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Timebanking for community action
Timebanking is a way of providing connections within local communities as well as enabling exchanges between individuals. This is the...

taitokerautimebank
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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Whāngārei Women's Woodworking Workshop
Tai Tokerau Timebank covers the whole of the Far North and Whāngārei District Council areas, so our events are held right across the...

taitokerautimebank
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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Refashion, repurpose
We've been quietly beavering away at the Clothing Rescue in Kaitāia, but not very good at telling everyone about what we're doing, or...

taitokerautimebank
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Planning ahead
Finally on Friday 24th July we got the whole Tai Tokerau Timebank coordination team together for the first time ever! Between the Covid...

taitokerautimebank
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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Clothing Rescue: Kaitāia
After a fairly gentle start back after the Covid rāhui the Clothing Rescue scheme is getting ready to step back up another notch as...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 30, 20202 min read
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Living the Change
Over 50 people attended the Living the Change film and eco-expo evening at Far North REAP in Kaitāia on Friday 24th July. This event...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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Whangaroa Eco Centre - a base for timebanking in Kaeo
We've really been in the news lately, what with a The Northland Age article (based on this press release) and getting a mention in this...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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Busy beeswax wrap making in Kaeo
It's Plastic Free July again! Have you signed up for the Plastic Free Challenge? Avoiding single use plastic - for the whole or part of...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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Timebanking in the time of Covid
Globally the Timebank community has been activated to assist people in countries around the world during the COVID-19 crisis. At home...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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Cycles of success
Several cyclists with a variety of bikes attended a Timebank workshop on basic bike maintenance on Saturday the 31st August at the Eco...
taitokerautimebank
Sep 23, 20191 min read
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Celebrating ten years of timebanking
On the morning of Saturday 14th September at Anō Anō! (next door to the EcoCentre) about 30 people gathered to celebrate and look back on...
taitokerautimebank
Sep 20, 20193 min read
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Anō anō! is all go
Monday 9th September at 8.30am saw 16 people on Bank Street to unveil the new signs of Anō, anō! Rethink | Repair | Reuse. This was...
taitokerautimebank
Sep 9, 20192 min read
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Timebanking gets bigger and better!
Kaitāia TimeBank (KTB) is morphing into Tai Tokerau Timebank (TTT). ‘Kaitāia’ was becoming an increasingly inaccurate description, with...
taitokerautimebank
Jul 29, 20192 min read
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Busy sewing bees for Kai-Tāia Kete
Last Thursday was the first of a string of sewing bees at Far North REAP lined up for the year to make Kait-Tāia Kete for Plastic Free...
taitokerautimebank
May 13, 20192 min read
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Working together gets more done!
On Sunday there was a Timebank working bee on the Gregory whānau land at Pukepoto to move a collection of harakeke from one location to...
taitokerautimebank
May 9, 20192 min read
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Neighbourhood networking in a global village
The strength of timebanking is the way it brings communities together and strengthens neighbourhoods. But it also links us with other...
taitokerautimebank
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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Waikawa weaving workshop
Kaitāia TimeBankers gathered for a day’s workshop learning how to make waikawa, traditional kai storage baskets. What a great day it was!...
taitokerautimebank
Mar 1, 20192 min read
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Creating Community spaces
‘Christmas in the Car Park’ event is taking place on Saturday December 15th with food stalls and a concert. This is in conjunction with...
taitokerautimebank
Dec 12, 20184 min read
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We’ve moved!
Anthropologist Margaret Mead said “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s...
taitokerautimebank
Nov 28, 20182 min read
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The cost of clothing
Pop along to the EcoCentre today between 11am and 6pm and for a gold coin you can take part in our Clothes Swap and take away a new...
taitokerautimebank
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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