Kia ora koutou e te whanau o te whakapono, o te tino rangatiratanga! Greetings to you all.

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We want to keep you in the loop about this year's Hui at Onuku Marae, Akaroa, New Zealand the weekend of 11-13 July 2008.

My friend Catherine McFedries and I have been finalising the details for our stay at Onuku Marae, and have pulled together a draft programme for the weekend as well, which is attached.

We have had a couple of speakers recently let us know that they are no longer able to attend, so we have a few open slots in the programme at this stage. This is good because we hope to shape the weekend once we all gather together and work out what kaupapa we want to discuss. If you have an issue or an idea or a project you would like to discuss with us over the weekend, please let me know, and prepare something to bring along. In fact, we hope that everyone will prepare some thoughts at least, to share over the weekend! :-) Then there will be additional sessions available alongside some of the current ones, once we hear from you!

Our food will be collectively designed (as in, rather than charging a per person amount for food, we are asking people to bring something along from home to contribute to our ingredients) and communally prepared, which I hope everyone is happy with!

We need registrations from people by the week before please, as the marae needs to know definite numbers in advance. So if you are interested, please email me to confirm you are coming before 4th July.

Please ring (07 578 6848 or 027 474 0286) or email me if you have any suggestions, questions or concerns. Alternatively you can contact our local person Catherine, on 03 960 2624, 027 715
7933

Please feel free to forward this information onto any other friends or whanau who may be interested in attending our hui.

Kia tau te rangimarie o te Atua ki a koutou na,

Jo Cameron

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*An indicative programme for our weekend together*

Friday 11 July
2.30-3.00pm Gather at 26 Parlane Street, Addington, Christchurch to car pool to Akaroa
3.00-4.30pm Drive to Akaroa
5.00pm Powhiri at ?nuku Marae, Akaroa
6.30-7.00pm Dinner
7.30-8.00pm "A Christian Anarchist primer" led by Manu Caddie, of Kaiti, Gisborne
9.00pm Supper and collective sharing of hopes for the weekend, ideas for inclusion in the programme

Saturday 12 July
7.00-8.00am Breakfast
9.00am Some of the sessions to choose from:
Edwina Hughes, of Peace Movement Aotearoa, Wellington "a feminist perspective on militarism and war'" OR
Graham Cameron, of Merivale, Tauranga "Deep masculinity"
11.00am Coffee break
11.30am Open sharing time: who are we, where do we come from, what do community, faith, anarchism mean to us?
1.00pm Lunch
3.00pm Some of the sessions to choose from:
Evonne Andrews, of Waiters' Union, West End, Brisbane "Vulnerability and the How" discussion and art therapy session OR Manu Caddie, Graham Cameron, Edwina Hughes "ANZAC Ploughshares: An Example of Non Violent Direct Action" open discussion

6.00pm Dinner
7.30pm An open slot for storytelling, music, discussion thread
9.00pm Supper

Sunday 13 July
7.00-8.00am Breakfast
8.00-9.00am Clean up the marae
9.00am Some of the sessions to choose from:
Jo Cameron, Catherine McFedries, Kay Benseman and others, "Women in community development, understandings of whanau" / Tyler Culpepper, Auckland, "Community building/activism paradigm" (TO BE CONFIRMED)
11.00am Communal prayers for peace
12.00pm Poroporoaki (formal farewell with local people) and lunch
1.30pm Leave marae for Christchurch

Enquiries and registrations to Jo Cameron: cameronwhanau[at]paradise.net.nz

Forum page on website can be used if you wish to offer/request transport or accommodation while down in the South Island.

DETAILS FOR THOSE PLANNING ON COMING

Please pack warm clothes (it snows on them there hills!), sleeping bag/blankets, a sheet and pillow case, towel and personal toiletries (ear plugs are a good idea on a marae if you are a light sleeper!). It is traditional for women to wear longer skirts and men to wear long pants during a Powhiri, so please think of that.

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The marae have advised us that to cover their costs, each person needs to give $35-$40 for the weekend. We also wish to give the local people a koha above and beyond their costs, and to also contribute to petrol costs of the local Cantabrians who are going to drive us over the hill, so please consider that when working out how much cash you will bring along. Thanks.

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In terms of food, we intend to self cater with food from our homes, gardens, and local supermarket dumpsters. If you are able to bring along some food (whether it be veges, cans of food, a breakfast cereal, a bottle of milk or baking ingredients) please let Jo Cameron know. We will work out a loose menu for our shared meals together, and then work with whatever ingredients are brought along.

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We will happily cook vegetarian meals, and vegan and gluten-fee alternatives if you let us know in advance what you need. We will share the cooking and dishwashing and cleaning responsibilities amongst ourselves. If you are a Christchurch-based dumpster diver, please go for a dive to get us some kai! Some of us North Islanders will arrive before Friday night and would love to come out with you.