"The Tip Lady of Porirua" is our CompassionFest'23 'local hero' - Kae Miller. Oct 27-29
Wellingtonian Kae Miller's extraordinary activism included living on the Porirua Tip to promote recycling, helping Jewish refugees escape Nazi Germany, and reforesting our South Coast - Kae in her 70s. What inspiration can we take from her life?
Eight events - jazz, art, experimental sound, natural dyes, foraging, upcycled gift making, social justice.
~ PROGRAMME ~
Fri 27 Oct
Interspecies Fungus Sound Experience [concert] 7.30pm Koha.
Island Bay Bowling Club, 276 The Parade.
Composed and performed by Island Bay's own Interspecies Fungus Trio! With guests Sendam Rawkestra.
Sat 28 Oct
Seaweed in the Kitchen & Garden 9.30 - 10.30am Free.
Celebrate seaweed! Learn about their amazing uses in kitchen and garden. Presenter Wendy Nelson. 88 The Parade, Island Bay Presbyterian Centre.
Sat 28 Oct
Sustainable colouration methods 2 - 3.30pm Free.
Natural dyeing techniques with plants endemic to Aotearoa. Presenter Angela Kilford. 88 The Parade, Island Bay Presbyterian Centre.
Sat 28 Oct
Zero-waste Gift making Sat:10am - 4pm; Sun 1-4pm Free.
Upcycle waste into great gifts. All materials provided or byo item. Pick an hour to suit.
88 The Parade, Island Bay Presbyterian Centre.
Sat 28 Oct
Kae for kids! 2-3.30pm Free.
“The Tip and the Tent”. Build mini shelters together, taste foraged foods, and hear how Kae lived.
88 The Parade, Island Bay Presbyterian Centre.
Sat 28 Oct
“Jazz for Kae’s Compassion” 7.30pm
$20 at door or email barrlogan@yahoo.com
Ian logan and Alistair McLeod - original composition & tribute in jazz to musicians and artists persecuted in 1930’s Europe. (Wellington Jazz Festival event)
88 The Parade, Island Bay Presbyterian Centre.
Sunday 29 Oct
Retreat at Te Raekaihau Reserve, 10-12 or 1-3pm. Free.
Location: Alice Krebs Lodge, 113 View Rd. Bring your journal, enjoy reflection, silence or wandering the nature reserve. BYO lunch (no sugar, packaging or caffeine, in keeping with the Lodge ethos). Contact office@ibpc.org.nz
Sunday 29 Oct
Symposium: The Life and Legacy of Kae Miller 7-8.30pm. Free.
Home of Compassion chapel, Island Bay.
Kae Miller’s story: Panel + Q & A, lead by Kae's grandson Max Rashbrooke.
What can we learn from this extraordinary life, and what action might we take now on the great challenges of our day?
compassionfest.org.nz...
Facebook CompassionFest 23
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.6% Yes! New Year, New Me
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21% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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68.4% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.8% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.2% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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