The Blog

Welcome to the Wanaka Wastebusters main blog page. This page has our most recent 20 blog entries, we do have plans to make this a bit easier to navigate – but we’ve been so busy! Hopefully in 2012.

Unpackit Finalists Released

February 20th, 2012

The finalists in the Unpackit Packaging Awards are out! Eight of the Best and eight of the Worst – all up on the Unpackit website www.unpackit.org Who will be the winner?? It’s up to you. Go the the Unpackit website

On yer bike for Bikewise

February 16th, 2012

The Wanaka Wastebusters crew is really getting behind the Bikewise challenge this year – with lots of us getting on our bikes. We’re wide awake when we get to work, plus we use toast energy instead of fossil fuel energy.

Biodynamic Workshop #4 – Compost Teas, Potting Mix, Pest Control

February 15th, 2012

Hi groovey gardeners, this is a workshop you will not want to miss. Join in the experience of making compost tea, this easy-to-make liquid fertiliser is made from your garden and kitchen waste, and is a hugely beneficial, readily available,

Campbell Live Features Wanaka Wastebusters!

February 8th, 2012

Campbell Live ran a programme on Wanaka Wastebusters last week!  “One small town in New Zealand could really teach Auckland a thing or two about recycling.”  Hmm…kind of ironic.  Maybe someone should tell the council??? Click here to see the

Craft Workshop Today Wed 15th Feb – MOSAICS

February 3rd, 2012

This month is the workshop all you groovy crafters have all been waiting for – the beginners guide to mosaics (well, you can make it as easy or has hard as you like). The lovely Rochana is coming along to

Raising Prep 500

January 30th, 2012

I have just returned from a fabulously enriching time raising, preparing and spreading Preparation 500. The day couldn’t have been nicer, beautiful cloudless blue skies and a hint of a breeze coming off the lake at Glendhu Station. Stunning to

Fabulous Candles

January 27th, 2012

Thank you to all the ladies who came along and participated in the last craft workshop sharing your energy, knowledge and joy in not just candle making but all the other little things that go with a good ole get

Qtown e-Cycling

January 25th, 2012

The boys popped over to Queenstown to pick up a stash of TVs and other electronic waste from the RCN e-Cycle site and from a large business. Great to see people choosing not to throw toxic e-waste in the landfill,

Unpackit Team Shortlisting for Awards

January 25th, 2012

The Unpackit Packaging Awards received 215 nominations – more than double last year. Yahooo!!! The team is spending this week shortlisting the eight finalists for the Best and the Worst categories. Sophie and Gina headed to the supermarket on Monday

Biodynamic Workshop this Sunday

January 8th, 2012

This hands-on workshop will be on Making and Applying Preparation 500. Held at the stunning Glendhu Bay Station on Sun 29th Jan, 9am-noon, the view and morning tea alone is worth the $25! Prep 500 can improve the vitality and

A day out at QPS and Ben Lomond

January 6th, 2012

Once a year I help arrange a student teacher hui for the Enviroschools of Central Otago, regular readers of my blog will remember last years which we held at Rippon and Te Kakano and was indeed a resounding success. One

Monthly Craft Night – Candle Making

January 5th, 2012

I hope you all enjoyed the festive season as much as I did, and now feel well rested and ready to kick off the new year with some more creative craftyness. Last year was filled with amazing pieces of art

Worm Farming at the Copthorne Hotel

January 4th, 2012

A few months ago during one of my visits to Queenstown Primary, Nicky asked me if I would like to sit in on a meeting with Nathalie McAuliffe from the Copthorne Hotel in Queenstown. Nathalie is in charge of the

Thanks for recycling!

January 4th, 2012

Thanks to all the awesome folk who make the effort to separate their recycling, give it a rinse and put it out on the kerbside each week.  You can still recycle when you are out and about by using the

Recycling as normal this Christmas

December 22nd, 2011

The awesome team at Wanaka Wastebusters are ready for their busiest time of year.  The recycling bins are out and the shop and yard is full to overflowing. The reuse shop and yard will be open 9:00am to 4:00pm every

Biodynamics 501

December 2nd, 2011

Last Sunday we had our 2nd Biodynamic workshop where we made and applied preparation 501. The weather was perfect out at Glendhu Station and we had 8 willing participants to help share the workload.  We started with a recap from

Win one of five Loopcase shopping bags

December 2nd, 2011

Sick of bringing home plastic shopping bags filled with bad packaging? Do something about it by nominating the packaging that bugs you most in the Unpackit Packaging Awards! Put in a nomination before Christmas, and you’ll be in the draw

We are here to stay

November 28th, 2011

In this time of uncertainty for Wanaka Wastebusters, we’ve had some good news! At their last council meeting, the Queenstown Lakes District Council unanimously voted for Wanaka Wastebusters to have a 35 year lease on the site, at zero cost.

Xmas Craft Night

November 23rd, 2011

Last Wednesday we had our last craft night for the year. Our theme was of course Xmas and we made Xmas crackers, a big thanks goes out to the ladies who attended, for bringing yummy nibbly things to eat.  We

Biodynamic Workshop 2 – Making and Applying Preparation 501

November 16th, 2011

Don’t miss this next exciting workshop with Su, it will be held on Sunday 27 November, at Glendhu Station, 9am – 3pm, and we will be getting our hands dirty. We will be learning all about Preparation 501.  If you