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Share the experience! - Join the NZ Machine Knitters' Society!

  • 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.

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

Contact:  (2008 - 2009)

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2008 Dates:
 Labour Day: Monday 27 October
2009 Dates:
Good Friday 10 April   Easter Day Sunday 12 April
ANZAC Day Saturday 25 April
Queen's Birthday Monday 1 June
Labour Day Monday 26 October

Link to Public Holidays NZ 2006 - 2009

Would you like to know more, or wish to join?
Click on the Contact email for your area shown
below
Area Meetings & Details:

Aug 2008
Newsletter

Area:

Newsletter:

 Dates & Venues:

Northland

 
Our next workshop is:
17th January 2009, Corrine Ward's home Dargaville
 21st March, CWI Hall, Norfolk St, Whangarei

Please contact our area if you intend to visit as some dates or venues could change

Auckland

 

Our dates so far for 2008 are;
Nov 20th
Te Atatu Community Centre Hall, Te Atatu Rd North
(please note changes in venue)

Waikato

 
Nov 19th  at Te Awamutu
Mar 14th 2009  at Morrinsville ( our AGM as well )
All Workshops - cup of tea 9.30am and 10am start.
All Morrinsville Workshops are held at the Presbyterian Church Hall, in Canada Street, Morrinsville.
 
The venue has yet to be confirmed for the Te Awamutu Workshop in November.
 
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

  Area Days:
21 February 2009
18 April 2009 AGM.

Area Days for 2008 to be held in the rear hall of St Enoch's Church 16th Avenue Tauranga starting at 9.30am - Bring your own lunch.

East Coast

 
Area Day starts at 9.30am and finishes about 3.30 - 4pm, with $5 door charge. Tea and coffee supplied but bring your own lunch. 
All meetings are held in Sylvie Wallen's home, 183 Lytton Road, Gisborne. Tel: 06 8688424
Club meetings are on the 3rd Sat. of each month (March to November) at Mangapapa Church in Atkinson St, Gisborne, starting 9.30am.

Hawkes Bay

 

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

  All area workshops start at 9.30am with a cuppa. 
Taumarunui club meets at the Art Centre on the 1st Wednesday of the month
Ohura Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Fire Station Ohura
Contact Nos. Nell Tarrant 07 8966 284 Ellen Bryant 06 7529043 Gaye Hall 07 8785969 Everyone is welcome to attend, love to have you.

Taranaki

"Silver Needles"
Newsletter 
Aug 2008
Area Days
Feb.8th 2009 at Waitara, Old Folks Hall, Warre Street.
Contact Janet 06 755 2087 janetstuart@clear.net.nz

Wairarapa


 

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

 

Marlborough

 

Venue: 127 A Alabama Road, beginning at 9.30am.
Club meeting night is the 2nd Monday in the month, also held at 127 A Alabama Road.
There are no more day meetings.

Canterbury

 

Our workshop days are:
2009 (AGM) 28 Mar

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:
11 February 2009
15 April ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
Our Meetings are held in the Trinity Hall, Cnr Church Street and Avenue Road, Timaru commencing at 10 a.m.

Otago

Aug 2008
Newsletter
Area Meetings: Held first Thursday of each month.
Venue: St Margaret’s Church, Main Road, Green Island
Time: 7.30pm

Southland

Oct 2008 Newsletter

Area Days held at Hedgehope and start at 9.30am with cup of tea.

Manawatu

Oct 2008 Newsletter

All meetings at Thompson House 4 Kent Street Levin
March 7th 2009 AGM
May 16th
August 15th
October 17th

Nelson

Jul 07 Newsletter

Christmas Lunch Thu 11 December Maitai Club
2009:  Mar 14, May 9
All meetings at Youth Hall (behind Presbyterian Church) 11 Florence Street, Richmond starting 9.30 am with a cup of tea.

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

Area:

Contact email:

Special events:

 

Northland

Rose Walker

   

Auckland

Joyce Taylor

   

Waikato

Rose Fitness

   

Bay of Plenty

Pauline Williams

 

 

East Coast

Mary Staley

   

Hawkes Bay

Alice Lumb

   

King Country

Gaye Hall

 

 

Taranaki

Janet Stuart

Taranaki Area Eltham Camp weekend
$35.00 for weekend. Bring your machine and enjoy a weekend of knitting with great company and excellent helpers if you have a problem.
Next camps at Eltham:
March 14th 15th 16th 2009

 
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 5th to 8th February 2009
Push Play at Pounawea
 
More details & registration form in November National Newsletter
 

Manawatu

Shirley Hatfield

   

Nelson

Ann Cooper

2009 National Festival
Nelson 16 - 20 June

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  • Special Events Details
    (normal Area Days not included):
 

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  • Forthcoming other Events
    (non-NZMKS)

Please advise

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