Community initiatives

Passionate about reuse and quality timber, Jo provides framing services with a difference. Read on to learn more about her journey with recycled timber and a recent purchase that will help her achieve her zero waste goals.

Rediscovering the joys of biking with a 6-year-old! Hear from another staff member who shares her story of her families’ move away from the private vehicle school run.

Globally, transport is responsible for a big chunk of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and much of this is from the engines of road vehicles. So, what can we do?

We import it, use it, eat it, and release it into the sea. No recycling, no recovery. If a circular economy is the goal, this is a straight line. Read Brayden's blog on the issue of phosphorous which is rarely discussed.

The Curtain Bank could not run without the support, mahi and encouragement of the volunteers who come into the workroom every week. It seems nothing can adequately express just how lucky we are to have such a great team, and that without them, Juliet and Amanda would end up buried beneath a three-ton pile of donated curtains! Or is there?

Our EcoShop may have sold its last shampoo bar, but it leaves a legacy to be celebrated. Here we spotlight some of our favourite suppliers and where you can continue to get their products from awesome spots in Wellington.

We live in a wasteful linear economy where most of the materials we use are used once and then end up in landfill. In NZ, millions of appliances are needlessly being dumped because they can't be repaired. Repair is one way we can make our economy more circular. Find out more about our electrical repair workshops in Pōneke.

Susie, our Community Manager, decided not to purchase any new clothing in 2022 in an attempt to reduce her carbon footprint. Read her blog to find out how she got on.

We are excited to be collaborating with the Wellington Timebank on our Welly Urban Food Org. (UFO) project. Working together, we'll expand our UFO network and help facilitate urban agriculture volunteering around Pōneke.