"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...
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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73% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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17.5% Hmm, maybe?
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9.5% Yes!
A riddle to start the festive season 🌲🎁🌟
I'm a fruit. If you take away my first letter, I'm a crime. If you take away my first two letters, I'm an animal. If you take away my first and last letter, I'm a form of music. What am I?
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