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.
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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