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WINGS MONTHLY MEETING

Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Whangarei Women's Club, Corner of Rust Ave and Alexander Street, Whangarei
Fee: Members Free | Non-Members $5 (Pay at the door)
All women are welcome
Please bring a plate to share

Theme: Walking up Mt. Kilimanjaro

Jackie Leech and Lucy Andrews will be sharing their experience of hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, earlier this year. Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of the seven great summits of the world and the highest freestanding mountain but it is not technically difficult.

A VISIT TO A FARM WITH A CHURCH & WATERFALL



Date: Saturday, 5 October 2019
Time: Meet at 10 am at Rowsells Collision Repair Centre,
49 Pipiwai Road, Kamo

Venue: A private farm at Knight Road, Rautangata West

Address: Provided upon booking
Max: 20 People 
Open the 'Farm Visit' Booking Form>>

We will be visiting a private farm with a church, where we will be given a guided tour of the church by the owner.  We will also take a walk to the waterfall on the farm. Let’s hope for lots of rain before then for a strong waterfall! We will have a picnic there, so please remember to take a packed lunch. Sturdy footwear is recommended. 

If you would like to join us for a lovely morning in the fresh air, please fill in the booking form

WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP

Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
Time: 10 am - 12 pm
Venue: A private home in Kamo

Address: Provided upon booking
Fee: $5
Open the 'Watercolour Workshop' Booking Form >>

Topics: Layering colours and Still Life
* Paper, paint, pencils and tape supplied. 
* Please bring your own brushes, water jar and equipment, if you have them. 
* Morning tea provided.
* Priority is given to fully paid-up WINGS members and those who have been to previous workshops.
* Address provided upon booking


Ways to book: Fill in the booking form  and pay as follows:
1. Pay online to WINGS account (details are given with booking form)
2. Pay in cash at WINGS office or at the WINGS Wednesday evening meeting on 2 October

FRIDAY NIGHT MEET UP

Date: Friday, 18 October 2019
Time: 5:15 pm
Venue: Split Bar and Restaurant
Address: 15 Rathbone St, Whangarei

Partners and friends welcome
Open the 'Friday Night Meet up' Booking Form >>

Make new friends, meet old ones in the relaxed setting of Split Bar and Restaurant for a cocktail/mocktail and have a meal if you wish. The venue is great and the food is good!

Fill in the booking form to let us know how many people will be attending.

WHANGAREI ETHNIC FOOTBALL FESTIVAL

Date: Saturday, 19 October 2019
Time: 8 am - 3 pm 
Venue: Tikipunga Sports Park
Address: Tikipunga Sports Park, Reed Street, Tikipunga 

WINGS Title: FOOTBALL CHAMP 

WINGS will have a stall at the Whangarei Ethnic Football Festival to be organised by Multicultural Whangarei.

Come and see us with your little ones and indulge yourselves in some delicious home-baking while the kids are busy with the ‘Football Champ’ activities we are organising for them. So please come along to support WINGS and Multicultural Whangarei. We look forward to seeing you all.

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS WITH LINDSEY

Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Time: 2 pm - 4 pm 
Venue: A private home in Onerahi 
Address: Provided upon booking
Fee: $5
Max: 8 people | Members-only

Open the 'Christmas Crafts' Booking Form >>

Christmas is around the corner, so get a head start on the decorations by making some of your own lovely decorations! We will be making a snowman, a wreath and a Christmas tree, or however many you can manage.

There is a fee payable of $5, which will secure most of the items needed. The few other items needed will be emailed to you after making your booking. Don’t delay, make your booking now, as there is only room for 8 people!

Ways to book: Fill in the booking form  and pay as follows:
1. Pay online to WINGS account (details are given with booking form)
2. Pay in cash at WINGS office or at the WINGS Wednesday evening meeting on 2 October

COOKING WITH PAULA



Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Time:  10 am - 1:30 pm
Venue: The James Homestead 
Address: 205 Three Mile Bush Rd, Kamo, Whangarei
Fee: $10 (to cover the price of the ingredients)
Max: 10 people | Members-only
Open the 'Cooking with Paula' Booking Form >>

Join us for a delightful day of cooking with Paula at The James Homestead. You will be making bacon and egg pie, pikelets and pavlova, after which this will be served for lunch.

Fill in the booking form and pay in cash at WINGS office or at the WINGS Wednesday evening meeting on 2 October or directly to Paula. Online payment facility is not available.

BANANARAMA - A TROPICAL FRUIT ORCHARD


Picture credit to flickr.com

Date: Saturday, 9 November 2019
Time:  11 am – 2 pm
Venue: Bananarama, near Maungatapere 
Address: Provided upon booking
Free Admission | All welcome
Open the 'Bananarama' Booking Form >>

Pack a picnic lunch, wear your sturdy footwear, bring your family and come and enjoy a lovely day out to a local tropical fruit orchard. If the weather does not play along, we will postpone to a later date.
Fill in the booking form to let us know who will be joining us.

HOLLYWOOD QUIZ NIGHT


Date: Saturday, 16 November 2019
Table setup time: 6:30pm
Time:  7 pm sharp to finish by 10 pm
Venue: Onerahi Community Centre,
Address: 130 Onerahi Road, Whangarei
Tickets: $10 per person
Supper: $5 (optional) | No bar - BYO
Partners/ men welcome
Open the 'Quiz Night' Booking Form >>

Theme: HOLLYWOOD
* Tables of 6 to 8 people
* Prizes - Best dressed  & Best decorated table
* Raffle

Come along with friends and family to have fun and support WINGS. If you do not have a team, let Zainab or Deirdre know and we will find you one!

Ways to buy tickets:
1.  Fill in the booking form and pay online to WINGS account
2.  Buy your tickets at the WINGS Wednesday evening meeting on 2 October or 6 November
3. Buy your tickets at WINGS office (Mon, Tue and Wed - 9 am to 1 pm)

RAFFLE DONATION
 
Hello WINGS ladies, please let us know at wingsnz@hotmail.com if you can donate a small contribution to a raffle basket of goodies for the quiz night. e.g. non-perishable food, chocolate, tea, coffee, wine, beauty products.
 

DINING OUT

Date: Friday, 29 November 2019
Time:  6:30 pm
Venue: Shiraz Haveli Indian Restaurant
Address: 58 Walton Street, Whangarei

Partners/ men welcome
Open the 'Dining Out' Booking Form >>

Note: No Dining Out in October. Please fill in the booking form for 29 November, to let us know the numbers.  

Would you like to join our Facebook Group to get connected with regular participants? Click here to open our 'Dining Out' Group page.

VISIT THE KAURI MUSEUM, MATAKOHE


Date: Sunday, 1 December 2019
Venue: Kauri Museum, Matakohe
Address: 5 Church Rd, Matakohe
Time: Meet at 9.15 am at the ASB stadium parking area closest to the St John ambulances, where we will be transported to the museum by bus. Back at the ASB stadium at approx. 3.30 pm.
Members and their families welcome
Open the 'Visit the Kauri Museum' Booking Form >>

Charge for transport: $10 per person - adults and all children (to be paid by 10 November)

Entrance fee to the Museum: $15 adult (normally $25); Children under 15 $5 (normally $6); Children under 5 free (can be paid in advance or at the museum on 1 December)

We will be visiting the Kauri Museum in the west coast village of Matakohe. The museum, to the south of the Waipoua Forest, contains many exhibits that tell the story of the pioneering days when early European settlers in the area extracted kauri timber and kauri gum.  There will be an optional guided tour and talk at 11 am. We will be able to have an enjoyable tea/lunch at the café on site.

Ways to book: Fill in the booking form  and pay as follows:
1.  Pay to WINGS account by 10 November (at least the transport cost).
2. Pay in cash at WINGS office or at the WINGS Wednesday evening meeting on 2 October or 6 November (at least the transport cost).

 

END OF YEAR PICNIC



Picture credit to flickr.com

Date: Saturday, 7 December 2019
Time and Venue: To be confirmed
Families welcome!
 

We will be having a get together for our families on 7 December and hope to have everyone join in. Details will be confirmed closer to the time, but please diarise the date in the meantime.

Would you like to download the Events List and paste it on your Fridge? Click on the 'Download' button on our website's Event page. 

Click here to go to Events page >>
REGULAR EVENTS

BOOK CLUB
1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday of each month
Time: 
10:30 am
Venue: Whangarei Central Library (in the Library Cafe)
Contact Kristin Kelly at kristin220@hotmail.com
and Lindsey Shaw at lindseyshaw1q@gmail.com

FREE to join! 

THURSDAY QUIET COFFEE GROUP
Meets every Thursday
Time: 
10:30 am
Venue: Essence Café, 184 Bank St, Whangarei
(Corner of Bank St and Aubrey St)
Coffee group for people who like a quieter setting.
Ladies only!
 FREE to join! 

FRIDAY COFFEE GROUP
Meets every Friday
Time: 
10 am
Venue: Riverside Café, Town Basin, Whangarei
Look for the WINGS sign on the table.
Ladies and kids only! 
FREE to join! 

SEPTEMBER NEWS

THE HEALING POWER OF THE BODY'S ECOSYSTEM
WINGS Monthly Meeting Theme- September 4, 2019

"The first environment worth saving is you". Indeed it is. A very interesting Wednesday evening which was led by Sophia Xiao-Colley (Owner at DeSan Health, Whangarei) taught us how SIMPLE health is.  Read more >>

WINGS MEMBERS HELP TO KEEP WHANGAREI BEAUTIFUL
September 10, 2019

A team of WINGS ladies and one man braved the elements on Tuesday morning to collect litter around the Loop as part of the Keep Whangarei Beautiful initiative sponsored by G.J.Gardner....... Read more >>

 Click here to see all the photos of the 'Keep Whangarei Beautiful' >>

COMEDY SHOWS AT OCTAGON THEATRE
September 13, 2019

A small group of WINGS members and friends, once again, enjoyed a night out at the Octagon Theatre where an entertaining visit to the village of Little Grimley was preceded by a delicious three-course meal. A great way to spend a Friday evening!

A BIG DAY IN AT THE LIBRARY

September 14, 2019

A fun and entertaining day at Whangarei Central Library's "A Big Day in at the Library". It was a great opportunity to meet lots of people and share the motto of WINGS - "Bloom where you are planted"....... Read more >>

 Click here to see all the photos of the 'A Big Day in at the Library' >>

SUNDAY SPRING BRUNCH

September 22, 2019

We enjoyed a delicious ‘bring a plate’ brunch and had great fun with Jenn teaching us some line dancing to a ‘slight’ cowboy theme, wearing our cowboy hats and country music...Read more >>

Click here to see all the photos of the 'Sunday Spring Brunch' >>
WANT TO DO EVENT PLANNING?
WINGS has an Events Planning Group that organises events and outings for the members.

The members of the planning group are currently Sue Mostert (coordinator), Laura Wallace, Leslie Allen, Lindsey Shaw, Kristin Kelly, Liane Blair and Michelle Briggs.

If you like organising events and would like to join our group, we would love to have you. It's a wonderful way to meet likeminded people and have some fun.  Otherwise, please feel free to share ideas with us.

Contact the WINGS office on (09) 430 3221 (landline) or (021) 0829 0683 (mobile) or email at wingsnz@hotmail.com
WINGS MEMBERSHIP
You can become a WINGS Member by paying $30 per annum. Paid members receive discounted rates for some events, are invited to members-only special events and help greatly to support the work of WINGS in the community.  

You can pay online or in cash at our monthly WINGS Wednesday Meetings.
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BUSHWIRE
Need to buy /sell a specific something, or swap an item. How about a lift to Auckland, find a good hairdresser, a decent restaurant for that special occasion!!  Want a good plumber, or just to make a general enquiry.
Why not try WINGS Bushwire? 

Just email your details/description to Sarah Pollard at sspollard1@yahoo.com and it will be emailed out with the monthly newsletter.

GROW YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE

Do you want a website or a Facebook page to grow your business?
Rashim Sethi is working with WINGS as Digital Marketing Manager. She can help you with the following IT activities at very reasonable rates:

  • Creating/Managing Facebook Pages and Posts
  • Advertising on Social Media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) 
  • Website Development and Maintenance
  • Updating Content/Blogs
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Email marketing campaigns and newsletters

BLUE SHEETS AND GREEN SOCKS AVAILABLE!

We are all into recycling these days and I have these fabulous blue sheets that are used once, then they are thrown away. I work at Kensington Hospital and we have a lot of these. We use them when patients come out of the theatre to help transfer/move them. They are very strong, and great to use around the house e.g great for lining your car, moving soil/plants around the garden, decorating and many many more uses. I also take them to the dog pound.
 

   

I also have green socks, which are given to patients as they are anti-slip. They are only worn for a very short time and then discarded. I take them home, wash them and take to the hospice shop for resale.
 
I also am able to get these small glass jars. They are very useful for storing spices in or for arts and crafts. The jars do come with a metal edge, which will need removing (use a flat head screwdriver and be aware that the metal is sharp). Once removed it leaves a rubber stopper. The bottles have had liquid Paracetamol in so please do wash out jars thoroughly before putting anything edible in.


If any of you can use these items, please contact me at the contact details given below. I do prefer email.

Sarah Pollard
sspollard1@ yahoo.com
Home Phone - 09 4380844
TEXT ONLY - 0212570816
 

 

EARRING DESIGN

I would like to find someone who could make an earring for me as I lost one (not necessarily in silver, just metal, and not necessarily an exact match).


Heather Bradley
Phone: 094377466

FANCY A WEEK IN AUCKLAND

House sitter needed for my daughter's cats from October 11th to 21st. She lives in Stanmore Bay on Whangaparaoa Pen. Free accomodation for a week in exchange for looking after two cats.

Paula Smith
Phone: 021447976

USEFUL LINKS
WINGS:  
www.wingsnz.org.nz 
Like our Facebook page to be updated with lots of events, networking, photos, and messages - 
https://www.facebook.com/wingswhangarei
You can join our Facebook groups - Mothers, Crafts, Dining Out, Family Events and Theme Night

Email: wingsnz@hotmail.com

MIGRANT CONNECT:  
www.cab.org.nz
Phone: 09 438 8046
Address: 71 Bank Street, Whangarei 0110


MULTICULTURAL WHANGAREI:
www.whangareimigrantcentre.nz  
Phone: 09 430 0571
Address: 71 Bank Street (upstairs), Whangarei 0110 


ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARTNERS (ELP):  
www.englishlanguage.org.nz/whangarei
Phone: 09 438 2512
Address: 10 Rathbone Street (above Gifts on Rathbone) 
Email : northland@englishlanguage.org.nz
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Email: wingsnz@hotmail.com

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