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Workshops for Beginners to Advanced Machine Knitters
Annual Festival - bringing together people from NZ and Overseas for expert tutoring, fashion parades, tours, exhibitions, trade stalls...........
Newsletter providing hints and tips, patterns, updates on machine knitting events, parts, and service.

Visiting from overseas, and would like to meet with
fellow knitters?

Contact: (2009 - 2010)

2009 Dates:
Labour Day Monday 26 October

Link to Public Holidays NZ 2010

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Area Meetings & Details:

Area:	Newsletter:	Dates & Venues:
Northland		18^th Jul Doreen Foster's home, Fairburns Rd., Kaitaia 10^th Sep CWI Hall, Norfolk St , Whangarei 21^st Nov Evelyn Ashby’s home, 5 Kennedy St, Opua , Bay of Islands 23^rd Jan 2010 Corrine Ward’s home, 31 Plunket St., Dargaville 20^th Mar 2010 CWI Hall, Norfolk St., Whangarei Please contact our area if you intend to visit as some dates or venues could change
Auckland		Auckland Area Workshop Dates: *Note change of date for next workshop:* August: Saturday 15th - Pakuranga Baptist Church Hall, Pakuranga Nov: Thursday 19th - Community Hall, Te Atatu Peninsula Demonstration topics taken from current Seminar Book (2009). Workshops from 10:00am to 2pm BYO lunch. Cuppa available from 9:30am and again at lunchtime. All visitors are welcome to our workshops and local club meetings. For information contact: Katrina Bush ph: (09) 489 7088 email: ciao.bb@clear.net.nz
Waikato		Waikato Area dates. July 18th 2009 Waikato Area workshop to be held at the Presbyterian Church hall, Canada Street, Morrinsville. 9.30am cup of tea and 10am start. Programme will be the Waikato topic from the 2009 Seminar Book. For further information Contact Rose Fitness rfitness@value.net.nz Ph 07 884 8576 Anyone visiting our Area is most welcome to attend our Workshops and Club Meetings.
Bay of Plenty		Venue: St Enoch's Church 16th Avenue Tauranga Time: 9.30am to 3/3.30pm. Tea/Coffee provided. Bring your own lunch. Saturday 18 July 2009 Saturday 15 August 2009 Saturday 10 or 17 October (to be advised) Baykato Day at Te Poi Hall Te Poi Waikato Saturday 21 November 2009 Saturday 20 February 2010 - Guest Tutors To be advised. Saturday 17 April 2010 AGM.
East Coast		For further information, please contact Mary Staley
Hawkes Bay		Area Days: 25th July Hastings. 19th September Napier. 14th November Hastings All meetings start at 9.30am with our Area Meeting and finish at approx 3.30pm. If you are visiting our Area and would like to join us then please contact us, we would be delighted to see you. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits are supplied but BYO Lunch.
King Country		Taumarunui Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Arts Centre, Hakiaha St., Taumarunui. Contact Nell Tarrant 07 896 6284. Ohura Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Ohura Fire Station, alternating monthly with Eilish Hagenson's home in Mokau. Contact Eilish Hagenson 06 752 9181 King Country Area meetings All area workshops start at 9.30am with a cuppa. July 11th Mokau Mid Winter Xmas Dinner. Sept.12th Kopaki Gaye Halls' Home Nov. 14th Ohura Fire Station. Jan 30th 2010 Taumarunui Arts Centre. Mar. 27th A G M Mapiu Club Rooms If anyone is in the area you are most welcome to attend Contact Gaye Hall 07 878 5969 Nell Tarrant 07 896 6284
Taranaki	Newsletter "Silver Needles" 1/2009	Knit In dates for the coming year each day starts 9.30 with a cuppa and finishes about 3.30 July 11th in Stratford, at the St John Hall, Regan Street, Sept 12th in New Plymouth, at the Disabled Citizens Craft rooms, 83 Hine Street. Nov 14th in Waitara, at the Senior Citizens Hall Warre Street, Workshop day: August 8th with Janet Stuart - venue to be confirmed. With the Festival in June we have something for our members each month. Contact Janet 06 755 2087 janetstuart@clear.net.nz
Wairarapa		Area Days: July 18th, September 19th, November 21st The teach-ins are held at the Shear History Trust Museum, 12 Dixon Street, Masterton (use side entrance), starting at 9.30 with a cup of tea and the business starting at 10.am, pot luck lunch and finish with a cup of tea at approx 3pm
Wellington		August 15th Kapi Mana School Porirua October 17th Uniting Church Waiwhetu Lower Hutt 2010 February 27th Kapi Mana School ?????? 'Teach Ins' start at 1.30 pm prompt.
Marlborough		Club meeting night is the 2nd Monday in the month, held at 127 A Alabama Road. There are no more day meetings.
Canterbury		Our workshop days are: 1 Aug, 7 Nov. All Area days are held at the Methodist Church Hall - corner Chapel Street & Harewood Road Papanui Christchurch, time 9.30am to 3pm cost NZMKS members $5 non NZMKS members $10 shared lunch.
South Canterbury		Area Meetings: Our Meetings are held in the Trinity Hall, Cnr Church Street and Avenue Road, Timaru commencing at 10 a.m. 5 August 14 October 2010 10 February 14 April ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Otago	May 2009 Newsletter	Monthly meetings held 2nd Thursday of month held at the home of Val Payne, 21 Watson Street, Green Island 7.30 start. Area Day shared with Southland will be Saturday 1 August 2009 at Clinton. For further details contact Ngaire at mnmarshall@kinect.co.nz Please note change of email address.
Southland	May 2009 Newsletter	Area Days held at Hedgehope and start at 9.30am with cup of tea.
Manawatu	May 2009 Newsletter	All meetings at Thompson House 4 Kent Street Levin (times ??) August 15th October 17th
Nelson		Aug 15 All meetings at Youth Hall (behind Presbyterian Church) 11 Florence Street, Richmond starting 9.30 am with a cup of tea.

Special Events & Area Contacts:
(for further details, contact Area Representative as listed below)

Area:	Contact email:	Special events:
Northland	Rose Walker
Auckland	Katrina Bush
Waikato	Rose Fitness
Bay of Plenty	Pauline Williams
East Coast	Mary Staley
Hawkes Bay	Alice Lumb
King Country	Gaye Hall
Taranaki	Janet Stuart	Eltham Camp weekends: $35.00 for weekend. Bring your machine and enjoy a weekend of knitting with great company and excellent helpers if you have a problem. Dates for these workshops to be held at the Presbyterian Camp site, Bridger Street: October 9th - 10th - 11th NZMKS National Festival 2010 7th - 11th July 2010 St. Mary's School, Stratford Details from Janet 06 755 2087 janetstuart@clear.net.nz
Wairarapa	Pat Moran
Wellington	Amy Taylor
Marlborough	Marilyn Hagen
Canterbury	Helen Angus
South Canterbury	Shirley Anderson
Otago	Ngaire Marshall
Southland	Anne Baxter
Manawatu	Shirley Hatfield
Nelson	Ann Cooper

Forthcoming other Events (non-NZMKS)

Please advise

Links to photographic web pages from previous NZMKS Festivals & functions:
Photos from Tauranga Festival 2008
Links to NZMKS members' websites:
Ann Cooper Laurel Judd Doreen Berge

Links to other craft websites:
D.E.A. Yarns Levin
Anna Gratton Ltd. Feilding
Dormani Yarns (Tony Bennett, Australia)
Mohair Craft NZ (branches in Auckland Area)
NZ Creative Fibre
YarnTraders
Hallblacks Natural Wool Products
Bernina Sewing Centre Tauranga
Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum Nottingham UK

Links to KiwiKnitters Email Group OzMkers Email Group Victorian Machine Knitters' Association

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Hoping you enjoyed the Festival - we did! Found a pair of blue gloves, also a gold earring.	Let me know if you can fill in any gaps...Thanks - John