Whangārei Timebank member & EcoSolutions Community Co-ordinator, Chloe King, has “always loved making, baking and creating, and learning to make soap has been an exciting new adventure.” So, when a friend decided to sell her soap making business, SANOlifestyle, Chloe bought it. The kaupapa filled perfectly with her own desire to live a low waste lifestyle, reducing her impact on our planet. When Whangārei September Green Drinks became available Chloe kindly offered to run a cold pressed...

Whangārei: Visible Knitwear Repair Workshop Timebank member, Anne Fraser, from Intercept Fabric Rescue Whangārei, ran her 3rd successful and popular visible knitwear repair workshop at H.A.R.E. (He Awhi Rito EnviroHub). Anne always prepares her workshops very thoughtfully, bringing free merino clothing for participants to practice on and take home, as well as a big selection of repair materials including colourful fleece and embroidery threads. She kindly pre-prepared demonstration strips...

Ojo de Dios making Hosted by the 3 way collaboration of Tai Tokerau Timebank, Creative Northland and EcoSolutions, Timebank member, Nyree Sherlock, patiently guided everyone through the creative process of weaving a colourful ojo de Dios and personal zines. The evening hummed with a meditative atmosphere as adults and children focused their concentration on being creative. The Ojo de Dios (Eye of God) is a traditional spiritual weaving craft created by the Huichol and Tepehuan indigenous...