Everyday actions that make a difference. 🌿

What if making your home healthier, saving money and looking after the planet could all start with a few simple changes?

Come along to the Healthy Home, Healthy Planet Expo and discover practical ideas, local organisations and community groups that can help you make everyday choices that are better for your home, your wallet and the environment.

📍 PIA Events Centre, 55 Ward Street, Pukekohe
📅 Saturday 26 September 2026
⏰ 10am–2pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

What can you expect?

This free community expo is packed with practical information, activities, demonstrations and local expertise.

Explore stalls and talk directly with people who can help you:

• make your home warmer, healthier and more energy efficient
• save money and reduce energy use
• reduce food and household waste
• repair and reuse rather than replace
• recycle correctly
• compost and grow food
• choose more sustainable ways to get around
• protect and restore our local environment
• and take simple, practical climate action at home.

Meet our exhibitors

We’re bringing together a fantastic mix of local organisations, businesses and community groups, including:

Love Food Hate Waste – practical ideas for reducing food waste and saving money.

The Compost Collective – learn more about composting and turning organic waste into a resource.

Tread Lightly Caravan – explore your household carbon footprint and discover how everyday choices add up.

Franklin Paths Project – discover local walking and cycling opportunities.

Laser Electrical – find out more about solar energy and what it could mean for your home.

Blackbarn Insulation – learn how insulation can improve the warmth, comfort and energy efficiency of your home.

Utilities Disputes – understand your rights and get help with issues relating to electricity, gas, water and telecommunications.

Pukekohe Repair Café – have a chat and discover what their friendly volunteer fixers can help you with.

Waiuku Zero Waste – discover how our community recycling centre helps keep materials in use through reuse, recycling, composting and responsible disposal.

Waiuku Junktion Reuse Shop – browse pre-loved items and discover the benefits of second-hand shopping at this mini-pop up shop! Bring cash!

Waiuku Zero Waste Education Space – get hands-on and make your own draught snake while learning about simple ways to improve your home’s comfort.

Te Ara Hīkoi – discover how local conservation, community action and caring for our own backyards can help protect the places we live.

The Air Conditioning Company – find out how heat pumps can help create a warmer, more comfortable and energy-efficient home.

Wastewise – learn more about green kerbside food scraps collection and how to keep food waste out of landfill.

…. and more!

Get hands-on!

This isn’t just an event for looking at information boards!

There’ll be opportunities to try things, ask questions, have a go and talk directly to the people who can help you make changes at home.

Complete our Healthy Home, Healthy Planet interactive challenge by visiting the exhibitors and answering a question at each stand. Once you’ve completed the challenge, you’ll receive a FREE sausage and a FREE eco lightbulb!

There’ll also be free hot drinks and homemade soup, giveaways and food available to purchase from the KAS Netball team fundraising to get to Samoa – bring cash!

Come along and discover your one next step

You don’t need to change everything.

Maybe you’ll discover a better way to insulate your home. Perhaps you’ll learn how to waste less food, repair something instead of replacing it, start composting, ride your bike more often or grow a few more vegetables.

Choose one new habit. Try one new thing. Start where you are.

Because climate action doesn’t have to be another thing on your to-do list.

It’s a smarter way of doing the things you already do. 💚

Healthy Home, Healthy Planet Expo
Saturday 26 September 2026 | 10am-2pm | PIA Events Centre, 55 Ward Street, Pukekohe Hall

Free entry. All welcome. 

Register for reminders and event updates or check out the Expo event listing on the Waiuku Zero Waste Facebook page for more info as the event gets closer.