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The work of bringing the broken yet beloved back to life at Upper Hutt’s Repair Café begins: Co-founder Steve McDonald (left) and volunteer registered electrician John collaborate on a broken food processor; Volunteer sewing machine repairer Stephanie with a machine; An antique and sentimental sewing machine; Volunteer Darryl with a broken mower; Repairing clothes is another task they perform.