A big thanks to everyone who came along to our Waitangi Day event on Saturday 8th February 2025! This was our 10th annual Waitangi Day event, and this year we welcomed over 300+ Kiwis and their friends to commemorate this very important day. We hope everyone had a great time.
Our Friends and Sponsors
This event wouldn’t have been possible without our board members, volunteers, friends and sponsors, many of whom have been amazing supporters of Kia Ora Vancouver for years. Thank you all!
- Air New Zealand, who generously donated a voucher for 2 adults flying in Premium Economy back to NZ to mark our 10th Waitangi Day. Don’t forget to use our discount code to save on your next trip home
- Kathmandu who gave us a ton of their products to give away. Find them online, or also in store at MEC locations
- Rugby Canada, who donated two tournament passes to the 2025 Vancouver Sevens for our raffle. Don’t forget to use our discount code (see our email newsletter) for 20% off when you buy your tickets online
- Flight Centre Kitsilano, for donating a travel voucher for our raffle
- Affinity Group for donating a bunch of ski passes that we gave away
- Whaia Trading (where you can get real Watties tomato sauce, Marmite, and your favourite Kiwi treats) for donating a bunch of goodies for us to give away
- South Island Pie Co for both supplying the pies sold on the day, and giving us vouchers for prizing
- Whittakers for giving us 300 blocks of their amazing Peanut Slabs to give away
- Te Tini a Maui for volunteering their time to perform and give us all a great reminder of home
- … and of course to the awesome team at The Blarney Stone for not only being an amazing host once again, but also providing sponsorship and prizes
Photos
Here are some photos from this year’s awesome event:
