Hīkoi ki Waitangi: Karuwhā 2019

Kia ora koutou,
We are excited to announce that we will be returning to to Waitangi for Hīkoi ki Waitangi: Karuwhā 2019 – and would like to invite you to join us. 

The four-day experience is held over the Waitangi Commemorations, 3-6 February, and is an invitation to visit significant sites, to sit in the whenua, to spend time listening to stories of our past, to seek a better understanding of our country and to not just observe but participate by serving alongside the hau kainga (the local hosts).

Waitangi sits at the heart of our identity in Aotearoa. It's where the Treaty was first signed and it’s home to the people who welcomed New Zealand’s first Christian missionaries. The stories of Waitangi are our stories; they are your stories. Karuwhā Trust exists because without our history, our ‘now’ is pretty disjointed.

Programme elements:

• Visit Oihi Bay where Ruatara invited Samuel Marsden to preach his famous Christmas Day message in 1814
• Join Henry Williams’ descendant, Elisabeth Ludbrook, on a tour of the Paihia church and mission grounds
• Witness the build-up to Waitangi Day, hear the political conversations, and participate in the commemorations
• Attend the Waitangi Day Dawn Service
• Hear from Kaumatua and historians
• Serve alongside the hau kainga (the people of Te Tii Marae, the hosts) as they host the Waitangi day commemorations, by serving in the kitchen as they feed hundreds of people, and/or help with car parking, cleaning etc.
• Connect and korero with others from across Aotearoa over shared meals and time in the Karuwhā tent
• Swim, walk, eat and laugh
• Plus more ++

Registration: 
Registrations are essential and are to be filled out online: http://bit.ly/waitangi2019

If you are coming as a group or whānau your leader can fill out this registration on behalf of your group: http://bit.ly/waitangi2019group

Cost:
The cost is $85 waged and $65 for unwaged and students. Tamaraki are welcome and are free. This fee assists to cover the cost of organising the hīkoi including equipment hire, venue costs, staff and speaker costs. You will be emailed an invoice following registration. 

Costs you will need to cover yourself are transport, accommodation and kai (although breakfasts will be provided for those camping).  

Accommodation:
You are welcome to join our Karuwhā ropū at the Waitangi Holiday Park, for an additional cost of $20 per adult, per night and $7 per child, per night - the location of the Holiday Park is hard to beat. You can indicate your desire to tent with Karuwhā when you register. If camping isn’t your thing, we recommend you book your accommodation ASAP as holiday houses/hotels book out really fast.

A programme and other details will be emailed to those who register in the lead up to February. You can also click through to the Hīkoi ki Waitangi Facebook event to get updates. 

If you have any queries please get in touch. 

We are looking forward to being with you at Waitangi!