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Bottle Drive bonanza!
7.30 am last Saturday morning at the Kaitāia market, kids waiting patiently to claim 10 cents each for their cans and bottles. What an...

taitokerautimebank
Jul 20, 20182 min read


Bring along your bottles!
The Kiwi Bottle Drive is returning to the Kaitaia Saturday market this Saturday 14 July as part of Plastic Free July, after a...

taitokerautimebank
Jul 12, 20182 min read


Just the (plastic free) business!
It’s brilliant to see local businesses getting behind Plastic Free July and entering our competition as well as enabling you to meet the...

taitokerautimebank
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Ridding Kaitāia of single-use plastic, one bag at a time…
Plastic Free Kaitaia 2020 and Kai-tāia kete will be back at the Kaitāia market today 7th July, restocked with Kai-tāia kete and produce...

taitokerautimebank
Jul 7, 20181 min read


Keep batteries out of bins!
Batteries are not cheaply recyclable in their current form. So the only long-term option is to encourage the producers to take...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 28, 20182 min read


Kai-tāia Kete launch Saturday 30th June
Come along to our market stall on Saturday and get stocked up with items to help you give up plastic for Plastic Free July 2018! We’ll be...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 28, 20182 min read


Plastic Free July 2018 – Kaitāia Calendar
Wed, 27th June 10am-4pm Kaitaia Kete – reusable bag making in Te Ahu Atrium Sat, 30th June 8am-12pm Kaitāia Kete launch &...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 27, 20181 min read


Making your own scraps vinegar
I’ve been using apple cider vinegar as a hair conditioner, following baking soda as ‘shampoo’, for some years now with great results....

taitokerautimebank
Jun 23, 20186 min read


Kia ora Kaitāia!
Woo hoo! This week Waikarere Gregory, our Plastic Free Kaitāia 2020 Maruao, and trustee Nancy Gregory went down to Whāngārei to be...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 22, 20181 min read


Harvesting kumara at Te Hiku Maara Kai
Volunteers at Te Hiku Hauora Maara Kai Community Garden recently harvested a great crop of kumara. George King was especially happy as he...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 8, 20182 min read


Creating Kaitāia Kete
One of the worst offenders for plastic pollution in our environment is the plastic bag. So as part of the campaign to get Kaitāia free...

Anna Dunford
Jun 7, 20182 min read


Creating Kaitāia Kete
One of the worst offenders for plastic pollution in our environment is the plastic bag. So as part of the campaign to get Kaitāia free...

taitokerautimebank
Jun 7, 20182 min read


KPS Room 1 wrap it up!
Room 1 at Kaitaia Primary School got the opportunity to make their own personalised beeswax lunchwrap with Jo Shanks of CBEC...

taitokerautimebank
May 31, 20182 min read


Support our local EcoStars!
As part of the Far North District Council commitment to waste minimisation in the region the Council initiated the EcoStar award for...

taitokerautimebank
May 28, 20184 min read


Winter wellness
Cheryl Toka is a qualified Naturopath and donated her time to the EcoCentre to share her knowledge about herbal remedies for winter...

taitokerautimebank
May 24, 20181 min read


Living the Change – notes from one watcher
Living the Change was the film shown by Transition Towns Kaitaia in May. There is no such place as “away’’ – everything is connected on...

taitokerautimebank
May 21, 20182 min read


Plastic-Free Tuesdays: One day a week of no plastic consumption and no plastic waste.
Kirihou kore! Kia kotahi te rangi i ia wiki. Kawea ake! Plastic-Free Tuesday is a challenge not to buy anything that is made of plastic...

taitokerautimebank
May 12, 20182 min read


Introducing Ian: Kaitāia TimeBank’s new workshop & working bees coordinator
Ko Whakarongorua te Maunga Ko Hokianga te Moana Ko Mataetaua te Marae Ko Ngapuhi te IwiI te taha o toku Whaea Ko Maunga Piko te Maunga Ko...

taitokerautimebank
May 8, 20182 min read


Introducing Ian: Kaitāia TimeBank’s new workshop & working bees coordinator
Ko Whakarongorua te Maunga Ko Hokianga te Moana Ko Mataetaua te Marae Ko Ngapuhi te IwiI te taha o toku Whaea Ko Maunga Piko te Maunga Ko...

Anna Dunford
May 8, 20182 min read


Kickstarting Kaitaia Kete
Please vote for us to receive a share of $4,000 from Z Kaitaia! Getting Kaitaia free of single use plastic by 2020 is a project the...

taitokerautimebank
May 3, 20184 min read
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