The Nappy lady Workshop list

The Nappy Lady is Coming to a Town Near You


Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your cloth nappy options.

At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:

- Give you costings of Disposable vs Cloth nappies
- Show the environmental impact of both
- show the styles of cloth nappy styles available
- Give you lots of tips and advice on washing
- And advice on choosing and using cloth nappies


Auckland Nappy Lady Workshops

Dates for 2013:

Manukau - Thursday 21 February, 7:30pm – 9:30pm (Supper Provided by Parents Centre in Manukau)

Cost:      

$25.00 - Individual, Includes 1 Trial Pack valued at $100 and Supper for 1

$30.00 - Couple, includes 1 Trial Pack valued at $100 and Supper for 2

Venue:   Manukau City

Taha Wahia-Woodside
68 Everglade Drive
Manukau City CBD


Devonport - Saturday 23 February, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Cost:        

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      Devonport

Devonport Community House
32 Clarence Street
Devonport


Warkworth - Tuesday 2nd April, 9:00am – 11:00am

Cost:        

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      Warkworth

Catholic Church
Alnwick Street
Warkworth



New Lynn - Tuesday 2nd April, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Cost:       

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      New Lynn

New Lynn Community Centre - Active Recreation Hall
45 Totora Avenue
New Lynn



Mangere Bridge - Wednesday 3rd April, 10:30am - 11:30am

Cost:        

Free - No trial pack but we will have nappies to give away


Venue:      Mangere  Bridge

Mangere Bridge Community Centre
Mangere Bridge School
2 Domain Road
Mangere Bridge



Howick - Friday 7th June, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Cost:        

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      Howick

Howick Rec Center
563 Pakuranga Road
Howick



Grey Lynn - Friday 7th June, 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Cost:        

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      Grey Lynn

Grey Lynn Community Center
510 Richmond Road
Grey Lynn


Waiheke Island - Saturday 8th June, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Cost:

$20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Venue:      Waiheke Island

Waiheke High School
11 Donald Bruce Road
Surfdale
Waiheke Island



Hamilton Nappy Lady Workshops

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $50

Dates for 2013:

3rd April 4:00 - 6:00pm - Cloth Nappy Week    

28th June 6:00 - 8:00pm      
                        
22nd November 6:00 - 8:00pm                     

Venue:

River Ridge Birthing centre
35 Von Tempsky Street,
Hamilton
New Zealand


Tauranga Nappy Lady Workshops

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $50

Dates and Venues for 2013:

Thursday 14th March - 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Venue:
In the Theatre
The Historic Village
17th Ave West
Tauranga

Tuesday 11th June - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Venue:
Grindz Cafe
1st Ave
Tauranga

Friday 6th September - 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Venue:
Papamoa Library & Community Center
15 Gravatt Road
Papamoa



Kawerau - Nappy Lady Scheme

Kawerau Parents can get Cloth Nappies for only $15 each

Parents in the Kawerau area can head along to the council front desk and purchase cloth nappies for just $15 each (valued at $35 - $40)

All you need to do is bring along a current bill with your current address on it.

There is no restriction on the number of nappies you can buy for your baby. What a great incentive to get started using cloth nappies.  Grandparents are welcome to buy them for their grandchildren too.



Palmerston North Nappy Lady Workshops

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $60

Dates for 2013:

Thursday 14 February 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Saturday 18 May 2013 - 10am - 12 noon


Venue: The Sound and Vision Zone
Central Library
4 The Square
Palmerston North



Masterton Nappy Lady Workshops

Cost: FREE

Dates and Venue for 2013:

Wednesday 13th February 2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Wairarapa Community Centre
41 Perry St
Masterton


Thursday 14th February 2013 - 9:30am - 11:00am

Frank Cody Lounge
Town Hall
22 Perry St
Masterton

For more information: Contact Donna or Frances on 06 377 5476



Wellington Nappy Lady Workshops

The Nappy Lady is coming to Wellington thanks to Pea Pod's, Bambino Mio and NappyDays who have donated me some nappies and Southern cross garden bar and cafe who are supplying the venue for the workshop as well.

There are limited spaces at this workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $40

Date and Venue for 2013:

Saturday 9th March 2013 - 10:00am - 11:30am

The Southern Cross Garden bar and Restaurant
39 Abel Smith Street
Te Aro
Wellington



Hutt City Nappy Lady Workshops

Cost: $5.00 - For a Cloth Nappy Trial Pack valued at $40

Dates for 2013:

Saturday April 6th - A Cloth Nappy Week Promotion - 10:00am - 11:30am

Avalon Pavillion
Taita Drive
Avalon


Dunedin Nappy Lady Workshops

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20.00 - Individual or couple - Includes 1 x Trial Pack Valued at $100

Dates and Venue for 2013:
          
Saturday 2nd March 2013 - 11.30am to 1:30pm

Saturday 28th September 2013 - 11.30am to 1:30pm

Venue:

The Dunningham Suite
Level 4
Dunedin Library

TO BOOK: Phone Dunedin Council Customer Services on 03 477 4000 or email dcc@dcc.govt.nz to book your place


Oamaru Nappy Lady Scheme

Becoming a new parent can be stressful (and expensive),so the Council wanted to make getting started with cloth nappies as easy as possible. That's why they are providing cloth nappy starter packs for new parents for just $10. These packs would normally retail for around $100!

Each cloth nappy starter pack contains 4 modern cloth nappies from 4 different suppliers.  For only $10. You get around $100 worth of nappies.

For more information or to apply check it out here:

Description: http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/images/pdf.jpgCloth Nappies PDF

Description: http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/images/pdf.jpgCloth Nappy Application Leaflet PDF



Queenstown & Wanaka Happy Nappy Scheme 2013

Local mums and dads can get $170 worth of nappies and samples for $20

The Nappy Lady is Coming to Queenstown and Wanaka in February  to launch this years Cloth Nappy Scheme for 2013

We will be having two coffee groups as launch events for the mums, dads, babies, grandmas, midwives and anyone who is interested to come along to.

After the coffee groups,  Queenstown & Wanaka parents can pay just $20 at customer services at the council and they will receive a pack of cloth nappies with 4 birth to potty sized nappies in it from a range of my sponsors and lots of discount vouchers, information, and free samples valued at over $170

Queenstown Coffee Group:    Thursday 28th February at 2:00pm  - @ Queenstown Resort College café

Wanaka Coffee Group:            Friday 1st March at 2:00pm - @ The Lake Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre



For more information about any of the workshops or initiatives above or if you would like posters or fliers to promote the events for your organization or if you require more information, please email me  'The Nappy Lady' thenappylady@me.com or call (027) 22 11 242

Most workshops can be booked online at www.thenappylady.co.nz unless otherwise stated.

Thanks so much!
Kate Meads

The Nappy Lady
www.TheNappyLady.co.nz

Phone (07) 213 0767

Cell Phone: (027) 22 11 242

Join me on FACEBOOK

Is there a nappy scheme available close to you?  Check out my workshops for 2013 : http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/workshops.asp (keep coming back, it is updated all the time)

Wellington Nappy Lady Workshops

The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads

Want Free Nappies???

The Nappy Lady is coming to Wellington thanks to Pea Pod's,Bambino Mio and NappyDays who have given some nappies and Southern cross who are supplying the venue for the workshop as well.

I have had a huge number of mums wanting to come to a workshop so I expect the spaces will fill quire fast.

Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.

The best news....you will get to take home a $40 trial pack of cloth nappies for free from the Nappy Lady and my sponsors

At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
- Give you costings of Disposable vs Cloth nappies
- Show the environmental impact of both
- show the styles of cloth nappy styles available
- Give you lots of tips and advice on washing
- And advice on choosing and using cloth nappies

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20 per couple or parent attending on their own.

Please note that if you book through Event Finder there is a $2 booking fee for your credit card so the cost will be $22.00. If you would prefer to buy using online banking, please use the form at the bottom of my workshop page on my website (http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/workshops.asp) and follow the directions for payment. Once the payment shows in my account, I will send you out a ticket to bring along.

Date and Venue for 2013:

Saturday 9Th March 2013 - 10:00am - 11:30am
The Southern Cross Garden bar and Restaurant
39 Abel Smith Street
Te Aro
Wellington

Email 'The Nappy Lady' thenappylady@me.com or call (027) 22 11 242 for more information.

You are welcome to bring along your babies if they are breast feeding to the workshop. But please be mindful if they are crying or upset that there are a lot of other people at the workshop so you will need to take them out and settle them and then come back in.

Masterton Nappy Lady Workshops

Masterton Nappy Lady Workshops

Taken by:

The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads

Want Free Nappies???
The Nappy Lady will be running 2 Waste Free Parenting courses in Masterton!!
Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.
The best news....you will get to take home a cloth nappy trial pack for free
At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
- Give you costings of Disposable vs Cloth nappies
- Show the environmental impact of both
- show the styles of cloth nappy styles available
- Give you lots of tips and advice on washing
- And advice on choosing and using cloth nappies
Cost: FREE

Dates and Venue for 2013:

Wednesday 13th February 2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Wairarapa Community Centre

41 Perry St

Masterton

Thursday 14th February 2013 - 9:30am - 11:00am

Frank Cody Lounge

Town Hall

22 Perry St

Masterton

For more information: Contact Donna or Frances on 06 377 5476
Keep up to date with The Nappy Lady at https://www.facebook.com/thenappyladynz

Tauranga Nappy Lady Workshop

Taken by:
The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads

Want Free Nappies???

Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.

The best news....you will get to take home a trial pack of cloth nappies for free from the Nappy Lady and Tauranga City Council

At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
- Give you costings of Disposable vs Cloth nappies
- Show the environmental impact of both
- show the styles of cloth nappy styles available
- Give you lots of tips and advice on washing
- And advice on choosing and using cloth nappies

Bookings Essential!

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20 per couple or parent attending on their own.

Please note that if you book through Event Finder there is a $2 booking fee for your credit card so the cost will be $22.00. If you would prefer to buy using online banking, please use the form at the bottom of the page or (Click here) and follow the directions for payment. Once the payment shows in my account, I will send you out a ticket to bring along over the next few days.

Thursday 14th March - 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Location:
In the Theatre
The Historic Village
17th Ave West
Tauranga

Taken by:
The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads

Want Free Nappies???

Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.

The best news....you will get to take home a trial pack of cloth nappies for free from the Nappy Lady and Tauranga City Council

At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
- Give you costings of Disposable vs Cloth nappies
- Show the environmental impact of both
- show the styles of cloth nappy styles available
- Give you lots of tips and advice on washing
- And advice on choosing and using cloth nappies

Bookings Essential!

There are limited spaces at each workshop so don't miss out and grab your ticket today.

Cost: $20 per couple or parent attending on their own.

Please note that if you book through Event Finder there is a $2 booking fee for your credit card so the cost will be $22.00. If you would prefer to buy using online banking, please use the form at the bottom of the page or (Click here) and follow the directions for payment. Once the payment shows in my account, I will send you out a ticket to bring along over the next few days.

Thursday 14th March - 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location:
In the Theatre
The Historic Village
17th Ave West
Tauranga

More Dates late this year:

Tuesday 11th June - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Grindz Cafe
1st Ave
Tauranga

Friday 6th September - 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location:
Papamoa Library & Community Center
15 Gravatt Road
Papamoa

Email 'The Nappy Lady' thenappylady@me.com or call (027) 22 11 242 for more information.

You are welcome to bring along your babies if they are breast feeding to the workshop. But please be mindful if they are crying or upset that there are a lot of other people at the workshop so you will need to take them out and settle them and then come back in.

Email 'The Nappy Lady' thenappylady@me.com or call (027) 22 11 242 for more information.

You are welcome to bring along your babies if they are breast feeding to the workshop. But please be mindful if they are crying or upset that there are a lot of other people at the workshop so you will need to take them out and settle them and then come back in.

Ask The Nappy Lady – New Zealand’s Cloth Nappy Expert

Ask The Nappy Lady – NZ's Cloth Nappy Expert

Monday, 23 November 2009, 11:32 am

Did you know that just one cloth nappy could replace over 400 disposable nappies (see attached picture)

While times are still tough and parents are trying to get by on only one income, many are still effectively depositing their hard earned cash into landfill. It has been estimated that New Zealand parents may be using around 1 Million disposable nappies per day which is a huge amount of waste from one singular product going into our landfills.

“If parents purchased just one cloth nappy, they could prevent hundreds of disposables from entering our depleting landfills” This is the message The Nappy Lady™, Kate Meads is getting out to new and expecting parents across New Zealand

„There are couple of common barriers that sometimes put parents off considering cloth nappies‟ says The Nappy Lady.

“The first is generally cost because of the initial outlay involved when investing in a cloth nappy system. The set up cost may be from $500 - $1500 depending on the style of nappy. However when you consider parents will spend thousands on disposables, the cost of cloth nappies is significantly less.”

“The other is, over time we have been led to believe that they are inconvenient and time consuming. When in actual fact, the only time consuming part of a cloth nappy system nowadays is making the decision regarding which nappy you want to use because there are so many to choose from.” Says Kate

Gone are the days of soaking, scrubbing, folding and pins! Today technology does all of the work. With the advancement of fabrics, washing machines and powders there is more time to spend with your family.

The Nappy Lady wants New Zealand parents to know that cloth nappies today are easy, super cute, better for the environment and can save parents thousands of dollars. They are not what most people expect, especially when they find out that there are even nappies being made from bamboo which is sustainable, antibacterial and great for baby‟s sensitive new skin.

Every day Kate talks to parents who are completely overwhelmed because of the amount of information available online. She decided to provide parents in New Zealand with quality, unbiased, unbranded information to help them on their nappy hunt.

It started with antenatal classes, then workshops for different regional councils, some TV interviews where she was originally given the title of The Nappy Lady and then quickly grew to include a dedicated cloth nappy information website www.thenappylady.co.nz .

The website has grown in popularity since it was recently launched and the number of parents emailing The Nappy Lady for advice is growing every day.

Now The Nappy Lady is being invited by different groups around the country to provide parents the opportunity to come and talk to an expert, touch, try and see the different styles of nappies available today.

“I have really embraced the title of The Nappy Lady over the past year, and apart from people thinking I am far older than I actually am, I love being able to offer expert advice to parents and helping them to succeed in using cloth nappies on their babies!”, says Kate

“Using cloth nappies makes cents and the dollars look after themselves.”

Have we had the wool pulled over our eyes?

Disposable nappies only contribute a small amount to landfill.......so it would seem....

Acording to a leading brand of disposable in New Zealand, the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment suggests that disposable nappies make up around 1.9% of NZ Landfill. On their website, this company compares this figure to that of Plastics and food waste. Obviously when you compare disposable nappies at 1.9% to plastics at 9.1% as shown in the graph above, this all sounds like it is nothing at all to worry about because nappies are only contributing 1.9% of all landfill waste after all.

However when I did the maths I was truely shocked. When you stop to consider that only about 4%* of our entire population** contributes one single product (disposable nappies) to landfill and that this one single product contributes a whopping 1.9% all on its own this figure is actually shocking! Think of every plastic procuct that could possibly end up in our landfill, the list would be almost endless yet all of these plastic products only contribute to 9.1% of landfill and 100% of the population would contribute to at least some of this plastic waste.

Then when you consider that disposable nappies are solely responsible for nearly 2% of landfill waste and only 4% of the entire population uses them, these figures actually started to make me think that we may have a serious nappy waste issue.

Does anyone stand around and wait for their nappies to dry?

I was astounded to read recently that two disposable companies have been implying that parents using cloth nappies would have no time to spend with their families because they would have to spend so much time washing nappies and standing at the washing line.

What is really so hard about putting nappies in the washing machine and turning it on. With small babies, we all use our washing machines daily! The hardest thing sometimes is to get into a routine - many people simply alternate clothes washes with nappy washes and some people just throw it all in together!

Modern cloth nappies are shaped to fit just like disposables. Sometimes the wrap is separate from the nappy but one needs to dress baby in a number of items of clothing every day so one extra item of clothing makes very little difference.

Another common complaint is ’having to handle the poo when you using cloth’. I am amazed at the number of parents I have spoken to, who have not read the small print on disposables where it quite clearly states that any solids must be disposed of down the toilet. It appears that most parents just wrap up the nappy, poo and all, and dispose of it into the bin to go into our landfills – just because it is a disposable nappy. This is potentially very dangerous as there could well be tonnes of untreated human waste sitting in our landfills.

By using flushable liners in re-usable nappies, we don't have to deal with any of the nasty stuff, you simply just flush it away!

With our economy the way it is and with the price of disposable nappies increasing, disposables may actually cost your family more time than you think. Consider how many extra hours a parent may need to work each week just to pay for the $50 worth of disposable nappies their baby is likely to use per week. The amount of time the parent would have to work to earn enought to purchase their disposable nappies would far out weigh the amount of time it would take for mum to turn on the washing machine 3-4 times a week and to hang out 4 loads of washing.

Modern cloth nappies have become easy, low cost, eco friendly alternatives to disposables and will not cost a family any more time than what their daily washing routine already does.

Nappy Workshops in Hamilton

More Nappy Workshops for 2009
Overview of Nappy Workshop Itinerary for 2009

• 20th February at 7pm @ Parents Place 87 Boundary Road Hamilton
• 21th February at 10am @ Parents Place 87 Boundary Road Hamilton
• 27th March at 7pm @ Parents Place 87 Boundary Road Hamilton
• 28th March at 10am @ Parents Place 87 Boundary Road Hamilton

The cost of attending is $15 per couple or individual. Limited numbers available.

Huge interest and positive feedback from last year's workshops has led to four more workshops being scheduled for early 2009. Hamilton parents have raved about how informative these seminars are and how it totally took the mystery out of choosing modern cloth nappies.
Both workshops will be presented myself.

These have proven to be very popular especially considering parents want to learn the benefits of cloth nappies for their baby and also how they can save families $1000's and reduce their household’s carbon footprint.

To begin with there will be a 45-55 minute presentation. I will cover:

• The 5 Main nappy options available to parents today – Disposables, Pre-folds with covers, Pocket nappies, Fitted nappies with covers and All in Ones.
• Liners and boosters – what are they and why would you use one
• Fabrics – what modern nappy fabrics are available today?
• How to choose your nappies – Which one will be suitable for your baby
• Washing your nappies – You wash your underwear it’s no different
  

Then I will go through in detail the main styles of cloth nappies available in New Zealand. I explain what is involved in using each system and show how each brand and style is different.

Parents will then have the unique opportunity to try the different nappies for themselves on dolls supplied at 4 nappy stations and I will be open for questions through this time. Parents will be given tips on choosing which system will suit them and their baby.

Best of all, each pregnant mum attending will take home a free pack of nappies that has been supplied by one of the NZNA members and is funded by the Hamilton council. Each pack will be valued at around $70.00.

They will be fun, enlightening and educational workshops. You learn something new everyday so why not come and learn about nappies.

There is a limit of 10 pregnant women plus support person/partner per workshop so registrations are essential. To register please contact me on 07 549 2955 or 027 22 11 242.

Proven - Cloth are better for the enviroment

Washable Nappies Are Best for the Environment

It's official. A new governmet report comparing the environmental impact of reusable versus disposable nappies has concluded that reusable nappies are up to 40% better for the environment than their disposable counterparts. The key finding of the report shows that the environmental benefits are achieved by following simple washing guidelines like:

avoiding tumble drying nappies

using A-rated appliances and

washing in full loads at no more than 60 degrees

These are all measures we recommend and are commonly used by parents . The report highlights that unlike disposables, washable nappies put parents in control of the impact they have on the environment. Parents using cloth nappies will also be financially better off. It has long been known that real nappies save parents hundreds of pounds and now this advice on washing methods, which are supported and promoted by the NZ Nappy Alliance, will help reduce fuel bills too.