Free events for Dying Matters Week all week!
Dying Matters Week 2025 – Thursday 4th September
📍 Helen Smith Room, Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua
Join us for a special day of storytelling, connection, and meaningful conversations as part of Dying Matters Week 2025:
🕘 10:00am Storytelling in English with Moira Wairama, award winning author of Nanny Jo and the Wild Mokopuna.
A warm and reflective storytelling session celebrating life, memory, and connection.
🕦 11:30am – He Kōrero i te Reo Māori with Moira Wairama - Nani Jo me ngā Mokopuna Porohīanga.
🕘 1:00pm – The Whakaahuru Gentle Singers
Soothing songs that offer comfort and presence at the end of life.
🕙 1:45pm – Your Story Matters with Nicola Kane
Capturing life stories and memories for future generations.
🕛 3:00pm – Wills & Legal Matters with Gault Mitchell Law
Practical advice and guidance to support confident planning for the future.
🕑 4:00pm – Meditation & Singing Bowls with Annette Burrell
A calming, restorative session using sound and stillness to support rest and relaxation.
Then join us from 6:15pm at Pauatahanui Lighthouse Theatre for a special screening of The Last Journey — a movie fundraiser you won’t want to miss. (PAID EVENT)
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in...
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Share your festive wisdom with your neighbours and help make this season brighter for everyone!
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How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
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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!
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