonders of mycology! This session we will be looking at Mycorrhizae (pictured below) including their role in carbon sequestration. Read More

EcoMatters
$5 – $15

Planting for Resilience: Rain Sponge Gardens

Whether you're keen on native ecological restoration or permaculture-style productive gardens, find out how you can use plantings to increase the water holding capacity of the soil. Read More

EcoMatters
$20

Hemp for the Future!

Come and hear more about hemp, its many uses, and its future potential as a sustainable, C02-absorbing crop for Aotearoa. Read More

Throughout Auckland Region
Free

Street Art Bike Challenge

October 2023 sees EcoMatters’ award-winning Street Art Bike Challenge kick off once again, with the opportunity to win your share of $1000 worth of prizes when you snap your favourite street art spots around Auckland. Read More

EcoMatters
Free

Composting Workshop at EcoMatters

Come along and learn all about composting with Bokashi bins, worm farms, and cold (traditional) compost bins with facilitator, Judy. Read More

Rānui Community Centre
Free

Healthy Homes Workshop – Rānui Community Centre

Come to this workshop and get great ideas and inspiration to help you save money and the environment. Read More

EcoMatters
$65

Felt Makers – Upcycled, Zero Waste Slippers

Join visual artist, Xin Cheng, for a meditative workshop repurposing local organic material offcuts into super cosy felt slippers. Read More

EcoMatters
$35

Grow. Forage. Cook: Healthy Eating Spring

Join naturopath Paloma Velásquez for this popular workshop to forage seasonal ingredients from the EcoMatters Teaching Garden and make a colourful plant-based Spring feast. Read More

EcoMatters
Free

Sustainable Christmas Shopping Evening

Join us for a special evening of Christmas shopping with a difference. Discover locally crafted gifts and sustainable living items at the EcoMatters Store and give gifts with purpose this year. Enjoy refreshments, special offers and learn more about the brands we are proud to sell in our store. Read More

EcoMatters
$25

DIY Rainwater Harvesting with Laurie Dee

It falls! It's free! Catch it while you can! In this workshop with multi-talented inventor Laurie Dee, you'll learn how to build you own DIY rainwater system for a few hundred dollars - reducing your water bill and saving you money over time. Read More

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Konini Primary School
Free

Glen Eden Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

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Zig Zag Track
Free

Titirangi Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

EcoMatters
$55

Up-bicycled Jewellery with Ronja Schipper

Join artist Ronja Schipper in this pre-Christmas workshop, designing and making a pair of earrings and a necklace. You'll learn how to transform waste to wonderful by 'up-bicycling' discarded bike inner tubes to craft unique jewellery pieces. Read More

Titirangi Village Market
Free

Pest Plant Roadshow at Titirangi Village Market

Want to find out which weeds you should bin, bag or put in a barrel? The EcoMatters Nature Team will be here to give advice and answer any questions you have about pest plants. Read More

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Central Landscape Supplies Swanson
Free

Swanson Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

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Pae o Te Rangi Regional Park
Free

Te Henga Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

McWhirter Place
Free

New Lynn Stream Clean Up

Join us to rescue the Waitahurangi Stream from rubbish and finish with kai together. Read More

Central Landscape Supplies Swanson
Free

Pest Plant Roadshow in Swanson

Want to find out which weeds you should bin, bag or put in a barrel? The EcoMatters Nature Team will be here to give advice and answer any questions you have about pest plants. Read More

EcoMatters
Free

Using new technologies to transform household plastic waste, at home!

In this free workshop, you'll learn more about the entire recycling and upcycling process, get hands-on experience with a 3D pen and create objects from recycled plastic sourced right from our households. Join us in making a positive impact, one plastic object at a time! Read More

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Central Landscape Supplies Swanson
Free

Swanson Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

EcoMatters
$35

Bicycle-part fence design and assemblage

Join master upcycler and sculptor Andrew Hall in this one-off workshop to design and assemble a fence constructed from bicycle parts. Learn tips and tricks when dealing with metals, and have a go at metal working skills such as cutting and drilling. As a group, we will get creative to assemble random parts into a cohesive whole. The fence will become a functional feature at the entrance to the EcoMatters 'Lookout' building. Read More

Laingholm Hall Carpark
Free

Laingholm Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

Waiatarua Community Hall Carpark
Free

Waiatarua Weed Bin Weekend

Got invasive weeds? Live close to the Waitākere Ranges? Get rid of them at your local community weed bin. Read More

Matuku Link
Free

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF OUR COASTLINES – MATUKU LINK EVENT

Find us at the Matuku Link World Wetland Day celebration and tell us what you value about your local coast. Coastal areas are dynamic and Auckland Council is developing Shoreline Adaptation Plans to plan how to respond to coastal hazards and flooding, with help from mana whenua and guidance from infrastructure providers, technical experts and coastal communities. Read More