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The Blue Goose Papermill Charitable Trust

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The Papermill is a vibrant creative space where artists with intellectual disabilities craft beautiful handmade paper.
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This is a very exciting story of a bold and courageous journey for a team of papermakers with unique abilities. Nowhere else in NZ is there a working papermill using completely recycled materials, making totally handcrafted products. The Papermill delivers meaningful work experience for people with intellectual disabilities. The facilities in Whangarei are available to the public as an educational

and tourist attraction. And if you like shopping - then come and see us too - our shop is full of interesting art and paper products - all unique pieces - handmade - here in Whangarei, New Zealand.

01/09/2026

We always appreciate receiving feedback from our customers!

28/08/2026

Proudly supporting Cancer Society Northland. Paper, Art & Daffodils. We hand-made over 400 paper daffodils — crafting our own paper, shaping petals, and gluing them together — to spell one word: HOPE. We're proud to be donating this artwork to Cancer Society Northland in support of their work. 💛

27/08/2026

We have some super fans at The Papermill supporting the Northland Taniwhas! We wish our Taniwhas all the best in their shield defence this Sunday.

01/07/2026

We are so grateful to Creative Northland for this wonderful donation! 🙏

We are already getting creative with our gifted Cricut Maker and loving every minute of exploring what it can do with handmade paper.

Funds raised through our Will & Able fundraiser are going towards essential accessories like mats and blades, helping us get the very best out of this amazing piece of equipment.

Thank you to all that helped with our fundraiser!

30/06/2026

Say hello to our beautiful mangle!

We are so excited to introduce this stunning piece of equipment to The Papermill whānau. Not only does it add a touch of history and character to our studio, it will be put to very good use — our Papermakers will be using it for printing as part of their creative practice.

As you can see from the before and after photos, this mangle has had quite the transformation! A huge thank you to John Williamson for his generous donation, and to Rudolphs in Whangārei for the incredible recoating work that brought it back to its former glory.

We love and appreciate it when community generosity and craftsmanship come together like this.

People, Paper, Art 💙

29/05/2026

Spent the week marbling on our handmade 💯 % cotton paper. Stunning pieces of paper being made. ✅ Well done.

17/04/2026

What an incredible morning with our amazing board of trustees!

Our trustees got hands-on with the full papermaking process — preparing fibre (flax), scutching (cotton), and hand mulching. Paul walked them through the machines, while Nicole and Michele led the way in making beautiful flax paper and cards. There was even paper pulp painting involved (yes, it's as fun as it sounds)! 🎨

We literally had to drag them out of the papermaking studio — they were having way too much fun!

Next was a fun session in the creative studio where everyone tried their hand at simple bookmaking — folding, stitching, and decorating their own little creations.

And of course, all that hard work called for a celebration — we wrapped up with a BBQ lunch together.

So grateful for this incredible group of people who give their time and passion to support The Papermill. Here's to many more creative adventures together!

07/04/2026

Shout out to for making this video for us! 🙏🫶

17/03/2026

Let's be honest — everyone needs cleaning products!

We're excited to launch our fundraiser to help us take our creativity to the next level here at The Papermill! We're raising funds for a Cricut Maker 4 smart cutting machine, and to get there we're selling will&able eco-friendly cleaning starter packs!

Made by people just like us 😊 These products are kind to the planet AND they actually work!
🎯 Our goal: sell 100 packs
👇 All the details are in the comments below

Share this post and help us spread the word — every pack sold gets us one step closer!

13/03/2026

Does anyone have any old encyclopedias they no longer need? We’re looking for some to use in our exhibition projects. We’ll reuse the covers, cut out images, and recycle the pages into handmade paper. Any volumes not used for papermaking will be perfect for pressing flowers!

Address

38 Kamo Road, Kensington
Whangarei
0112

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://www.thepapermill.co.nz/

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