E-Waste: The Junk Drawer of the Digital Age
October 31, 2025
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Welcome to the world of e-waste: anything with a plug or battery that’s no longer wanted, from laptops and TVs to chargers and toothbrushes.
Welcome to the world of e-waste: anything with a plug or battery that’s no longer wanted, from laptops and TVs to chargers and toothbrushes.
Backyard bird feeding is an enjoyable hobby that many Kiwis enjoy. Previous studies (Forest and Bird) have found around half of NZ households provide food for garden birds. It also showed that bread, seeds, and kitchen waste are the most common foods used. Unfortunately, such practice is harmful because it attracts introduced grain-eating species, such as starlings, doves and mynas, that outnumber native species.
Wāhi Tukurua has launched Mercury Bay’s first-ever resource recovery centre at 239 South Highway, Whitianga – right next to the Refuse Transfer Station!
Conservation Week runs from 1 to 7 September 2025. It’s a great opportunity to do something good for nature, and show others how they can too.
The idea is simple: choose to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July (and beyond).
Welcome to the world of e-waste: anything with a plug or battery that’s no longer wanted, from laptops and TVs to chargers and toothbrushes.
Backyard bird feeding is an enjoyable hobby that many Kiwis enjoy. Previous studies (Forest and Bird) have found around half of NZ households provide food for garden birds. It also showed that bread, seeds, and kitchen waste are the most common foods used. Unfortunately, such practice is harmful because it attracts introduced grain-eating species, such as starlings, doves and mynas, that outnumber native species.
Wāhi Tukurua has launched Mercury Bay’s first-ever resource recovery centre at 239 South Highway, Whitianga – right next to the Refuse Transfer Station!
Conservation Week runs from 1 to 7 September 2025. It’s a great opportunity to do something good for nature, and show others how they can too.
The idea is simple: choose to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July (and beyond).
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