Victoria Waitangi Day Event

The Blethering Place is once again hosting a New Zealand themed evening in celebration of Waitangi day and all things Kiwi.

It will be on Friday 5th February starting around 5:30pm.

(Waitangi Day is Saturday 6th but New Zealand is a day ahead so it's about right eh)

The Trade Winds musical group will be there to serenade us with Kiwi and Pacific Island themed entertainment throughout the evening.

The menu will include several New Zealand themed items especially for the occasion:

• Steinlager
• Fish N Chips - Salmon or Halibut
• NEW ZEALAND Mussels
• Pan fried Red Snapper and Prawns
• NEW ZEALAND Roast Roast Leg of Lamb & Mint Sauce
• BIG BEN Steak & Mushroom or Steak N Kidney Pies
• Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding with Mashed Potatoes
• NEW ZEALAND Lamb or Prime Rib homemade Burgers
• SOUTH PACIFIC Prawn Curry and Basmati Rice
• Chiken Strips for the kids
• and Vegetarian items

And there's always room for pudding:

• NZ Pavlovas
• Sticky Toffee Pudding
• Double Tropical Fruit Trifle

If you are interested in attending please phone The Blethering Place and let them know as it helps with staffing and stocking up on the necessary Kiwi Kai.

Velox Waitangi Day Party Cancelled

Due to a double booking the Velox Rugby Club Waitangi Day Party is cancelled.

Not to worry though. The Blethering Place is having a New Zealand themed evening on Friday 5th Feb. All welcome. Details to follow shortly.

Velox Rugby Club Waitangi Day Party

Cancelled.

Victoria Waitangi Day Party, Velox Rugby Club, Feb 6th.

Due to a double booking the Velox Waitangi Day is cancelled.

If you want to catch up on a bit of local rugby, come out and support the numerous Kiwis representing Velox earlier that day.

1pm Division 1 kickoff, 2.45pm Premier Grade kickoff.

Cheers

Aaron Frisby

Canada New Zealand Business Association

Kiwi business owners and entrepreneurs who are interested in being a member of the Canada New Zealand Business Association can email ibanz@xtra.co.nz

or visit

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Membership is free.

Vancouver Waitangi Day Party

Waitangi Day commemorates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.

Since the day falls on a Saturday, the week before the Olympics start... and as its the first time for a big Waitangi Day party in Vancouver city we have kept the drinking to 1 bar in Gastown (Downtown Vancouver), with many a bar close by. IF it’s big, then we'll have more bars next year!

The shin-dig starts at 11.30 am with beers and Kiwi burgers, hot chip sandwiches, a hearty boil up (yes with watercress and pork bones) with all of us meeting at the 1st bar, there is going to be awesome booze specials, kiwi music (all day) and entertainment (like heaps of old skool kiwi flicks on the TV screens) too.

Friends and good times and hopefully a Haka from all the fellas around 5pm, working on cordoning off a part of the street for this.
The party is scheduled to finish around 7pm, but by all means keep drinking and rocking out for NZ....sweet

There will be tickets for the event at the door ($10) and we will be selling Event t-shirts to wear on the day or to take as a souvenir with you ($10).

O for awesome
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Date: Sat 6th Feb (Waitangi Day!)

Time: 11:30am start

Venues: The METROPOLE , 320 Abbott Street (corner of Cordova and Abbott in Gastown, opposite the new Woodwards building)

Specials: $8 Can of Beer and Shot, $7.25 Doubles. Possibly a complimentary Keg from Granville Island too... just maybe!

Entertainment: Definitely Kiwi tunes, DJ and more...

Any questions please contact: Avi at avinarula@hotmail.com.

Air New Zealand, nothing to hide

Charity begins at home

Murray and Michelle Smith have decided to give away their home with a market valuation of one million dollars because they want to find a way to help provide funds for building a new church and community centre in their home town of Cambridge, NZ.

http://www.apieceofnz.co.nz/

Read the New Zealand Herald Article about this Minister practising what he preaches.