Event Details

The important bits:

Date: Saturday February 2nd, 2013

Time: 10.00am till late late late! Official event Powhiri will happen at 11.30am Sharp!


Venue: Library Square Public House!


Booze and Food Specials:



· Wicked drink specials to keep you hydrated throughout the day. Including Steinlager Pure, NZ Wine and 42 Below Vodka!



· Great Kiwi food with a PIG ON THE SPIT, good old fashioned sausage sizzle, meat pies, wedges with sour cream, and Kiwi Burgers all on the Menu!



· Lollies...Pineapple Lumps, Fruit Bursts, Milkshakes, if its a kiwi treat we got it!



· Classic Meat pack raffle (cheers to The Mad Butcher!)


Entertainment: Kiwi tunes playing all day thanks to our DJ's, kiwi flicks, snips and.....maybe a Haka too!

Not to mention there will be TONS of prize give aways all day to keep you entertained, thanks to our generous sponsors!


Tu Meke!


Friday, February 22, 2013

WD 2013 Photos / Tees

Sorry its taken us a while but the Photos are all up on Flicker for your viewing pleasure!

Check out the link...There are some absolute gem's in there!

Van Waitangi Day 2013 Photos

We had small number of tees that were left over from the event so if you want one just make your way to the Icebreaker Touch lab at 2089 West 4th Ave in Kits.  They have all the leftovers and they are still being sold at the special event price, you'll just have to add tax on now.  If we can get them all sold it brings us one step closer to our fundraising goals so spread the word!

Cheers!
WD 2013 Crew

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

THANK YOU!

After a couple of days of quiet contemplation and a few Advil on Sunday the only thing left to say is Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who came along and made the day what it was and helped us do what we could for Kiwis for Kiwi. 

The Numbers for the day:
  • 475 people  through the door on the day
  • 1500 Steiney Pure polished off by 3pm
  • 1 pig devoured
  • Approx 200 pies sunk
  • 1 awesome thriller rendition
  • $4000 worth of prizes given away!
  • Too many "Hey Bro's" to count
We still have a limited number of guys XL and a limited number of various girls sizes in our event tees for sale.  If you would like one simply flick us an email vanwaitangiday@gmail.com and we will get you sorted.  They are $35 for guys and $30 for girls.

We have a ton of photos from the day so when we have them all together we will post them up for you all to see...stay tuned!

Special thanks goes out to all of our event sponsors for all their help in making the event possible.
Check them all out on the right here------------------------------------------------->
Without these sponsors we wouldn't be able to make the event what it is.

Also a special thanks to all of the organising crew for giving up their time over the past 3-4 months to ensure all 475 of you had a great day!
Owesome!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

TWO MORE SLEEPS!

That's right!  Just two more sleeps until the big day so this will be the last post before the event!

Here are a few last minute details to get you through Friday and amped for Saturday!

The Timeline:
10am - Doors open and tee sales begin!
11.30am - Official event welcome, Powhiri and NZ Consulate to say a few word
The Kiwi Menu kicks in!
12.00pm - DJ starts throwing down the beats!
Random games and prizes throughout the day
2.30pm Possible acoustic sing along time!
4.00pm  - Raffle prizes are drawn We have $4K worth of prizes and you have to be there to win!
5.00pm - Get your shirts off lads its Haka time!
6.00pm - Event officially ends (but not the party!)

Things to remember:
  • Party Pants!
  • $10 to get in the door
  • $ for some raffle tickets
  • Banter
  • Friends, Whanau and entourage
Huge thanks go's out to the sponsors and people that have made this event possible.  Lets not forget what this day is and means and what the main goals of this event are...
To bring together ex pat Kiwis and friends to celebrate our national day and what it means to be Kiwi.  As well as raise as much money as we can for our Kiwis for Kiwi and our little national bird to ensure its long term survival!



Looking forward to enjoying a nice cold Steiney with you all!
Cheers
The Van Waitangi Day Crew

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Important Event Details and Special Icebreaker Event Deals!

And there are 4 days to go!!!  Everything is ready to go for this weekend and everyone involved with putting this bad boy together is pretty excited to put it lightly!

So here are some important details that you should know before coming on Saturday...

The event will officially open with a Powhiri from the Kapa Haka group at 11.30am.  During this time there will be no drinks served by the bar and we ask for you all to be respectful while this is happening.  It is a privilege to have this happening at the event and we are really grateful to the group.
Following that we will have some words from the NZ Consulate and once again we ask you to be respectful while our officials are speaking.  It's just for a few minutes so please try and hold off the banter with your mate until after this has all gone down.  Its all good stuff for the event and once again we feel lucky to have the support we do from the Kiwi community!


Now we have a TON of prizes from our sponsors to give away on the day, but like any prize draw you have to be in to win!  So we will have our team walking around throughout the day selling raffle tickets in lots of 10.  10 tickets for $10 with all of the money raised going to Kiwis for Kiwi...So bring some cash and get amongst it!



We will also have our super sweet Icebreaker event tee's for sale on the day.  Guys tees are $35 and Girls Tanks are $30.  Both have the official event Logo that Jake Hope put together for us (Cheers Jake!) with the  logo on the front of the guys and funkily placed on the hip of the chicks.  Numbers are LIMITED so if you want one, best to get there early and secure your size and ensure you don't go home without one.


On the Icebreaker note we have a great deal from Icebreaker for all our Waitangi Day friends.
Icebreaker are offering everyone an additional 10% off any online purchases from their website (including already discounted stuff) and will donate a further 10% of the purchase price to Kiwis for Kiwi!

The deal will go from Feb 1st to Feb 15th so get online, enter the code WAITANGI, save yourself some money and IB will donate more to our great charity...Cheers Icebreaker!  Icebreaker Online

We will have a few more updates coming over the next couple of days so keep an eye out and get your party pants ready!

Cheers!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Mad Butcher goes the extra mile!

We got this pic of Brent from the Mad Butcher out in Abbotsford today.  He and his wife personally made 40kg of sausages for the sausage sizzle at Waitangi Day...Absolute legend!


He is also supplying the pig and the spit for the day as well as another pig for Superbowl at Library Square the following day!  Add on the awesome meat packs for the raffles and we are developing a definite soft spot for Brent!

Bring on the meat sweats!

Waitangi Day in Association with KEA Vancouver

Hey team, we are only 10 days out from what is shaping up to be another epic Waitangi Day!

We wanted to highlight/introduce our event partner KEA Vancouver, who some of your will be very familiar with and others will be standing there giving a slightly confused but equally intrigued...Eh? 

Here is a quick description of KEA and their role in bringing ex pats together all over the globe!
"Kea New Zealand is a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to reach and motivate expatriate Kiwis and ‘friends of New Zealand’ to increase their contribution to New Zealand - thereby turning them into a strategic national asset. Kea New Zealand aims to contribute to the economic growth of New Zealand by helping New Zealand become the most globally connected nation in the world."

We are proud to be bringing this event to you and are stoked to have it as an official KEA event...Kiwis helping Kiwis, whats better than that!

For more info on KEA Vancouver and to sign up as a member, check out their website HERE