Earth Day Hui

OUR POWER, OUR PLANET

Wairarapa Community Centre (WCCT)

41 Perry Street Masterton

April 23rd from 4-6PM

Kai and Kōrero

Kōrero Kaumātua

Hon. Celia Wade-Brown, MP for Green party. The history of Repair Café in Carterton in 2021. The Right to Repair Bill and its significance for our community.

Stella Lennox. Councillor Masterton District Council. The Masterton Climate Resilience Strategy.

Lisa Birrell. Co-facilitator of Repair Café Wairarapa Collective. Chair and Co-Founder Divine River NZ Trust. Divine River's connection to the Repair Café initiative and its developments in Carterton.

Christie Johnson. Co-facilitator of Repair Café Wairarapa Collective. Director Wairarapa Women's Centre. Board Member of Wairarapa Multicultural Council. Overview of the Repair Café Wairarapa's Digital Hub which serves as a collaborative platform. How Repair Café fits within a global Social justice Movement.

Kōrero Rangatahi

What opportunities does Repair Café offer for our rangitane/youth?

Asifa Hanif. Carterton Youth Council, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association, Victoria University student. Board Member Wairarapa Women's Centre.

Isla Partridge. Wairarapa Women's Centre Intern. Te Kura Student.

Rose O'Donnell. Masterton Youth Council, Eastside Youth, and Mana Whenua. Volunteer at the Wairarapa Women's Centre.

Catering for Kai

Food is catered by Mrs Raheela Irshad, graduate of Wairarapa Food Safety Course. Mrs. Irshad is from Lahore, Pakistan and is part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Karakia Kai

Sara O'Donnell. Grounded in her identity as Mana Whenua, Sara is deeply connected to her whakapapa and community. Whānau-oriented and proud of her heritage, she brings a strong cultural perspective and commitment to collective wellbeing to every space she engages in.