Neighbours Day Aotearoa

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 March 2011

Turning streets into neighbourhoods: Hurihia nga ara hei tui i te ata noho a te tangata

Fill the gas bottle, put the jug on, and gather your neighbours. It’s time for a celebration to build some neighbourly spirit! Let’s all take the next step in getting to know our neighbours.

LIFEWISE, Inspiring Communities, and Methodist Mission Aotearoa are excited to announce the inaugural Neighbours Day Aotearoa celebration for New Zealanders on 26-27 March 2011.

Neighbours Day Aotearoa is about celebrating the importance of neighbourliness in our streets and neighbourhoods. Growing and strengthening friendships in our streets will help make our neighbourhoods healthier, safer and more fun places to live for all of us. Kiwis are renowned for our hospitality, so come on New Zealand; let's celebrate our neighbourliness – everyone can be involved!

So, what can you do?

1. Start now! Get your street or whole community together to start planning what you'll do together for Neighbours Day Aotearoa in your streets, and how to spread the word in your region.

2. Mark 26-27 March 2011 on the calendar. Knock on doors with home-baking, bring out the back-yard cricket, lean over the fence for a chat, or spark up the BBQ and invite the neighbours – there are many things you can do.

It just takes one person to get things going in a street. Please help spread the word about Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2011 to your workmates, friends, family and of course – your neighbours. And remember, every day is a good day to be a good neighbour!

Got questions or want to share a story about your neighbourhood? Please email: kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz

www.neighboursday.org.nz

Download the Neighbours Pack PDF, 1.2 Megabytes