Community News
"UNITY WEEK 2009"
Monday - 20th April to Saturday - 25th April
Our Trust will be once again hosting events for this year's "Unity Week".
Other than the annual functions such as the 'Walk for Unity', Napier Pilot City Awards, Robson Lecture and Unity Dinner, we are pleased to also have the presence of acclaimed international criminologist - Professor Robert Gaucher, former Head of the Criminology at the University of Ottawa, Canada (recently retired).
Professor Gaucher will be holding a lunch-time lecture at the Napier RSA on Wednesday - 22nd April, 2009. The session starts at 12:15pm and the subject of his talk is:
"Reflections on Criminal Justice in NZ & Canada: Overview
and comparison of Transformative, Restorative &
Retributive Justice Systems"
WALK FOR UNITY
The week begins with the "Walk for Unity", commencing at 12:30pm on Monday - 20th April. The public are invited to join our Trust and groups such as Rangatahi Toa Aotearoa (Young NZ Warriors) and the Leg Up Trust, to walk along the Marine Parade Rotary Pathway from the statue of "Pania of the Reef" to the Tutaekuri river.
The Walk will also include an 'eco' themed exercise (rubbish collection) with an emphasis on raising awareness for our environment and to "Keep Hawkes Bay Clean".
At the conclusion of the Walk, there will be a sausage sizzle - manned by officers of the Maraenui Community Policing team.
The main objective of the Walk for Unity is to show and spread the message to support "peace and harmony" in the community. This is seen in the numbers that attend with age being no barrier.
NAPIER PILOT CITY AWARDS & ROBSON LECTURE
On Friday - 24th April, we will be holding the Napier Pilot City Awards ceremony in Main Chamber of the Napier City Council, commencing at 3:00pm. These awards are given in recognition of the receipient's individual contribution and support for the community.
This year's worthy recipients are: Edward (Ted) Gillespie, Selwyn Hawthorne, Rev. Noel Hendery, Meagan Joe, Janet Paku, Sheryl Papistock, Piri (Bill) Prentice and James Robin.
All are deserving people and are well-respected in the community. Congratulations.
To present this year's Robson Lecture is Kim Workman - the former Director of Prison Fellowship NZ and now working for the Families Commission.
Kim has a long history involving many facets of community work. His career began as Police Officer in 1959 and has since moved along many paths such as Senior Investigations Officer for the Office of the Obudsman; Manager - State Services Commission; District Manager - Department of Maori Affairs (Rotorua); Deputy Secretary - Maori Affairs (Auckland region); Assistant Secretary (Penal Institutions) - Department of Justice and Deputy Secretary (Maori Health) - Ministry of Health.
The topic of his speech is:
"EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY PROBLEMS"
ANZAC DAY SERVICES & UNITY DINNER
Our Unity Week celebrations will conclude on Saturday - 25th April following ANZAC Day services and the Unity Dinner.
The day will begin with Dawn Parade at the Napier Soundshell at 6:00am; participation at Eskdale Church at 9:00am and the service at the Main Cenotaph in Clive Square at 11:00am. As in previous years, we will have members of the diplomatic core representing Australia, United Kingdom and the United States of America, joining us on behalf of their respective embassy in Wellington.
The 28th Maori Battalion will also be holding a service at Pukemokimoki Marae.
As the finale, we will be hosting the Unity Dinner at the Napier RSA, commencing at 6:00pm. This occasion is to further recognise this year's Napier Pilot City Trust award recipients; host our visiting dipomats and remember those who fought for peace but did not return.
We would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge the continued support of the two main sponsors of the Unity Dinner - Ngatarawa Wines (Alwyn Corban) and JBA Global (James Barnes). Also - to the management and staff of the Napier City Council and Napier RSA, your assistance with the events of Unity Week is very much appreciated.
Tickets for the Unity Dinner are $25 and available from Jeffery's Menswear (Emerson Street), the Napier RSA or by contacting us.
TREATY OF WAITANGI WORKSHOPS
For the past 6 years, our Trust Secretary - Kerry Kitione, has networked throughout Hawkes Bay, bringing Robert Consedine to this region.
In the 1980's, Robert and his wife - Trish (of Christchurch), established Waitangi & Associates Ltd. Their mission is to run 2-day workshops focusing on the Treaty of Waitangi and the fundamental issues of this document. It was also bought about to enable Pakeha and Maori to both learn about and confront New Zealand's colonial history plus understand the implications in the present day. For further details, see their website: www.waitangi.co.nz
The workshops are conducted in a safe, non-confrontational, inter-actional atmosphere. A broad range of issues from pre-1840 to present day are examined, with a diverse group from the public and corporate sector attending. The workshops take place twice a year in Napier.
"With knowledge comes understanding and with understanding, there is less ignorance and intolerance"...
The following are a few comments from workshop participants:-
"I wish I had been taught more in depth at school than learning about other countries"
"People still make judgements and still choose to be uninformed"
"Every Official, Councillor or MP should be obliged to attend"
"Brilliant - an eye opener. I recommend it"
Dates for the 2009 workshops are: Friday - 8 May 2009 & Saturday - 9 May 2009
(All placements filled)
Friday - 20 Nov 2009 & Saturday - 21 Nov 2009
For information regarding enrolments, Kerry's contact details are:
104 Avondale Road, Taradale, Napier
Ph/Fax: (06) 844 6840 Mob: (021) 130 9789
Email: kkitione@xtra.co.nz
For further details on any of the events, please contact us.