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Onehunga Community Centre Te Pito ö te Iwi Whaanui NEWSLETTER
March 2012
Community Centre 83 Church Stree t, Onehunga ONE Pearce 1 Pearce Stree t, O nehunga Pearce Stree t Hall 3 Pearce Stree t, Onehunga www.onehungacentre.org.nz
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Marvellous March
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Marvellous March
Weaving activities
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Mana Onehunga is back
2 Onehunga Bay Festival
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Kids Club
3 A range of school holiday workshops
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Onehunga SCENE
3 The art of making jewellery
4 Turning a new leaf 4 Raising the benchmark
4 Social Services available at the Centre
Gosh we are heading into the third month of the year already. Michelle, Lisa and I continue to be inspired by the commitment of locals here in Onehunga. We have enjoyed another action-packed month here at the centre including the refurbishment of this wonderful facility. We are all absolutely delighted with the positive feedback that has been received for our ‘new vibrant look’ within the centre. The walls and floors have had a new ‘hairdo’ with new paint and carpet, floors have been re-coated and a bright new sailcloth adorns the inner courtyard. A big thank you to all for your tolerance and patience through this process, which I acknowledge, has been quite disruptive at times. Unfortunately, we were unable to celebrate International Children’s Day on Sunday 4 March due to adverse weather conditions predicted from the Herald and the Met Service. We are now planning a ‘Whanau Day’ which will take place during ‘Matariki’. Keep checking our website for info www.onehungacentre.org.nz. Other exciting activities to watch out for are the ‘Common Ground’ Youth Event 2012 (21 to 25 May) and our third ‘Matariki@Onehunga’ (21 June to 21 July). Check our website for information www.onehungacentre.org.nz. Social media is alive and well at the centre so visit us on facebook’ … like us or become our friend to get regular updates… follow link from our website, or
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Onehunga-Community-Centre/178086065612269 Remember, we love to see and share ideas with you for our community centre. Come and meet us in the office when you are out and about. Jenny McKay, Centre Manager
‘Mana Onehunga’ is back Yes, the artists are back to facilitate the third in a series of 5 pieces of art work. ‘Mana Onehunga’ is a community engagement project based around the community centre’s five values. ‘Kotahitanga’ (unity, oneness, harmony), ‘Manakitanga’ (sharing, generosity, respect), ‘whanaungatanga’ (building relationships), ‘Wairuatanga’ (spiritual awareness) and ‘Mana Tangata’ (personal awareness). Our resident artists Helen Satele and Desiree Alexandre are facilitating this project and have already begun putting ideas together. Community will be invited to participate in the painting of ‘’Whanaungatanga’’, which will take place during Matariki (21 June to 21 July), with the unveiling being during ‘Through our eyes’ art exhibition (16 to 20 July). Check our website for details www.onehungacentre.org.nz ‘For info, contact centre office on 634 9253
Watch this space Leave your mark on Onehunga
An intergenerational, community art project