Jump back into some retro clothing for the planet’s sake
“Dress retro” is one of the seven tenets of the Take The Jump movement, which is being held in conjunction with this Saturday’s Motueka Repair Café. Erena Griffen and Carol Richardson have both volunteered at the Motueka Salvation Army op shop for more than a decade, and they can attest that there are plenty of funky vintage items in store. <em>Photo: Elise Vollweiler.</em>
The Motueka Repair Café fixed and restored 627 items last year, and the group is hoping to add many hundreds more to its running total in 2025.
Skilled locals are once again volunteering their time to help with free repairs of clothing, tools, toys and small electrical items, as well as the many other out-of-the-box items that have been presented since the group began in early 2024.
The first repair café of the year is teaming up with the Take The Jump Kia Māia te Peke initiative, a movement that aims to “reduce individual and household carbon emissions, alleviate climate anxiety, and increase the well-being of people and the planet”. This free workshop will be held alongside the repair café.
Take the Jump Aotearoa’s director Chris Wheatley says they have watched the growth of the global movement, and the group is “incredibly excited to see the message of joyful climate action spread here”.
“Take The Jump research shows that seven lifestyle shifts can reduce CO2 emissions by more than a quarter.
“It is empowering and feels doable. We know action is an antidote to anxiety and this campaign gives people confidence that their action matters.”
The repair café will be held at Te Noninga Kumu-Motueka Library on Saturday, 15 February, from 10am-1pm, with the hour-long Take the Jump workshop kicking off at 11am.