Nela's House - 12B Murray St Island Bay Nela’s Chai - Vegetable fried rice with Raita workshop Nela's House - 12B Murray St Island Bay Sunday, 18 February 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm Discover the health benefits of Indian spices in this cooking workshop with Island Bay food entrepreneur Nela Patel from Nela’s Chai. Nela Patel demonstrates how to cook a range of easy and cost effective Indian dishes using her own ethically sourced, roasted and ground spices direct from India! Come and be inspired with tasty, healthy recipes in the comfort of Nela’s home. Note: The dishes demonstrated in the workshop are all vegetarian. Nela will discuss gluten-free and vegan options too. 021774384 $15pp Cos t

14e86f62-c025-485b-9668-2b38fbda9a38 Our Contributors Our Contributors These generous folk have contributed to one or more events in this year's programme. Nicole Miller A Look Under the Waves Chair of the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve Trust and Wellington Underwater Club President. Read More Sofia Robinson Glorious Gardens Tour Guide Garden Tour Guide & Organiser Read More Jo-Elle Gragilla eCycle & Art Workshop Host Hosts of the eCycle/reCycle Open Workshop Read More Nela Patel Chai Maker Nela's Chai - Cooking to Spice up your Health Read More Rob Whelan Musician Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night Read More Annette Moffatt Glorious Gardens Tour Guide President of the Island Bay Gardening Club Read More Mark Bobb Musician Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night Read More Hanne Jøstensen Singer/Songwriter Performer - Island Bay Musicians Gig Night Read More Richard Medlicott Online Health Korero & Musician GP Presenter @ Online Health Korero & Musician Read More Chris Livesey Chair - Manawa Karioi Society Lead organiser of the Paekawakawa, Tawatawa and Manawa Karioi reserve walks. Read More Kavita Anand Chef Kavita's Kitchen Lunch Read More Frances Samuel Poet Panel Member - The Island of the Mind Read More

Island Bay Beach

< Back Chris McKeown Photographer Chris has lived in Island Bay for 15 years and he and his family love being part of the Island Bay community. He is a keen walker around the hills in the Bay and always takes his camera gear with him. You may have seen some of his photos in Wellington Facebook pages, or maybe bought one of his prints or calendars! He is passionate about photography, and loves sharing that passion with others. You can see more on his website: https://www.chrismckeown.photography Chris will be leading the 'Photography Walk with Chris McKeown '. Please click the link for more information on this event.

< Back Rob Whelan Musician Rob is a local singer songwriter you might recognise from when he was playing out of his garage during the last lockdown to help conquer the anxiety, boredom and sadness that many were feeling at the time with some joy and hope-filled songs. Rob released his heartfelt debut album "New Day Dawning" in April last year containing twelve special songs he hopes will bring joy, hope, inspiration and healing to everyone who listens to them in these turbulent and uncertain times. When Rob isn’t singing his heart out and playing guitar, you’ll probably find him grabbing a coffee and a supa dupa pie from supa Dupa Patricia’s Pies once a week .. possibly twice ... ok maybe thrice ... https://robwhelanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/new-day-dawning

Teddy bear's picnic About the event Hey kids and cuddly friends. Head to Shorland Park’s little playground beside the band rotunda at 12 noon for the famous Island Bay Teddy bears’ picnic. Join the bear hunt, dance off, games and Island Bay's very own Mr Bubble man! Carers must accompany children. Hosted by the Island Bay Combined Churches. Not being held in 2021. Hope to have it back next year.

Food Stalls Sunday 14 February, 10am - 4pm

Laneway between Clyde Street and the Parade Mural Blessing Laneway between Clyde Street and the Parade Friday, 16 February 2024 12:45pm As you may have seen, the stunning mural artwork by Greta Menzies on the fence along the pedestrian laneway between Clyde Street and the Parade is now complete. This is part of the village upgrades in Island Bay, and Council is humbly excited to add this pride of place to the project. We would like to invite you to join us in celebrating this work at 12:45pm on Friday 16 February, at the Island Bay Community Centre where the artist and team behind the mural will talk about the project. Please RSVP by Tuesday 13 February, to psd.islandbay@wcc.govt.nz We look forward to this celebration and hope to see you there. FREE Cos t

< Back Nicole Miller A Look Under the Waves Nicole Miller is Chair of the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve Trust and Wellington Underwater Club President. She spends most of her free time in the water on the South Coast or along the Miramar Peninsula documenting the marine environment. Nicole works with volunteers to monitor seaweed, kina and other habitats to collect data for marine restoration and biodiversity protection. Public engagement and education are key in Nicole’s work. She created an immersive virtual tour of Taputeranga Marine Reserve to enable everyone to experience the marine reserve without getting wet. The tour is available online and on VR headset at events in Wellington. Find out more about Taputeranga Marine Reserve and the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve Charitable Trust on www.taputeranga.org.nz . The Trust keeps up the Island Bay Snorkel Trail, creates educational material on marine life and the marine reserve rules and supports school and public outreach programmes. The Trust also promotes marine science and management best-practice and advocates for the reserve through direct work with the Department of Conservation, submissions and participation in reference groups. Check out the link on Nicole’s website to get close up and personal with Wellington’s marine life and discover the remains of local shipwrecks ( www.adventure360.co.nz/360tmr ) and what lies under the wave in Wellington Harbour ( https://adventure360.co.nz/wellingtonharbour ). Start exploring and share your underwater passion with friends and family! If you are a qualified scuba diver or keen snorkeler get in touch with the Wellington Underwater Club ( www.wuc.org.nz , wellington.underwater@gmail.com ).

< Back Kavita Anand Chef Kavita Anand is an multi-award winning chef and founder of Kavita’s Kitchen. She has lived in Island Bay for over 20 years and loves good food and family. She started Kavita’s Kitchen in 2019 because of her passion for making healthy and delicious curry more accessible to the every-day, time-poor cook! From a very young age, Kavita has been passionate about curry thanks to her grandmother’s exceptional cooking. Her love of these dishes grew over time and she wants others to be able to enjoy good quality curries at home. Kavita’s Kitchen has grown into a small, family-owned business. It provides affordable and 100% natural plant-based curry paste concentrates. Boasting versatility, these pastes can be used to make curry, stir fry, slow cook, oven bake or BBQ quickly and easily. Handmade with fresh ingredients, Kavita’s curry pastes are gluten, nut and dairy free and contain no added sugar, artificial colours or flavours. They are available for purchase at Island Bay New World, Moore Wilson’s and other retailers. For more information about Kavita’s Kitchen visit: https://kavitaskitchen.co.nz/