Tag: wānaka

  • Puteketeke, Making a Difference

    Puteketeke, Making a Difference

    The MenShed team build traps at the Wanaka Community Workshop – lots of traps. Every day the traps are doing their work protecting our natural environment across the Upper Clutha. Some are located along the shoreline of Lake Wanaka protecting our iconic Puteketeke – the Australasian Crested Grebe, as they lay eggs and raise their…

  • Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping Workshop – Christmas 2023

    Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping Workshop – Christmas 2023

    Come along to Fabricate for a Furoshiki fabric gift wrapping workshop, just in time for Christmas! You can wrap anything using just a bit of fabric. Best part is you can use the fabric over and over again. No sellotape or ribbons required..  All proceeds donated to Wānaka Community Networks/LINK for the community Xmas hampers…

  • Cup Library for Meditation Event at the Wānaka Recreation Centre

    Cup Library for Meditation Event at the Wānaka Recreation Centre

    To combat single use coffee cups Maria asked us to make up a Cup Library where clean cups (in this case sourced from Wastebusters Wānaka) could be hung up for use at gatherings, the idea is the dirty cups are put back in crates on the floor then cleaned and put back on the board.…

  • The Adventure Film School Visits the Wānaka Community Workshop

    The Adventure Film School Visits the Wānaka Community Workshop

    In June we had the Adventure Film School, which is adjunct to the Mountain Film Festival in Wānaka, visit our Community Workshop. The students and Ross Mackay, their tutor, were amazing and everyone had a great time. Check out the video – it really sums up what we are about.