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Zero waste is our past and our future. The Whāingaroa community zero waste programme has been working hard for the last 25 years to achieve a 75-80% diversion of waste from landfill. Lets work collectively to achieve the last 20-25%.
We wouldn’t be able to be Xtreme Zero Waste without the aroha and epic mahi from this entire community. Thank YOU for working with us, washing and squashing, sorting your loads, shopping with us, and putting in the extra efforts to choose to reuse.
Here’s some of our Xtreme milestones and highlights over the past 25 years.
Our team are the ones you see working on site, collecting on the trucks across town, and working behind the scenes to keep all the zero waste activities rolling.
Being a part of the Xtreme Team means you’re a huge part of keeping Whāingaroa beautiful, clean and healthy. More than just a job on the way to the surf beach, working with us is physical and fun, with lots of local community interaction, and always with Papatūānuku in mind. We are a hardworking crew of 30 + humans, who care a lot about each other, and the environment around us. School leavers get support in first employment like first aid training, drivers licenses, and other certifications.
We welcome you to join our whānau! We share below when hiring.
Calling all “numbers people” with a passion for doing good things in the world and living in beautiful Whāingaroa Raglan!
We’re hiring for Finance Support, a fixed term parental leave cover role, starting July 2025 through to March 2026. The role requires working part-time onsite with our team at Xtreme Zero Waste.
Working as Finance Support your hours would be approx. 20 hours/week and reporting to our Finance Manager. This role will be:
✅ Maintaining all employee IRD returns and payments, staff payroll and timesheet system
✅ Processing all transactions in relation to Accounts payable and Receivable
✅ Reconciling transactions in Xero and maintaining our online payment systems
✅ Maintaining and reconciling our POS system in the shop.
PayHero, Xero and Idealpos are some of the platforms currently used. Experience working in a similar finance role and Xero experience is required.
Here at Xtreme we’re are a hard-working crew of 30+ humans, who care a lot about each other, and the environment around us. Apply today here and any questions please contact team@xtremezerowaste.org.nz Applications close 16th May, 2025.
Our board of directors look ahead and steer the direction of the organisation. They’re a skilled crew and meet monthly to keep the Xtreme Zero Waste boat afloat.
Rick is a founder of Xtreme Zero Waste in 2000 and has been on the Board for most of that time. He currently works under contract to Auckland Council to take the lessons learnt from the Xtreme model to promote a network of 21 Centres in Tāmaki. Rick lives with his gorgeous wife Liz on their family permaculture farm near 3 Streams in Whāingaroa.
Kate is based in Te Uku, and is at the forefront of the field of evaluation in New Zealand, spearheading the development of the profession. She has deep experience and skills in using rubrics, developmental evaluation, and evaluation-specific methodology. She also specialises in supporting government and non-government organisations and communities to build evaluation and performance frameworks and systems, and has supported the Xtreme board since 2019.
Denise joined the Board in 2023 when the Whāingaroa Environment Centre (WEC) merged with Xtreme. She has a background in health and exercise and currently works in Learning & Development focused on leadership. Denise lives in Raglan and you’ll often find her in a yoga studio or rowing on the calm harbour water.
Hans is an environment, health, and safety consultant based in Whāingaroa where he enjoys paddling on the harbour, cycling around Karioi and practising yoga. He began his career in resource management planning and has since progressed to advising a diverse array of commercial, not-for-profit, and government organizations. Additionally, he serves as the Co-Chair of Raglan Naturally. Hans joined the Xtreme board in late 2024.
Craig joined the board in late 2024. A former audit partner and chair of an accounting firm, he now holds a variety of governance roles with a common focus of being For Purpose organisations. He also provides governance consulting services. Along with his wife Anna, Craig’s a proud Whāingaroa Raglan resident, late onset surfer, general outdoor exercise enthusiast, and accidental macadamia farmer.
Michelle has been on the Xtreme board since 2022. She works in tertiary education for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and also has plenty of experience in local government and the community sector. She has roots in the UK and has enjoyed discovering that her ancestors were employed as gardeners for generations. Michelle lives in urban Hamilton with her family and is slowly converting their entire lawn into a food forest.
Looking for an active and meaningful job? Join our collections crew!
✅ Dynamic role working across our local recycling and waste collections.
✅ Be a team player, able to work closely with the team on the truck collections runs and the onsite processing room.
✅Be responsible following all health and safety practices to keep you safe on our vehicles and site.
❌ No vehicle or machinery operating skills required.
✅ Fixed term role until 30th June 2025. Working 4 days a week, Tuesday – Friday.
👉 To apply or for any questions, contact Nenya on nenya@xtremezerowaste.org.nz or 022 073 8636
Community Recycling Services & Resource Recovery Centre founded by families in the community (2000). We are a whānau working together with yours, towards zero waste.
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