Hikoi Wairua

Hikoi Itinerary
1 March - 16 March 2006

Allow me to thank you all for Registering with our 2006 Hikoi Wairua

Thank you for your trust and belief in your selves and me. I feel very sure that without this combination you would not be coming on this Hikoi (walk) this great experience a once in a lifetime happening.

It is really happening and the time is almost here. I hear both on our news broadcasts and news from my friends in your countries that your winter has been long and hard. That some of you have had record snow falls and low temperatures much below zero. I feel this is a good to have time out from your country and join us in Aotearoa (New Zealand). We are presently enjoying warn – hot days and evenings and by the time you arrive we begin the Autumn season.

These journeys are very special and based on past experience I can assure you that you will discover parts of you that is unique and very special bought about simply by surrendering to nature and sharing our manaakitanga (hospitality) our aroha (love) our culture, our arts ourselves.

I feel very privileged to be the catalyst in bringing all of you from many countries together to share your thoughts, cultures beliefs and energies.

You are coming from Switzerland, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia to join me in Little New Zealand and be taken care of by my Whanau (family) and extended Tribal family.

You all have one thing in common (except one person) has attended workshops where I have been your wisdom teacher, Mentor or Life coach.

Wai

Time	Description
Arrival	Lynda has been in contact with you all and has given instructions how to get to your first base, Capital House. You need to contact Lynda and tell her your arrival flight details, she will arrange an airport shuttle to pick you up from the airport and take you to Capital House. We expect you to start arriving at Capital House from Tuesday 28 February (please tell Lynda if you have made arrangements to arrive earlier) The tour will officially start at 2.00pm Wednesday 1 March 2006. Contact Lynda lyndabradley@ihug.co.nz with flight, shuttle and accommodation requests. You will be responsible to all costs associated with transport to Capital House and any accommodation before 1 March 2006.
From Wednesday 1 March 2006 Hikoi Wairua (White Light Focus) will be responsible for all your accommodation, transport and meals. You will be responsibility for all costs associated with any additional excursions and purchasing of souvenirs There will be Wine, and beer on sale for a reasonable cost. There are a limited number of T Shirts with an attractive Ta Moko pattern available for a cost of $35. There will also be authentic Taonga made by well-known artist available to you at a reasonable cost. Please make contact with us if you have any queries.
Day 1	Hikoi Begins
From 2.00 pm	Beginning of our Hikoi Wairua Details for the day will be posted on the white board in the main entrance of Capital House. Activities will include:
	Orientation time: Meet your hosts:With our Kaumatua (elder and leader) Pa Moe and Your spiritual leader of our Hikoi Wairua Whaia Wai
	Introduction Time: Meet your assistants From Aotearoa (New Zealand) Dave Hegglun travelling carver and medicine man Whaia Lydia Harrison Australia Ben Risby-Jones – Healer Singapore Ayako Switzerland Bernadette our travelling Chef from The Netherlands Lida Duijn and Lida Vriend From time to time we will have Te Rehia and Marnie Morgan from Aotearoa and Britain join us.
	During the orientation we will answer any questions you may have as well as paying for any outstanding invoices
	Sight seeing tours of Wellington the capital city of New Zealand
	Meal arrangements and times will be posted on the white board
Day 2	Travel from Wellington to the South Island
6.00 am	An early continental breakfast will be served in the dining room you must be ready to board the shuttle transport by 6.45am
7.00 am	Leaving for Wellington Ferry Terminal
8.45 am	Depart for South Island
11.45am	Arrival in the South Island We pack our luggage into the luggage carrier and begin our journey to Kaikoura. This is a two and a half hour coastal drive. You will be travelling in three full air conditioned 10 seater Mini buses. Please keep your luggage to a minimum as there is little storage space. A light lunch provided then drive to
4.30pm	Powhiri / official Maori welcome in Kaikoura
6.00pm	Light supper will be served and then we will travel (half hours drive) to our destination called Ariama and our host Whaia Miriama
	Supper will be served at Ariama and you will settle into your accommodation for the evening
Day 3 – Day 7	Ariama Retreat Kaikoura
	Our Chef Bernadette will oversee the preparation of all meals, as part of Maori Tikanga (protocol) we will all assist in the preparation of the Kai (food) and the cleaning afterwards.
	We will spend from the evening of Day 2 until the morning of Day 8 in this enchanted magic place. Activities will include: 1. Tane Mahuta there will be medicine walks the rituals and the preparation, and cooking of medicines 2. The creative use of our natural resources such as: a. bone, b. wood, c. shell (Paua) d. stone and e. fibre from Harakeke (native flax); produce your personal spiritual totems or kaitiaki (caretakers) 3. Assistance in the understanding of symbols in designs.All of these arts are sacred; your teacher is a well-known and respected artist, master carver and sculpture from the South Island Dave Hegglun. He will also be our medicine man and Whaia Wai will be your medicine woman. We will also have access to teachers of weaving and much more from the local area. Whale watching, swimming with dolphins and visiting the seal colonies are all amazing activities in Kaikoura. We can arrange for bookings and transport to these activities but they are not part of the Hikoi Wairua 2006 and you are responsible for all costs associated with this.
Day 8 and 9	St Arnaud Lake Rotoiti
	After breakfast we will leave Kaikoura and travel to the Nelson Lakes National Park
4.00pm	We will arrive in the small village of St Arnaud you will all check into cosy holiday cottages. You will be split into groups of between 3 – 9 people and allocated into these truly wonderful holiday cottages. This beautiful village setting will give you the opportunity for some quiet time out from the big groups. There are nature walks and swimming in the lakes. For those who wish to join them Whaia Wai and Dave will also be conducting medicine walks. You may just choose to take some time out. The choice is yours Please note that you must provide your own sleeping bags and pillow cases.
7.30pm	Bernadette will have the night off and we are all invited to the Tophouse Hotel for a buffet dinner.
Breakfast	Bernadette will arrange for all your breakfast foods to be taken to your cottages where you can enjoy a quite breakfast in the privacy of your own cottage
Lunch	Bernadette will also arrange a light lunch
Dinner	Bernadette will cater a special dinner for us at the local St Arnaud community hall.
Day 10, 11 & 12	Lower Moutere Nelson province
	After breakfast we will leave St Arnaud for the Lower Moutere Nelson Province
	We will be staying at the Whenua iti Outdoor Pursuits Centre We will visit Whaia Wai and Pa Moe South Island tribal Marae Te Awhina hopefully shown around by some of our whanau. We will also Visit Marehau and spend a day having a Waka (canoe) experience. We will also learn off noted artist Maori crafts. Activities can change according to the weather or availability of teachers.
Day 13 and 14	Picton
	We say goodbye to Whenua iti and continue our journey to Picton where Waikawa Marae will host us. There will be a formal welcome as required in our ceremonies. Activities for these two days will be posted, as we get closer to the time.
Day 15	Depart for Wellington
	We say goodbye in our formal way poroporoaki farewell time for a Waka journey or activities will be posted, as we get closer to that time. We return to Wellington in the afternoon and go to capital house You may wish to experience our city entertainment. Should you wish to eat out please see Lida and she will give you $20 to eat out.
Day 16	Wellington
	The day will be a free day for you to go where ever or shopping or just resting or preparing for our goodbye Whanau and Friends Dinner in the evening. The dinner will be a time when you can say your goodbyes to your team of assistants, Pa Moe and Whaia Wai and you can join together and create a song music poem or anything this is goodbye time.