Matariki is a time for remembering those who have passed on, resetting our calendar, celebrating the year gone by, and spending time with whānau, friends, and strangers alike.
In celebration of the first national recognition of Matariki, Uru Whakaaro, in conjunction with Para Kore Ki Tāmaki and Repair Café Aotearoa, hosted their first community repair café on 25 June at 143 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn.
From 9.30am - 2pm we welcomed the local community to bring along their old garden tools that were in need of repair or sharpening or that could be donated. We offered space to learn how to maintain gardening tools for future use and our skilled kai mahi happily sharpened shovels, spades, pitchforks and secateurs, so the Grey Lynn community could bring in the New Year with fresh crops and the agency that maintenance knowledge brings while exercising our right to repair.
All donated tools will be gifted to both Kura and Marae alike, giving those who need the tools the most, the opportunity to learn hands on how to grow their own seasonal kai. All tool donations received a free coffee voucher from Josy Café next door.
We asked locals not to bring any mechanical tools such as lawn mowers or chainsaws, as we do not have the capacity to fix these items adequately, however, tools such as shovels with missing handles or secateurs with a missing hinge joint were welcomed and appreciated greatly. We enjoyed meeting people again, kanohi ki te kanohi, and rescuing tools that would have otherwise been inactive, collecting dust, in the back of the garage or ending up in landfill.
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