"much more than a man cave"

NZ Herald columnist Peter Calder visited our Shed on Monday, with a photographer, and the article below was in the Herald on Wednesday.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11144465

 

above: Laurie helps me with a chopping board

shed video

The video made by Tv AUT students is now online. Many thanks to the team!

famous for 15 minutes?

Last week a team of TV students from AUT visited the Shed to conduct interviews with Shed members and get footage of Shed activities for their final project.
The finished video will be some seven minutes long, and will generously be made available for Shed use on youtube and at presentations.

David, Roger & Ross

the shed magazine

New Zealand has its own magazine devoted to blokes, sheds, and shed-related stories.
Published bi-monthly in Auckland by Cadenza Publishing
www.theshedmag.co.nz
The Feb-March 2013 issue includes articles on beer brewing, water safety, Houses for Humanity project, weaving willows, installing a rangehood, 3D printers, and Arduino 101.
A jolly good read for $10.50

sunday news article on sheds

On Sunday March 24 there was an article on Men's Sheds in NZ  by John McCrone, in which Martin Cox (chair of Menz Shed Aotearoa - our umbrella organization) spoke about some of the positive aspects of the international Men's Shed movement.
Read the full article HERE

Alan, Dave, Steve, Bill and Maurice in the Aldred Men's Shed in Christchurch.

a "plug" for men's sheds

Red Heke productions are in the process of releasing an independently-produced movie on sustainability in New Zealand. Emma Heke travelled around the country with her son Conner for over a year, meeting with and interviewing over 70 "greenies" for the movie "Our Green Roadie".
I am privileged to be included in this production, and you can see my clip from the movie on youtube by clicking on the image below -