Kia Ora! Welcome!
We are an informal group of ex-pat Kiwis living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada who get together for social, sporting and cultural activities and to stay connected to our kiwi roots.
TE VAKA are currently touring Canada (starting at the Mission Folk Festival this weekend) and the US. Pacific Peoples’ Partnership has been able to bring them to Victoria.
They will be performing next Thursday July 29 at the Victoria Events Centre.
Details at:
pacificpeoplespartnership.org
This years work party for the Hangi is on Sunday 25 July.
9am to 2:30pm
Beer and BBQ
Contact Dave at 250 4782476 or 250 2163128
Our very own ex-pat kiwi restauranteur and host of our annual waitangi day celebrations would like to invite all local kiwis to come on down to Oak Bay and join in the fun this summer.
The annual summer Blethering Place Collector Car Festival is Sunday August 15th.
There are almost 300 collector cars on display (placed on either side of the road).
The show is 5 blocks long and the crowd is about 15,000.
The first vehicles start arriving about 7.30 am.
The entrants pay $15 ea which pays for the expenses
Prizes are all fun ones, policeman's choice, ladies choice, the best survivor etc...
There will be 50s era music and entertainment.
A 1947 Fargo farm truck is the stage with all the 50s-60s convertibles to set the scene .
To date it has never rained on the day.
NZ reggae band 'Katchafire' is playing in the skafestival this weekend. Katchafire headlines Thursday night at ship point.
Also on Saturday night NZ's 'The black seeds' play at the Victoria curling club.
The New Zealand Secondary School Choir will be performing at First Met. United Church (Quadra and Balmoral) in Victoria, BC on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 at 7:30 pm.
Cost: Adults $15, Seniors and Students - $10.
This concert is part of the Kathaumixw Choral Festival and will include choirs from Finland and the Czech Republic as well as New Zealand.
For information on the New Zealand Secondary School Choir go to the website
www.kathaumixw.org
Hope to see lots of support for these young people on July 13th!
Brenda Harvey, on behalf of the Music Team at First Met
