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The Ōtautahi Repair Revolution is driving a movement away from throwaway culture and promoting product stewardship through the art and practice of repair.

Twice a month we hold an event bringing together skilled repair volunteers to help fix your stuff! Join our Facebook community group to keep up to date with upcoming events and get involved in the conversation around repair. Also, check out www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz for nation wide activity

22/10/2026

On Saturday 17 October, we celebrated International Repair Day with a Repair Café at our Spring Fair.

Coffee machines, a coffee grinder, knives, vacuum cleaners, clothing, bags and jewellery all came through the door. Our 7 volunteer repairers fixed 10 of the 22 items brought in, including knives, clothes, a coffee grinder and an iron. That’s 10 things kept in use and out of landfill.

Many people came along just to find out what a Repair Café is. Plenty of them hadn’t heard of one before and were keen to come to our monthly sessions. With lots of volunteers on hand, nobody had to wait long.

Our repairers had quiet moments between items, so we know there’s room for more. If you’ve got something broken at home, bring it along. Please spread the word too!

A big thank you to Consumer NZ for being part of the day. Maggie from Consumer NZ will join us again at our November session. She’ll talk about how to make better-informed choices when buying the kinds of items we see coming through the door most often. Come along for a chat, and bring something to fix while you’re there.

🛠️ Repair Revolution
📅 Tuesday 17 November, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
📍 Riverlution Eco Hub
👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/1VPSfqRVDE/

Find out more about Consumer NZ: https://www.consumer.org.nz

01/10/2026

Kia ora koutou,

September's Repair Café was part of Repair Café Aotearoa's Repair Month, and what a day it was. Stopped watches went home ticking again. People learned to sharpen their own secateurs and kitchen knives, just in time for spring pruning. And our hand darning session showed everyone how to bring holey socks and jumpers back into use. Huge thanks to our fixers and to everyone who came along.

This month is a big one. Our October Repair Café is part of the Spring Fair and International Repair Day, and we're running an extra-long session:

🛠️Riverlution | 10am to 2pm | Richmond Community Garden

Consumer NZ is joining us to chat about what we repair most. Since the start of 2026, 1,203 items have come through our doors, and 872 have gone home fixed. Lamps top the list (38), then small kitchen items (36) and power tools (19). If you've ever wondered why your toaster keeps giving up, come and ask.

Please note: there's no Repair Café on the third Tuesday this month. Save your repairs for the long session instead.

Bring your broken bits and blunt tools, and we'll see what we can do together. Everything we fix is one less thing in the bin.

Repair Cafe Aotearoa NZ Consumer NZ Riverlution Richmond Community Garden

18/05/2026

Do you need anything fixed? ⛏️♻️🖥🪡🔧

Ōtautahi Repair Revolution is happening tonight at Riverlution Eco Hub (46A Vogel Street). Bring in your items to fix and one of our volunteers should be able to help you out 💫

📆 Tuesday 19th May
⏰️ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
📍 Riverlution Eco Hub

Join us for an evening of fixing, tinkering, and learning how to give new life to your items - whether it’s clothing, small appliances, or household bits and pieces 👚📺🪡📹✂️

Can't make this month? Don't worry - it happens every month! 🌿💚🔨

20/04/2026

🔧✨ Kia ora! Got something that needs fixing? Bring it along to our Repair Revolution tonight.

📍 Riverlution Eco Hub – 46A Vogel Street
🕠 Tuesday 21st April, 5:30pm–7:30pm

Join us for an evening of fixing, tinkering, and learning how to give new life to your items - whether it’s clothing, small appliances, or household bits and pieces.

Reduce waste, meet great people, and have fun while making a difference. We’d love to see you there!

Ngā mihi nui 🌿💚

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/951490613692274/1254192586755407

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