

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Te Kia Ora Marae Open Day
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 pm – Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: A family friendly opportunity to visit your local marae, learn how the pōwhiri process works, lunch, then activities. Learn about where whitebait - īnanga spawn, what macroinvertebrates - bugs live in your stream, what the tohu - signs are around stream health. Then meet the locals putting in the hard yards for environmental restoration around your catchment and how you can get involved.

Open for all ages - a fun activity for the school holidays. Spaces are limited and registrations essential for catering. Please note - if you miss the pōwhiri you will not be able to attend the later activities.

Please note: This event is for Kaipara Locals only, and a code is required to register. Contact patricia@mountainstosea.org.nz with the number of people you are wanting to register and your suburb to register your interest if you do not have a code.

Timeline for the event
0945-1000: Arrive at the marae and check in
1000-1200: Pōwhiri | Welcome | Introduction from the haukāinga - local people and from Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust with how the day will run
1200-1215: Whakawhanaungatanga - Introduction Bingo
1215-1300: Karakia | Whakanoa | Lunch - bring a plate if possible
1300-1400: "Local Showcase Presentations: Teā (Puatahi Tamariki Wānanga), Laikynn (Ōtakanini Haranui Rangatahi Engagement), Angela (The Forest Bridge Trust KMR Technical Workshops), Karyn &amp; Sue (Arapārera Community Catchment Group)"
1400-1600: Activity rotations including - finding and IDing macro invertebrates in the local stream, learning how to find the best spawning habitats for whitebait - and how to protect them, the tohu - signs for stream health, alongside the opportunity for some W**d release, with a break for  Kapu tī - Afternoon Tea
1600: Close of event

We will provide a step by step guide for being welcomed onto the marae, what to wear and bring as well as a place to learn and ask questions.

This open day is a part of a larger wānanga - conference which is being held from Wednesday to Friday. To find out more about the full programme check out www.mountainstosea.org.nz/wānanga to register.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waitakere/te-kia-ora-marae-open-day/200029760551541
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, bingo, business, workshops, conferences, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fte-kia-ora-marae-open-day-tickets-1983499040023&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=waitakere-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waitakere
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 2263 Kaipara Coast Hwy, Makarau, Warkworth 0984, New Zealand
- **lat**: -36.53173
- **long**: 174.4546
- **full address**: 2263 Kaipara Coast Hwy, Makarau, Warkworth 0984, New Zealand, 2263 Kaipara Coast Hwy, Makarau, Warkworth 0984, New Zealand, Waitakere

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust (https://allevents.in/org/mountains-to-sea-conservation-trust/24581072)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 pm (+12:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2263 Kaipara Coast Hwy, Makarau, Warkworth 0984, New Zealand, 2263 Kaipara Coast Hwy, Makarau, Warkworth 0984, New Zealand, Waitakere
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, bingo, business, workshops, conferences, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Te Kia Ora Marae Open Day ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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