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Kia ora e te whānau, He mihi e te tau hou Pākehā! We hope you all had a chance to take some time out with friends and whānau and caught some of the elusive sunshine. It’s a short pānui from us this month as staff take a very well earned break and we’re busy managing the abundance and rapid growth that comes with this time of the year. We were very sorry to have to cancel our summer solstice event due to staff sickness, but we are excited to say there are a range of other events coming up at our Urban Farm in February that we’d love to see you at: February Community Day, Saturday 1st Feb 9am - 3pm We’re back with our community day in February. Join us to help out with garden mahi, learn about the farm, or join our koha workshop. More info here. Composting 101 Workshop, Saturday 1st Feb 2 - 3:30pm Learn how to take climate action with your food scraps, make great compost, and keep the rodents away! We’ll kōrero different types of composting, what might suit you best, and how to get your compost thriving. More info here Summer Raranga Sessions, Sunday 2nd Feb 12pm - 4:30pm Te Motu Kairangi, with the support of Kaicycle, warmly extends an invitation for you to experience the joy of learning and refreshing your knowledge of flax weaving. No prior experience is necessary; we welcome participants of all skill levels. Basic weaving skills and weaving tikanga will be offered, providing an opportunity to share time, skills, and support with fellow enthusiasts. Connect with Māori arts and crafts as you learn and create together. More information here. Takatāpui Weed Dating, Sunday 2nd Feb 10:00am - 12:30pm Come connect over convolvulus, queer out over kopakopa, meet your new sweetheart while pulling up buttercup. This fun and dirty event will involve sharing kōrero and knowledge about lesser loved plants more commonly referred to as weeds, hands on māra activities like weeding, harvesting and planting while having a chance for cute chats with everyone there. Your matchmaker and host for the day will be local takatāpui māra fairy Tina Walker-Ferguson. This event is designed for Takatāpui Māori, 18+. For our Takatāpui whānau that aren’t currently looking for love, but keen to come for the opportunity to hang out with other takaz in the māra, you are so welcome! We’ll have a way of showing who’s single and seeking, or taken and chilling. Takatāpui Māori katoa - nau mai, haere mai xx. Registration required, sign up here. Can you help us out? We’re looking for people with sewing and screen printing skills! Did you know that 2025 marks our ten year anniversary? We’re wanting to create some cool merch to mark the occasion and are looking for some volunteers to help with sewing tea-towels and tote bags and doing some screen printing. If you’re keen to help out with this, please email us at community@kaicycle.org.nz, and if you’re a Timebank member we can give you some time credits for your time! Volunteering Volunteer sessions are back for 2025 with their usual timings. All the information on volunteering can be found on our website. Ngā mihi - Kaicycle team
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