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Sustainability Trust Repair Cafe

  • Sustainability Trust 2 Forresters Lane Wellington, Wellington, 6011 New Zealand (map)
 

Repairing rather than buying new is a great way to take climate action in your own life – and learn new skills along the way.

Bring along your item for repair or maintenance - clothing or lightweight household items (cushion covers etc), small electrical appliances, tech for repair, gardening tools for sharpening, or that general item you've been meaning to have repaired. 

Our skilled volunteers will be here to assist you with fixes such as missing buttons, tears, holes, hemming, electrical faults, and general fix-up repairs. 

These sessions will be held at Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro Saturday November 11th 1pm - 4pm.  

At times, there may be a small wait before our volunteers can begin your repair. We invite you to bring your favourite book, check out our repair library, or meet a new friend while you enjoy some light refreshments.  

  • For more information on H&S and the repair guidelines we follow, head to our website.  

  • Whilst we would love to fix everything you bring to us we can't guarantee every item can be repaired (especially toasters - these have been designed in a way they are almost impossible to repair), we will give it our best shot!   

  • All our repairers are volunteers, please ensure they are treated with respect. Koha is encouraged.   

  • We endeavour to offer advice and refer to local repair services and other repair events in the Wellington Region.  

Bookings are necessary, donations welcome. All koha goes straight back to celebrate our community of generous volunteers.

These workshops are made possible thanks to funding from Wellington City Council and support from Repair Café Aotearoa NZ and Repair Café International.


Volunteers needed!

Are you handy on a sewing machine? Maybe you're a whizz at woodwork or fixing computers? We need you!

If you’d like to help out at these Repair Cafés, we’d love to hear from you. Even if you can’t repair things, but want to be a part of extending the life of our things and reducing waste into landfills, get in touch!

Drop us a line at kim.tabrum@sustaintrust.org.nz

 
Earlier Event: 4 November
RepairED - Just Sew
Later Event: 15 November
Community Clean-Up