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World Vegetarian Day
October 1st
Every year vegetarians around the world observe World Vegetarian Day to celebrate a healthy, compassionate and environmentally friendly way of life.
This year Auckland and Christchurch celebrated with Food & Lifestyle Festivals on the weekend before October 1st, Gisborne members enjoyed a cruise on World Vegetarian Day, and local groups met to socialise together. Look for reports of all these events in the next issue of Vegetarian Living NZ.
Auckland
Vegetarian Food and Lifestyle Festival
Sunday 28 September 10 am - 4 pm
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Rd, Balmoral
The festival was another vibrant and fun vegetarian event with even more stalls this year. Cafés, food tasting, cooking demos and lifestyle products. For further details please see the Auckland Centre website, phone the Vegetarian Centre 523 4686 or e-mail us. Stallholders information and the talk and cooking demonstration timetable is available on the Auckland page. Thank you all for coming along.
Gisborne
Cruise on the tug boat MV Takatimu
Over 25 people joined in this fun cruise, including both members of the
Vegetarian Society and others interested in finding out
about vegetarianism - a great chance to celebrate World Vegetarian
Day, celebrate nature and see Gisborne City from a different perspective.
World Vegetarian Day 1 October 2008, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Christchurch
Vegetarian Food and Lifestyle Expo 2008
Sunday 28 September
10-4.30pm
The Horticultural Centre, Riccarton Rd, Hagley Park
(opposite the Public Hospital)
Thank you all for coming!
For vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike
• stalls
• food
• cookery demos
• café
• films
• workshops
• vege sausage sizzle
• vegan ice cream stand
For further details, go directly to our Expo page
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