Waiuku Sewing Repair Circle
Bring your clothing and small textile items along for a relaxed community repair session. Get help with mending, patching, hemming, replacing buttons, and learning simple sewing skills that keep items out of landfill.
Textile Waste in New Zealand: Why We Need to Love Our Clothes Longer
New Zealanders send an estimated 180,000 tonnes of textiles to landfill every year. Discover why textile waste is becoming a growing environmental challenge and explore practical ways to extend the life of the clothes you already own through repair, reuse and upcycling.