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Cutting back on waste, WellingtonKia iti iho ngā para, Te tāone Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Scout Hair Salon are doing their bit for the environment – from recycling their tin foil and composting gathered hair, to using ethically conscious product ranges.

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Kei te āwhina te Scout Hair Salon i te taiao – kei te hangaruatia ngā pepamohe, kei te whakapōpōtia ngā makawe, otirā, kei te whakamahi rātou i ngā momo rawa makawe e whakaputaina ana i runga i ngā tikanga tōtika.

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