The Votes are in!

After an unprecedented voter turn out, we have ourselves a winner!

First of all a HUGE thank you to our two designers, Hannah Patterson and Jake Hope for their awesome takes on Van Waitangi Day and for putting the time and effort in to create designs for us.  Secondly a thank you has to go out to everyone who voted, there were about 280 votes in the end which is pretty darn good if you ask me!

It was a close race all the way to the end with both designs neck and neck with 3 days left, but taking it out with approx 57% of the vote was...(insert dramatic drum roll here)...Jake Hope!

Congratulations Jake, we are stoked to have your design gracing the front of our Icebreaker tees for 2013, it's going to look awesome!  Remember peeps we will only have around 130 of these tees available on the day so make sure you are there early to secure yours, they will sell out!

We have some more exciting sponsor announcements coming in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye on the blog and facebook pages to stay up to date with everything!

Thanks again for all the support out there, its going to be a Cracker!

PIG ON THE SPIT PIG ON THE SPIT PIG ON THE SPIT!

That's right!

Thanks to the Mad Butcher and the kitchen team at Library Square, Van Waitangi Day 2013 will include a Pig on the Spit!  We are pretty pumped about this new food offer and the thought of being able to hang around the Spit for the arvo with a Steiny in hand...It's going to be just like being back home!
We have also locked in a sausage sizzle for the day too...It'll feel like you're going into the Warehouse on a Saturday...only way better and heaps more bargains!

Cheers to that!

Its time to vote for your favorite tee design!

That's right...for the 2013 Van Waitangi Day tee design we have decided to put the vote to the people!

We have loaded our two design entries onto the blog (to the right) and below the designs is a poll...Simply pick your favorite and log your vote!  You have until 1pm on Wednesday the 19th to cast your vote so make sure you do!

Huge thanks to Hannah Patterson and Jake Hope for the designs and all their hard work in preparing them for us, you guys are legends.
Good luck to them both, the event team was split between them!

Happy Voting!

(Sorry for spelling your name wrong earlier Hannah...unfortunately now that the poll has started we cant edit the spelling there...sorry!)

Waitangi Day 2013...Gearing up and getting EXCITED!

Its all go here at Van Waitangi day headquarters! 

The team have been hard at work with the preparations for what is going to be the biggest and best Waitangi day Vancouver has seen!
Once again we will be heading back to Library Square for the 2013 celebration and after a positive meeting with the team there we are set to deliver a great day to the people!

At the moment the team is busy securing sponsors, getting menu items locked in, finalizing our custom 2013 Icebreaker tee designs (very cool stuff coming through) before we put them to a public vote and all the other behind the scenes stuff that make this day a cracker!

Last year we were able to raise over $12,000 NZD for the Bay Of Plenty Care For Our Coast Fund which is all thanks to YOU...the punters who came, bought tees, raffle tickets, drinks and our amazing sponsors!  The money has been distributed amongst various charities that are continuing to care for the ecosystem after the Rena Disaster.

This year we want to go even bigger! The official charity for 2013 is Kiwis for Kiwi which has taken over from where the BNZ save the Kiwi Trust left off. Check them out! www.kiwisforkiwi.org
The event is primarily a charity fundraising event with 100% of the money raised going to the selected charity...but it is also a great excuse for all the Kiwis, half Kiwis, Quasi Kiwis, Kiwis by association and all their mates to come along and have a few jars...All are welcome!

So come along and be a part of what is probably the biggest Waitangi day celebration in North America!

Keep an eye on both this page and the official Waitangi Day Facebook event page for all the happening and news releases...there will be many!
http://www.facebook.com/events/127848440700510/

Check out the posts below for last years goings on...

Cheers, The Van Waitangi Day event team!