Nor'West News: November 03, 2022

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REPAIR CAFE: Woolston Community Library will be the first stop for The Repair Roadshow, which is a year-long project of Ōtautahi Repair Revolution to
help community hubs set up their own repair events.
Team repairing broken items hits the road
• By Natalie Pham
BROKEN possessions can now
get a fresh start at the first repair
event.
Woolston Community
Library will be the first stop of
‘The Repair Roadshow’, which
is a year-long project to help
community hubs around the city
set up their own repair event.
Ōtautahi Repair Revolution
founder Zac Imhoof said the
idea was prompted after a
conversation with Michael
Reynolds, a Woolston resident
who is behind the community
space Roimata Food Commons
in Radley Park.
Said Imhoof: “This event will
be the first and hopefully we
can gather enough volunteers
from the area that would like to
maintain it.”
He encouraged residents to
hold onto broken belongings
and bring them to the event, no
matter how odd they were.
Imhoof said volunteers have
fixed many things, including
toys, electronic gadgets, and
anything that has a battery or a
plug.
He still remembers the time
he received a $10 donation after
fixing a ukelele for a five-yearold
girl at a repair cafe.
“There was a big smile on
her face. So it was something
very special to myself and
other volunteers who have had
situations like that all the time,”
Imhoof said.
“Whether you’re a volunteer
or guest, it’s the interaction that
makes events like this special.”
Imhoof started the Ōtautahi
Repair Revolution last year, with
a goal of creating a world where
people do not buy or throw their
belongings away unconsciously.
The first event started as
a trial before becoming a
monthly session at Richmond
Community Garden. Since then,
it has had a large database of
volunteers with different levels of
experience.
But, Imhoof said more
volunteers are always needed.
They are also prompted to bring
their own project to repairing
sessions.
“It’s basically an event to bring
people together to repair. We do
ask for donations if people can,
otherwise we get funding from
the city council.”
Repair Roadshow at Woolston
Community Library will start at
2pm on November 12.
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to volunteer, email
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