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Highbury House
Free

No Waste Kitchen – Cooking from your Cupboard (Birkenhead)

Learn creative new ideas to use up those forgotten ingredients hiding at the back of your fridge and kitchen cupboards, at this FREE local workshop. 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

Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre
$10

The Abundant Kitchen – An Evening with Yotam and Niva Kay

Love Food Hate Waste facilitator, Amanda, will be partnering with Waitematā Waste Away, presenting at this event. Amanda will be educating attendees about the scale of food waste in NZ and also creating delicious snacks from food that would normally have been wasted. 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

Glendene Community Hub
Free

Love your Leftovers Workshop – Glendene

Learn creative new ideas to use up those forgotten ingredients hiding at the back of your fridge and kitchen cupboards, at this FREE local workshop. 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

Corner of Wingate Street and Pecan Place
Free

Whau Stream Clean Up in Avondale

Join us to rescue our local stream from rubbish, and finish with kai together. Read More

Outside 54 Dundale Ave
Free

Dundale Weeding Bee by the Stream

Bring the whānau on a weeding adventure. Together we’ll rescue our local stream from invasive weeds, so our native ecosystem can thrive. Read More

Piha Beach
Free

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF OUR COASTLINES – PIHA SURF EVENT

Find us on Sunday, at the Billabong Grom Series at Piha 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

Waiheke Sustainability Centre
Free

Saucy Salsa Sunday!

Come join us for a fun afternoon of salsa music and cooking! Read More

Free

Henderson-Massey Moth Plant Competition

Join the Henderson-Massey Moth Plant Competition and be in to win, with over $1000 worth of prizes for collecting pods, removing vines and designing a poster. Read More

St Andrews Anglican Church
Free

Preserving Autumn Harvest Workshop

Get creative with Autumn's harvest, and more, at this free local workshop Read More

Queens Wharf Bike Hub
Free

Bike Buddies Open Day Queens Wharf

Come and meet your new bike buddies at your neighbourhood Bike Hub. Join us for an extra-special open day, with free Nice Blocks and spot prizes up for grabs. Browse our ever-changing range of refurbished bikes for sale, donate your unused bikes, and discover more about our services and the expanding network of bike hubs across Auckland. Read More

Blockhouse Bay Library
Free

Growing Your Own Microgreens – Blockhouse Bay

Learn all the tips and tricks of growing your own micro greens and sprouts at home. Read More

East Coast Bays Library
Free

From Tiny Seeds to Tasty Feasts: A Salad Growing Workshop

Join us in the world of microgreens, sprouts, and homegrown salads in this interactive workshop. Read More

EcoMatters
$10

Pockets! Repurposing with The Mindful Mender

Come along to this fun workshop and learn how to add pockets to your clothes. Bring one or two garments you would like to add pockets to. We will learn how to do two styles of pockets: seam pockets and patch pockets. Read More

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EcoMatters
Free

Native Plant Nursery Workshop

Learn about how native plant propagation can contribute to protecting our land, streams, and ecosystems. The seeds you nurture will be used in stream restoration projects in the local area. Read More