Established 2012 MENZSHED NZ member since 2014
Location: The railway “Shed” Railway Road, Whangarei.
Hours: The railway “Shed” is open on 9:30 to 3:00 Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Contacts:
Shed: 09 99 88 99 38
Barry Davis, Chairman, 0278127885, chairman@mensshed.co.nz.
Gerry O’Connell, Secretary 021 265 9819 secretary@mensshed.co.nz
The Whangarei Men’s Shed has a reputation for ‘thinking outside the square’ and purchased the old Whangarei Railway Station in 2013. Not only is the Station a multiple workshop area for the pursuit of an array of pastimes and projects, but it also forms a “Work in Progress” challenge in its own right. The W.M.S. has set itself a target for restoring the interior of the old station (badly deteriorated) with the guidance of an architect employed by the Shed and the National Historic Places Trust.
Here’s a feature from Seven Sharp program 20/3/23.
We undertake other community work too – here is a feature story concerning pest traps.