Conservation and Community Groups
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Phone Recycling That Makes a Difference for Tamariki
- Wellington Health Foundation
- Yesterday, we celebrated the incredible mahi of Daniel, Catherine and the rest of the Recycling For Charity, New Zealand team, who have raised $10,000 by recycling an impressive 2,285kg of mobile phones – that’s over 2 tonnes of phones saved from landfill! You can be part of this amazing effort by safely and sustainably disposing.
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The Tale of Rejected Tetrapaks
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Before the March recycling day, I sent out messages saying that at the Ngaio Recycling Days, we are moving to only accepting tetrapaks which have been cut, opened flat and washed clean. Thank you to everyone who received the message … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling Tetrapaks
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are moving towards only accepting tetrapaks which have been opened flat and rinsed. This is due to the state of some cartons that we have been receiving, opening them up makes rinsing so much easier, and this is what … Continue reading →
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New World Thorndon Introduces New Recycling Programme
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- New World Thorndon has started a recycling programme for plastic and metal lids that can’t go into normal recycling bins, and there are specialist bins to take these at the entrance to the supermarket.
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Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ngaio Recycling
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This month we avoided sending to landfill: – 29kg of tetrapaks – 32kg of plastic lids – 21kg of metal lid – 12.5kg of batteries – 1.8kg Colgate packaging – 1.9kg of medecine blister packs – 3.7 kg of Nespresso … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ngaio recycling – blister packs
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- From this month (Saturday 1 February), we are going to run a trial to see what demand there is for recycling the blister packs used for packaging tablets. If you have blister packs at home waiting for a solution – … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling – Restarting on 1 February
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Saturday 1 February will be our first recycling day of the year – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. Below is a refresher on the items that we collect, and a couple of requests to make the … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling Schedule for 2025
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Each month this year at our recycling collections, we will also have a collection of other items that we will collect. We don’t collect these items each month to make management of the programme more simple, and make our drop … Continue reading →
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Recycling – resumes February.
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- A quick reminder to everyone who has the monthly recycling ingrained as a habit – that we miss out the first Saturday of January. Our next recycling day is Saturday 1 February 2025. Look out for a post soon, that … Continue reading →
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Changes to Recycling
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Kia ora to the fantastic recycling community of Ngaio and Crofton Downs, Thank you all so much for your mahi in recycling so much material over the last few years. We have been keeping a record of what has been … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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E-Waste Recycling Drop Off Day 12 October
- Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly E-news for 27 September 2024
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- E NEWS 27TH SEPTEMBER 2024 Last Sunday Conrad Lendrum who is the Manager Waste Infrastructure at the Ministry for the Environment led a workshop on recycling and it was a very […]
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St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30, The Terrace, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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July Recycling at Ngaio Union Church
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This Saturday is first of the month – so its recycling time again, from 10am to 12 noon at Ngaio Union Church. Good news – we can recycle shaving products again – all brands of disposable shavers, including blades and … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ngaio Community Working Bee with Zealandia
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- “When was the last time you heard the intricate melody of a tūī’s song? What about the sharp shriek of a kākā? If recently, that means all is going according to plan. Wellington is one of the few cities in … Continue reading →
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ngaio Recycling – shaving products added
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are making some improvements to our recycling collections. Firstly, we have found a place to recycle shaving products – including blades and razors (refillable and disposable products, and replaceable-blade cartridge units). A poster showing what can be recycled is … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34
- Newtown Residents' Association
- The key issues for the Long-term Plan for the next 10 years are described in the consultation documents as being how much to spend on the three waters network to fix the pipes, how to manage waste collection and recycling, and whether or not to sell the WCC Airport shares to set up a ‘resilience … Continue reading Submission on the WCC LTP, 2024-34 →
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E-Waste Recycling Event 18th May
- Island Bay Residents' Association
- The Tip Shop & Island Bay Community Centre are having an E-Waste Recycling event at Island Bay Community Centre on Saturday the 18th of May from 10am – 1pm. Here’s what they we will be taking: They will not be able to accept whiteware, dehumidifiers or screens.
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Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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April Recycling this coming weekend
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Its the first Saturday of April this weekend, so we will be collecting recycling again at Ngaio Union Church, from 10.00am to noon. This collection we will also be collecting Ewaste, so a good chance to get your old devices … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling this weekend.
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Its the first Saturday of the month this weekend, so we will be collecting recycling again at Ngaio Union Church, from 10.00am to noon. Most people seem to have the hang of how this operates, but if you need a … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What can go in kerbside recycling
- Thorndon Residents Assocation
- From 1 February 2024, the materials councils can accept in their kerbside recycling collections will be the same across the country. Luckily for Wellingtonians there are no changes to the type of materials we accept for recycling, but this is a good opportunity to make sure you are recycling right. How to recycle Check the bottom […]
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Recycling 2024 – starts Saturday 3 February
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Saturday 3 February will be our first recycling day of the year – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. Below is a refresher on the items that we collect, and a couple of requests to make the … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling Schedule for 2024
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Each month this year at our recycling collections, we will also have a collection of other items that we will collect. We don’t collect these items each month to make management of the programme more simple, and make our drop … Continue reading →
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Recycling this Saturday – 4 November
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This coming Saturday 4 November is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. A reminder on how best to recycle with us If your recycling can go in the roadside collection – please … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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BSG visits Karori West Scout Group
- Brooklyn Scout group
- Tonight we ventured into darkest suburbia to get to know our fellow Zealandia Jamboree Troop attendees. A number of ice-breaking activities and challenges were undertaken. Karori West’s more ‘senior’ scouts did a great job ensuring the night went well and … Continue reading →
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Scout Hall, Harrison Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Zealandia night visit
- Brooklyn Scout group
- Scouts were challenged to stay focussed and quiet while out looking in the dark for Zealandia’s nocturnal wildlife
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Scout Hall, Harrison Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Circular economy, recycling and DIY cleaning products
- Pukerua Bay Residents Association
- The second and third workshops in our climate action series looked at a circular economy, the great variety of products that can be recycled, and how to make your own … Circular economy, recycling and DIY cleaning products Read More »
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Composting workshop 7 October
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- We are planning something a bit different alongside our October recycling day. With the Sustainability Trust, we will be holding a workshop on homw composting – recycle your food scraps properly as well as your lids and tops. The workshop … Continue reading →
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July 2023 newsletter: AGM votes for change
- Friends of Maara Roa
- Friends of Maara Roa (FMR): 23 years bringing biodiversity back to the Cannons Creek catchment Working bees every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am in the carpark at the back of Porirua College. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. Website: www.maararoa.org.nz ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Recycling Day – Saturday 5 August
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- This Saturday is our next recycling day – 10am to noon at Ngaio Union Church, Crofton Road. Over that few months, there has been some change in what we are collecting so there is a full update below, but first … Continue reading →
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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