Ōtepoti Dunedin
Matariki Remembrance Service
People of all faiths are welcome to join us in this service of remembrance for our loved ones. The morning will include waiata, hīmene, children’s activities, stories, prayers for a hurting world, and finish with morning tea. Haere mai tātou!
Family Church Service
Nau mai, piki mai – join us in welcoming the Māori New Year with family at our whānau service, featuring waiata (song), hīmene (hymn), children activities and stories. Tikanga Wakari, the Wakari School kapa haka will be performing. Stay for kaputī after the celebration.
Tikanga Wakari 2019
The Big Lounge Concert
Haere mai ki te rūma kōnohete nui! Join us for a winter evening of musical variety and fun, featuring Alpha Delta, Natasha Manowitz, Big in Japan, Flagstaff Community Choir, lantern-making activities for children, and more! Bring your own fish + chips to the ‘lounge meal’; hot drinks will be served throughout the evening.
Waiata at Flagstaff Community Church 2019Native Planting and Mahi Māra Day
Matariki encourages us to gather together and connect with Papatūānuku. Bring your gardening clothes, gumboots and gloves to help with planting, weeding and track building. Stay for BBQ and refreshments after a job well done.
School Creek Planting, Puaka Matariki Festival 2019. Credit: Ken Harray
Sunday Celebration Service
People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with some resolve. There will be waiata, hīmene, kapa haka, kōrero, hands-on activities, and fun! Kaputī follows all events. Haere mai tātou!
Flagstaff Community Church, 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Dunedin
Friday 28 June, 7‒8.30pm: Whare Rangatahi youth club. FREE
Saturday 29 June, 10am ‒ 3pm: Waiata workshop; 1‒3pm: Native tree planting. FREE
Sunday 30 June, 9.30am: Celebration Service. FREE
Saturday Waiata Workshop and Native Tree Planting
People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with some resolve. There will be waiata, hīmene, kapa haka, kōrero, hands-on activities, and fun! Kaputī follows all events. Haere mai tātou!
Flagstaff Community Church, 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Dunedin
Friday 28 June, 7‒8.30pm: Whare Rangatahi youth club. FREE
Saturday 29 June, 10am ‒ 3pm: Waiata workshop; 1‒3pm: Native tree planting. FREE
Sunday 30 June, 9.30am: Celebration Service. FREE
Contact [email protected] 027 356 9200
Friday Whare Rangatahi Youth Club
People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with some resolve. There will be waiata, hīmene, kapa haka, kōrero, hands-on activities, and fun! Kaputī follows all events. Haere mai tātou!
Flagstaff Community Church, 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Dunedin
Friday 28 June, 7‒8.30pm: Whare Rangatahi youth club. FREE
Saturday 29 June, 10am ‒ 3pm: Waiata workshop; 1‒3pm: Native tree planting. FREE
Sunday 30 June, 9.30am: Celebration Service. FREE
Contact [email protected] 027 356 9200
You are invited to our Family Church Service. Join us in celebrating this midwinter season of wānaka (learning) and whanaukataka (community spirit). The service will include waiata, hīmene, children’s activities, stories, and a time of remembrance for our loved ones. Tikanga Wakari – Wakari School kapa haka will perform, and the morning will conclude with kai (morning tea). Haere mai tātou!
Flagstaff Community Church, 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Dunedin
Sunday 8 July, 9.30am. FREE
Contact [email protected] 027 356 9200
Join us for a winter evening of music and fun. This will be whānau time ‒ all are welcome! Haere mai ki te rūma konohete nui! There will be a variety of musical items, featuring several local musicians and singers including Malcolm Gordon, Toni Shanks, Justine Pierre and the Flagstaff Community Choir. This will be a child-friendly zone; some other activities for children will be available during the concert including making lanterns! Families with young children might like to bring along their kai (fish + chips or other) and have a ‘lounge meal’. Hot drinks will be served throughout the evening.
Please bring a koha which will go towards our Food for the Homeless project. Nāku te rourou nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – with your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
Flagstaff Community Church, 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Dunedin
Saturday 7 July, 5.30‒7.30pm. Koha
Contact [email protected] 027 250 0944