Maeroa, Hamilton

Sell your old goods on Neighbourly

Sell your old goods on Neighbourly

It's super easy and it's free. Head to Market

962 days ago

FREE DIGITAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS

Syrina Pene from Te Rongopai Community Trust (GOOD NEWS COMMUNITY CENTRE)

Join our workshops and learn how to use your time efficiently, stay connected with whanau and friends, and so much more.
Laptops and free Wi-fi available to get your learn on. Register now.

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962 days ago

Why Clothes Are So Hard to Recycle

Robert Anderson from Curtain Clean Hamilton

Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something useful?

Open your wardrobe and be honest. How long was it since you last wore some of those clothes? Do you think it might … View more
Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something useful?

Open your wardrobe and be honest. How long was it since you last wore some of those clothes? Do you think it might be time for a clear out?

Languishing in the back of cupboards and bottom of drawers are outfits that don’t fit any more, items that have gone out of fashion, or even clothes that have never been worn. In fact, according to research conducted by sociologist Sophie Woodward at the University of Manchester, on average 12% of clothes in the wardrobes of women she studied could be considered “inactive”.

If you were brutal, you’ll probably manage to fill a bin-bag or two with clothes you no longer want or need. But what then?

Around 85% of all textiles thrown away in the US – roughly 13 million tonnes in 2017 – are either dumped into landfill or burned. The average American has been estimated to throw away around 37kg of clothes every year. And globally, an estimated 92 million tonnes of textiles waste is created each year and the equivalent to a rubbish truck full of clothes ends up on landfill sites every second. By 2030, we are expected as a whole to be discarding more than 134 million tonnes of textiles a year.

Millions of tonnes of clothing, shoes and other textiles end up in landfill every year because very little is sent for recycling.

“The current fashion system uses high volumes of non-renewable resources, including petroleum, extracted to produce clothes that are often used only for a short period of time, after which the materials are largely lost to landfill or incineration,” says Chetna Prajapati, who studies ways of making sustainable textiles at Loughborough University in the UK.
“This system puts pressure on valuable resources such as water, pollutes the environment and degrades ecosystems in addition to creating societal impacts on a global scale.”

There are good reasons to seek out alternatives to chucking clothes in the bin – globally the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, with textile production alone is estimated to release 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year. Vast amounts of water are also needed to produce the clothes we wear too and the fashion industry is responsible for 20% of global waste water. (Read more about the impact our fashion addiction has on the planet.)

At the same time we are buying more clothes than ever – the average consumer now buys 60% more clothing than they did 15 years ago. More than two tonnes of clothing are bought each minute in the UK, more than any other country in Europe. Globally, around 56 million tonnes of clothing are bought each year, and this is expected to rise to 93 million tonnes by 2030 and 160 million tonnes by 2050.

Globally just 12% of the material used for clothing ends up being recycled.
Keep reading: www.curtainclean.co.nz...

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962 days ago

Got a question about gambling harm?

The Team from PGF Services - Hamilton

If you've got a question about gambling harm in Aotearoa, or are just interested in learning more about the impacts of gambling in New Zealand, we host a weekly Zoom session focussing on educating people about harm reduction and reducing the risk of gambling harm.

Join us every Wednesday … View more
If you've got a question about gambling harm in Aotearoa, or are just interested in learning more about the impacts of gambling in New Zealand, we host a weekly Zoom session focussing on educating people about harm reduction and reducing the risk of gambling harm.

Join us every Wednesday between 11.30am and 12.15pm.
Meeting ID: 873 2887 2341
Passcode: 379685

us02web.zoom.us...

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962 days ago

Your Immune System Loves a Loved Gut.

Naturally Healthy

Immunity. It’s the hot topic raising the temperature of many discussions nowadays. It’s also a vexed issue - vaccines, herd immunity, pandemics, vitamins, supplements, snake oil.

At Supercharged Food we’re all about the power of food and the gut. Not overblown promises, cure-alls, just … View more
Immunity. It’s the hot topic raising the temperature of many discussions nowadays. It’s also a vexed issue - vaccines, herd immunity, pandemics, vitamins, supplements, snake oil.

At Supercharged Food we’re all about the power of food and the gut. Not overblown promises, cure-alls, just good, ol’ natural food and good ol’ gut health. When it comes to immunity, food and your gut environment can play an important role in helping you thwart disease, manage it and bounce back.

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963 days ago

Awatere Village is excited to welcome you to join our close-knit community.

Oceania

Awatere Village is excited to welcome you to join our close-knit community with the construction of brand new apartments due for completion in May 2022.

Along with the new apartments, our brand new community centre is in the works to cater to your full and active lifestyle. Order a barista-made … View more
Awatere Village is excited to welcome you to join our close-knit community with the construction of brand new apartments due for completion in May 2022.

Along with the new apartments, our brand new community centre is in the works to cater to your full and active lifestyle. Order a barista-made coffee in the café, meet neighbours at the bowling green, and workout at the gym, all in one morning. And if your afternoon is free, how about catching a movie in the cinema, finding your latest page-turner in the library, or getting creative in the crafts room.

Situated at 1350 Victoria Street, Beerescourt, our handy Hamilton location couldn’t be better.

To find out more, just get in touch with Kylie on 0800 333 688.
Find out more

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963 days ago
963 days ago

Pi Day

NumberWorks'nWords Hamilton Central

Pi Day is on March 14, and any day that combines fun, education, and pie is a day worth celebrating! Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… … View morePi Day is on March 14, and any day that combines fun, education, and pie is a day worth celebrating! Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on). Not only that, but the fourteenth of March is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, so all together it’s nothing short of a mathematician’s delight.

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963 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Hamilton

Monthly AEA Web Events
Held on the third Sunday of the month from 9.00 to 10.00am.

Free monthly online meeting on Zoom with three 10 minute speakers and followed by member sharing. Anyone can join from their phone, desktop, mobile and tablet devices. ALL WELCOME

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965 days ago

What are you doing this weekend…? 🤩

The Team from Red Cross - Waikato Service Centre

March is Red Cross Appeal month. During March, we raise funds to enable us to deliver services to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Services such as delivering Meals on Wheels, helping to settle new Kiwi's in Aotearoa New Zealand and training our Disaster Response volunteers to … View moreMarch is Red Cross Appeal month. During March, we raise funds to enable us to deliver services to the most vulnerable people in our communities. Services such as delivering Meals on Wheels, helping to settle new Kiwi's in Aotearoa New Zealand and training our Disaster Response volunteers to support with rescue and recovery during a disaster.... and more

This year we are doing our appeal a bit differently and we need your help! Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 and the Red Traffic Light settings we can’t go ahead with our physical street collection so instead, we are partnering with www.Chooza.com... to bring you our "List, Sell, Give Hope!" campaign.

It’s easy! You list it, someone else buys it and together you give hope by supporting New Zealand Red Cross. With your help, we can continue to support those most vulnerable in our communities when they need it most!

So, this weekend why not find some items lying around home that you have been meaning to rehome or donate to charity and add them to Chooza. New or pre-loved, if it is worth $14.99 or more you can find a new home for it and support New Zealand Red Cross at the same time.

With every item listed you will get a donation receipt for the sale price that you can claim back as a taxable donation, so it is a win-win-win situation.

Check out www.chooza.com... to find out more!

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966 days ago

Need Manaaki support while isolating?

Waikato DHB

If you are isolating with Covid, on top of being sick, it can be very stressful. It’s important you take care of your mental and physical health. For you, and for the others in your household.

There’s a range of manaaki services on offer, so please don’t hesitate to reach out. One of our … View more
If you are isolating with Covid, on top of being sick, it can be very stressful. It’s important you take care of your mental and physical health. For you, and for the others in your household.

There’s a range of manaaki services on offer, so please don’t hesitate to reach out. One of our team will be there to korero and provide the support you need.
Find out more

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966 days ago

St Andrews Library closure

Matihiko/Tech Support Librarian from St Andrews Library Waiwherowhero

We’ve had to make the call to close St Andrews Library from 12 March, along with Central Library (which is already closed), as we don’t have enough staff to run them. Omicron strikes again!

Our Chartwell, Hillcrest, Glenview and Dinsdale libraries are still open and we’re offering free book … View more
We’ve had to make the call to close St Andrews Library from 12 March, along with Central Library (which is already closed), as we don’t have enough staff to run them. Omicron strikes again!

Our Chartwell, Hillcrest, Glenview and Dinsdale libraries are still open and we’re offering free book holds, normally $1.50 each, to everyone until all our libraries open again.

You’ll also still be able to return books to any library through the return chute.
We will review the closures in one week.
We appreciate your support while we ride this wave!

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966 days ago

Can you help Red Cross Shops?

The Team from Red Cross Shop Hamilton East

Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our … View more
Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our teams, all our staff and volunteers need to practice physical distancing, be fully vaccinated, wear face masks and follow increased hygiene standards.

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966 days ago

Can you help Red Cross Shops?

The Team from Red Cross Shop Hamilton CBD

Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our … View more
Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our teams, all our staff and volunteers need to practice physical distancing, be fully vaccinated, wear face masks and follow increased hygiene standards.

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966 days ago

Can you help Red Cross Shops?

The Team from Red Cross Shop Five Cross

Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our … View more
Red Cross is urgently looking for volunteers to help support our shop teams to keep our doors open for valued customers. If you love charity and retail and have a few hours to spare each week, then please click on the link below to find out more on volunteering, or to apply.

To protect our teams, all our staff and volunteers need to practice physical distancing, be fully vaccinated, wear face masks and follow increased hygiene standards.

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966 days ago

Steve Storm and the Tables of Doom!

NumberWorks'nWords Hamilton Central

NumberWorks'nWords Arcade is a gallery of fun games for practising and consolidating Maths & English skills. They help reinforce the concepts taught in our face-to-face tutoring programmes. As with our tuition - they make learning fun! Anyone can use our Arcade. Just click on the link. Can… View moreNumberWorks'nWords Arcade is a gallery of fun games for practising and consolidating Maths & English skills. They help reinforce the concepts taught in our face-to-face tutoring programmes. As with our tuition - they make learning fun! Anyone can use our Arcade. Just click on the link. Can you get on the high score board?

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