Feilding Repair Cafe
Thinking hats on people - HOW CAN YOU HELP REDUCE WASTE?
.... perhaps someone could sew up re useable bags for use at the green grocers .... maybe even a purpose built facility out at the Waste Transfer Station that could house the Menzshed and all its amazing equipment, and the Feilding Repair CAFE so it could operate more regularly ... or even a business or someone with space setting up the Terracycle New Zealand recycling system - many ways to do something....
📣 Applications for the ‘Waste Not Want Not’ fund are open now!
🗑️Do you have a clever idea for reducing waste? ♻️How about a project that promotes reducing our waste or consumption? 🍃What about a strategy for businesses to minimise their waste?
Then check out the Waste Not Want Not fund!
Waste Not Want Not fund is the ultimate opportunity for anyone with a unique project or idea to minimise waste. This fund is dedicated to supporting practical sustainability initiatives related to waste minimisation.
You can apply for the fund and make a difference at www.mdc.govt.nz....
Three categories of funding are available: Community, Business Waste Reduction, and Innovation.
📆 You have until Monday the 31st of July to apply!
Waste Not Want Not fund is funded as part of the Waste Levy fees paid by waste disposal operators to the Ministry for the Environment, which is then allocated to local Councils to administer.
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.6% Yes
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31.8% Maybe?
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26.6% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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