Feilding Repair Cafe
STARTING AGAIN SATURDAY WEEK - FEB 15
DATES for 2025 : Feb 15; March 15; April 19; May 17; June 21; August 16; Sept 20; Oct 18.
TIMES: Open to public 10-12.00 pm
at the SENIOR HUB 14 Bowen St Feilding.
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REPAIR CAFES are FREE POP-UP EVENTS where local people bring in all sort of things that can be carried, and MAY BE able to be REPAIRED by local volunteer experts who are available and scheduled for that day.
Items such as clothing, small furniture, toys, small soft furnishings, jewelry, bric-a-brac, electrical items, knives, sewing machines ... are given a new lease of life and kept from the landfill.... and there is always a cuppa and some kai... Koha is appreciated
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ' mend and not end?'
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.4% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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