Bays Work In Progress

30/05/2026

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

24/05/2026

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

21/05/2026

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

16/05/2026

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

13/05/2026

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

Learn where your waste goes when using Auckland Council waste services, including the rukenga kai food scraps service.

12/05/2026

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

08/05/2026

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.

04/05/2026

Todays produce thanks to New World Browns Bay for the Browns Bay Taiaotea Pātaka Kai Community Food Pantry, including 🍎 apples 🥕carrots

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 Bureau Browns Bay

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

01/05/2026

Trash Free Taiaotea was grateful to have been invited back by Browns Bay & Friends to manage waste diversion at the Browns Bay Summer Spectacular. A free community event supported by Hibiscus And Bays Local Board

We are proud to share that over 39% of organic waste from the event was diverted from landfill and composted, with over half of waste from the event being diverted from landfill in total ♻♻♻

We were grateful to both employ and have volunteers from Bays Youth Voice being part of the mahi for our event🌱💚

Thanks again to Browns Bay & Friends for putting on this amazing community event



With Auckland Council Waste Solutions Love Food Hate Waste - New Zealand Bays Youth Voice Hibiscus And Bays Local Board Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste

01/05/2026

Trash Free Mairangi was grateful to have been invited back by Mairangi Bay Village to manage waste diversion at the Mairangi Bay Food and Wine festival. A free community event supported by Hibiscus And Bays Local Board

We are proud to share that over 92% of waste was diverted from landfill, with over half a tonne of materials either reused, recycled, or composted ♻♻♻

We are stoked to work with rangatahi on this awesome kaupapa🌱💚

With Auckland Council Waste Solutions Love Food Hate Waste - New Zealand Bays Youth Voice Hibiscus And Bays Local Board