This Panui will be posted out to all whanau for whom I have postal addresses. Please pass it on!

Welcome to our first panui for 2009. We have had lots happen during 2008 and it’s all been good stuff!

We have a new website where all our news and information will be kept. The address for the site is:

http://ruapekamarae.wainet.org

(exactly like that, no www in front or it won’t work).

It was created and is hosted by WaiNet, an electronic community network that provides access, content, support and training to community groups and people in the Waikato area. BIG thanks to them!

We had a big working bee back in November which got a lot of cleanup and maintenance work done all around the Marae. THANK YOU to all whanau who worked so hard that weekend

We have had a steady stream of bookings all through the year and it looks like the new year will be the same, which is excellent news.

If you want to add anything to the website, please send all suggestions, information, whakapapa, events and anything you can think of to Louise at ruapekacommittee@yahoo.co.nz

Our next working bee will be over the weekend of 17th and 18th January, bring your whanau, bring your tools and bring some stories for when the work is done!