Tai Tokerau Timebank

Seven timebankers showed up on a sunny Sunday afternoon on 22nd February for a working bee and proved that many hands do indeed make light work. Ron has been an active timebanker for the last nine years and has helped out with numerous handyman and gardening type projects for members. Needing some help with a backlog of projects having injured himself it was definitely his turn to receive help. Four intrepid souls braved the mozzies and dug out the pond where the puna feeds t

Healthy Mattresses from 'Waste' Textiles Most textiles are not recycled in Aotearoa, a 2022 FNDC audit indicates textiles are 11% of municipal waste @ 48 tonnes a week = 2,500 tonnes a year.   WDC in 2022 estimated 7% @ 4,800 tonnes a year. Kaipara has no data available but based on population figures is estimated to generate 2,400 tonnes a year.   There is now a solution diverting textile ‘waste’ from landfill into comfy, affordable, healthy mattresses! Under the guidance of

Another successful Waitangi Day – diverting tons of compostable materials from landfill – where it will be turned into soil by the natural composting abilities of Papatūānuku.   Working from dawn to dusk, the volunteer team of Recycling Ambassadors guided people to deposit their ‘waste’ into the correct bags – educating many in the process about what is recyclable, compostable and landfill.   The addition of mobile wash stations – “Wash not Waste” – stocked with re-usable cut

Food sovereignty and shopping local was the inspiring theme of Green Drinks in Whangārei on Tues 17th February.   Peter Bruce-Iri and Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn from Climate Action Tai Tokerau presented their vision for repairing our food web in Tai Tokerau. For making it local, accessible, affordable, transparent, healthy and guided by mātauranga Māori.   Food security is the most important consideration for everyone everywhere, but particuarly vital in Tai Tokerau due to it

This talk came under the umbrella of Emergency Preparedness and was given to Timebank members on Tues 2nd Dec 2025 @ He Awhi Rito, Whangārei.   Michael Champtaloup, Senior Advisor Community Readiness & Recovery, Tai Tokerau Fire and Emergency gave this incredibly informative, fascinating and vitally important talk.   A talk that absolutely everyone needs to hear to minimize destruction to their property and themselves by fire.  With the incidence of big wildfires on the incre

November Green Drinks in Whangārei was jointly hosted by TTTimebank and Ecosolutions at Raumanga Community Gardens. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/978203099326897 ). We were joined by an enthusiastic bunch of kids whose homes border onto the gardens together with some other local residents. After some kai, we got stuck into speciality compost making under the guidance of garden volunteer Tom. Called a bio-complete process, we layered different inputs to create a high quali

The Green Drinks talk by Michael Champtaloup, Fire and Emergency Senior Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery, Kaitohutohu Matua Noho Rite Me Te Whakarauora Hapori Te Tai Tokerau was postponed due to Michael being heavily involved with the Whangārei Hospital carpark fire. We are hoping to fit it in before the end of the year.   His info on fire prevention is extremely valuable with the start of a dry summer. The blaze that damaged / destroyed dozens of cars is believed to

This was an opportunity for event visitors to join Timebank members at He Awhi Rito for afternoon tea and learn about Timebanking.  ...

Tai Tokerau Timebank member, Anne Fraser, ran a very successful and enjoyable visible knitting repair workshop in He Awhi Rito Envirohub,...

Tai Tokerau Timebank in Whangārei potluck social joined with August Green Drinks to host a wonderful evening courtesy of TTT member,...

Tai Tokerau Timebank in Whangārei hosted a felted slipper making workshop on Aug 9th at He Awhi Rito.   Whangārei Timebankers and...

Tai Tokerau Timebank in Whangārei hosted a canning and preserving information evening led by Timebank member Roslyn, who was a very...

July Green Drinks was presented by Julie Luiten from the incredible Whare Manaakitanga (House of Love & Kindness) in Kamo; commonly known...

Whangārei Green Drinks presentation by Tony and Damien from Northland Civil Defence, went a long way to helping everyone present with the...

What a day! First aid, Compost Toilets, Chainsaw Safety and Biltong making.  A whopping 17 people joined us, including a 4-year-old...

It was a busy sunny morning for our expert Timebank repairers at the May 31st Repair Cafe. Lots of items were repaired and returned back...

TUES 10th JUNE 5pm – 6.30pm @ He Awhi Rito, 1st Ave.   Want to be more self-reliant? Build on your survival skills? This evening will...

Whangārei May “Green Drinks” was a wonderful deep dive into making the perfect compost! Ecosolutions compost ‘gurus’ – Lucretia and Judy...

The compost hub at He Awhi Rito just received an enriching make-over! Jo Shanks and her husband, Cliff, ran a mercy mission down from the...

Get ready to laugh, learn, and level up your survival skills at our upcoming Timebank Social — it’s a Zombie Apocalypse themed event, so...