Bays Work In Progress

Check out our latest Trash Free Taiaotea Island Edition Newsletter here

Trash Free Taiaotea Island Edition In our time off, Trash Free Taiaotea left the mainland to visit Aotea Great Barrier Island, and so we thought we would share what we learned about how islanders are minimising waste, conserving and restoring their native biodiversity and sharing kai. We were left with the thought, if they can do it....

Adventure nature play this morning at Rothesay Bay beach with Barefooted NZ and Craftlab

Supported by Auckland Council Out and About and Hibiscus And Bays Local Board

Todays produce thanks to New World Browns Bay for the Browns Bay Taiaotea Pātaka Kai Community Food Pantry, including 🥔 potato🍠 kumara 🍋 lemon

Some handy tips for sharing ♻♻♻:
Food only please - no books, cosmetics etc
Tinned and packaged food in date welcomed 🥫🥫🥫🥫
No cooked food 🍲
Please take as well as donate 😀



Me mahi tahi tātou mo te oranga o te hapori - working together for the health and wellbeing of the community.

With Browns Bay Presbyterian Church Heart Of The Bays East Coast Bays Leisure Centre East Coast Bays Community Creche East Coast Bays Library Bays Youth Voice Neighbourhood Support North Shore Citizens Advice Browns Bay

Supported by Hibiscus And Bays Local Board Auckland CouncilWaste Solutions Getting to Zero Love Food Hate Waste - New Zealand

It was an absolute joy to work with Heart Of The Bays on their 'Old School Games" play event at the Rothesay Bay Residents & Ratepayers Association Hall yesterday.

Not a device in sight, with young and old getting active and enjoying each others company. Ka pai to Kim for some amazing activities.

Supported by Auckland Council and Hibiscus And Bays Local Board

Grateful to the Long Bay Market, for having Trash Free Taiaotea along to promote the Rukenga Kai Food Scraps collection service today. The kids have loved the fruit basketball as we talk to their parents! 🍎

Supported by Hibiscus And Bays Local Board Auckland Council Waste Solutions

Grateful to the East Coast Bays Library Eco Neighbourhood for donating seeds for the upcoming opening of the Albany Village Library Eco Neighbourhood Seed Library.

Seeds include marigold, coriander, sunflower, fennel, basil, butternut, and shungiku.

Come along to Albany Library this Sunday 24th May from 2:00PM - 3:00PM, and

🌱 Take home some free seeds
🌱Get some potting mix to get started
🌱Learn how to grow and save seeds

Supported by Auckland Council and Hibiscus And Bays Local Board

Eco-Neighbourhoods Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/5a2c2b746815/eco-neighbourhoods-autumn-newsletter

Come along to a free workshop with Trash Free Taiaotea!

Saturday 13th June - 10:00AM to 11:30AM, East Coast Bays Library

Learn where your waste goes when using Auckland Council waste services, including the rukenga kai food scraps service. Receive free resources to support their use including kitchen food caddies and liners.

Suitable for Mandarin speakers.

Supported by Hibiscus And Bays Local Board Auckland Council Waste Solutions

想知道你家的垃圾最后去了哪里吗？本次活动将介绍奥克兰市议会的垃圾处理服务，包括厨余收集服务。现场还可以领取实用资源， 帮助大家更方便地使用相关服务， 包括厨余小桶和垃圾袋内衬。

普通话讲解

From trash to treasure workshop in Mandarin Learn where your waste goes when using Auckland Council waste services, including the rukenga kai food scraps service.

Trash Free Taiaotea Autumn 2026 Update - https://mailchi.mp/7459c4289fab/trash-free-taiaotea-autumn-update

Thankful to be invited to Sherwood School's celebration today to mark their Green-Gold level Enviro School status awarded through Sustainable Schools Auckland Amazing mahi by students, senior leadership, board of trustees, and staff including amazing enviro school teacher Karla Anderson

They have been supported in this journey by Garden to Table , Glasgow Contractors, Sustainable Schools Auckland, Auckland Council, Restore Hibiscus & Bays, New World Browns Bay, Bunnings Warehouse New Zealand in Silverdale, and Hibiscus And Bays Local Board.

We got to visit their mara kai, rongoa medicinal garden and ngahere.

We also presented their Trash Free Taiaotea certification following a waste audit in February, as the amazing students compost their food scraps, recycle soft plastics at New World Browns Bay, separate out recyclables, and contribute kai to the Taiaotea Browns Bay Pātaka Kai.