Sustainable Taranaki

18/06/2026

🌿👶 SEVEN reusable nappies will be waiting for YOU at the Marfell Community Garden on Sunday!

On Sundays, 10am - 12pm, visit the Marfell Māra and get a bundle of 7 reusable nappies, BETTER for your wallet and the planet! 💸🌏

Any questions about reusable nappies or this giveaway? Comment below, and we'll do our best to answer it! 🌱

And PLEASE, share with friends and whānau who could use some more nappies! 🥰

17/06/2026

“Sometimes, as a kid, you don’t think you can make a big impact, but if you actually try hard enough, you can. And if everybody does a little bit, it can make a big impact.” 🌱

Ka rawe Stratford Primary School! A beautiful, positive AND local story about the impact of the Taranaki Enviroschools programme! 🌿

Read more using the link below. ⤵

16/06/2026

IMPORTANT REMINDER! 🥰 YOU MATTER. 🌱

What you do, think, and what you CARE about matters. Be kind, do your best, this is enough. ☀

15/06/2026

This is what volunteering with us looks like! 📸
Happy Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu / National Volunteer Week! 🦸

Ngā mihi nui to all our amazing volunteers! 💚 If you are reading this and would like to join our team of volunteers, use the link in the comments below. ⤵ We won't email you lots + you can do what you want and what you can! 🥰 ALL WELCOME! 🌱

- Volunteering New Zealand

14/06/2026

🌱💬 "So, already in these bins here, the fermenting has already begun on site. We then take it to our farm, which is only 17km away, not 300km away, and it processes for another three weeks, and then everything in that bin is fully fermented.

So, that means it's not rotting, and the fermentation also makes the PH very acidic, so any kind of pathogens from your chickens or your fish or your meat have already been killed off." (...)

"We've got all kinds of businesses, so we've got restaurants, we've got offices, even some industrial places like window manufacturer Altherm and Clelands Construction. It's a really cool mix, actually."

Get in touch if you want to join the Green Loop! 🏔 (You can DM us here.)

Green Loop is collecting about 1000kg of food waste every week.

13/06/2026

40 volunteers & 1,330 Litres of rubbish collected AND sorted on-site! 🎉🎉🎉 Massive thank you to all the volunteers joining the Nature Cleanup at the Waiwhakaiho Rivemouth! 💚🌏

♻ 28% of all the rubbish collected was diverted from landfill: recycling, glass, compost and upcycled items.

Special ngā mihi nui to the staff from the Novotel New Plymouth & the New Plymouth TOP 10 Holiday Park for joining our event! 🌿

⤵ Link below to receive emails about our upcoming volunteering opportunities. (We won't harass you, promise!) 🥰

12/06/2026

🫛 ALL WELCOME! 🥕 Here are the next sessions at local Māra - Community Gardens ⤵️

🌱 Sun. 14 June, 10am - 12pm: Marfell, Ngāmotu - New Plymouth - Marfell Community Garden (Sessions on Wed, Fri & Sun from 10am.)
🌱 Sun. 21 June, 1pm - 3pm: Pātea - St George's Patea Community Garden
🌱 Sun. 21 June, 1:30pm - 3:30pm: Hāwera - St Mary's Community Garden - Hawera

+ MORE Māra & sessions! Visit our website for the full list. 👩‍🌾 👀

11/06/2026

8 sec and a LOT of plastic. 🤯🤯🤯 We can AND have to do better. 🌏

10/06/2026

Join our Team this Friday for a Community Cleanup! 🥰 ALL WELCOME! 🌿 Key info ⤵

📍 11am (or later) at the Te Rewa Rewa bridge carpark
🧤 BYO gloves and buckets (if possible!)
♻ As usual, we will sort the rubbish on-site and try to divert as much as possible from landfill!
💬 Our staff will be joining! Come and discuss mahi (or other things!) with us
🤿 The Nga Motu Marine Society will organise a swim just after (at 1:15pm)

P.S. BYO reusable coffee cups for after the cleanup! ☕👋 The Little Easy - Container Cafe

09/06/2026

This is what we are currently doing. 🌿⬇️

14 programmes/projects across Taranaki, all aiming to support people and businesses to value the taiao - environment. 🌱

Visit our website or send us a message if you'd like to learn more. 🥰