Please join us for the second annual 'Together We Eat' Matariki Celebration ✨

A gathering of all the good folks involved with or passionate about sustainability, gardening, food security and community in the Bay of Plenty. Come and connect, eat good food and celebrate together 💚

We'll be putting on a Sunday roast with meat & vegetables but please also bring a plate of kai to share—a side salad or something sweet would be perfect. Please write a small note to accompany your dish, if it is vegetarian or vegan, or if your food contains allergens like nuts or shellfish.

Timings

Please arrive by 2.30pm SHARP to show your ticket and drop your plate etc, and then we will have the pōhiri to welcome everyone onto the Marae. From there we will eat and be together until around 6pm.

Tickets

Tickets are by koha and everyone must get a ticket to secure your space. If you decide you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket because seats are limited, and we don't want anyone to miss out on a space.

Koha will go to the marae, food and chef.

Koha is a personal expression of your gratitude.

Location

Kindly hosted at Te Whetū o Te Rangi Marae, 612 Welcome Bay Road, Welcome Bay.

On Arrival

Please drive down the driveway and park on the grass outside the marae.

You can bring your kai to the table of volunteers to the right of the marae buildings.

Then get your name checked off by our volunteers.

Once that's done, please assemble outside the Marae fence (that encloses the wharenui and wharekai buildings) until everyone has arrived and we will all enter the marae together.

Let us know in the ticketing section

- Which kind of dish (if any) you would like to bring.

- If you are vegetarian/vegan or have an allergy we should be aware of.

- If you would like to volunteer to help with the event (setting up, cleaning after, veggie prep in the days before). We will contact you by email to ask more about what you might like to help with.