It’s finally happening!
Whether you’re handy with tools, great with people, or just keen to help out, we’d love to hear from you. Volunteers are the heart of this project, and there’s a role for everyone.
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It’s finally happening! After months of hard work and community hope, our Whitianga-based charity has secured a site to begin rescuing reusable resources from heading to the tip. We know many of you have been waiting – and wondering – and we’re excited to say that as of Friday 1st August: we have a home, and we’re ready to make a difference!
It’s a big step forward in our mission to reduce waste, support sustainability, and create opportunities for reuse.
We’re doing a soft launch right now – setting up the site, getting systems in place, and preparing to receive items soon. So, soon we will have more details on opening hours and what items we can take. But what we really need at this stage is volunteers.
Get involved!
Join a growing team of locals focused on ensuring community-driven waste minimisation for Mercury Bay. Come along and find out more about Wāhi Tukurua.
2025 Projects include:
Whitianga Interim Resource Drop-off centre
Single Use Cup (SUC) Free Whitianga campaign
Liquid Paperboard collection (saveBOARD)
E-Waste Drives at WhitiCity Market
Construction and Demolition Waste Recovery Pathways
Inaugural Whitianga Repair Café.
Food Waste Focus
The Wahi Tukurua team are really focused on ways to throw away less food. Follow our Food Waste Focus Month to learn more!
Meaning: Place of Recycling
Wāhi: (noun) location, locality, place, part, piece, portion, section, share, segment, allocation.
Tukurua: (verb) (-tia) to repeat (an operation), do a second time, replicate, recycle, redo.
Many thanks to our partners & supporters
