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We’ve been on the hunt for resources to help expand our understanding of Manaakitanga, and strangely enough one of the best explanations we found was from a team from National Geographic Travel. Manaakitanga is a key underpinning of our tourism industry, and it’s so much more than what the loose translation of “hospitality” would have us understand. “Manaakitanga is a Māori concept representing the feeling of being welcomed that is widespread across New Zealand. Its roots lie in the spiritual belief that the way you treat people is a direct reflection of your own mana, or integrity. In honoring guests, they say, they are honoring everything from the water to the forests to the land. In a culture that venerates nature, dishonor, therefore, isn't an option.

Though it originates with the Māori, it is a sentiment that is pervasive. A visitor to New Zealand feels it at every encounter. Locals you meet will offer you everything from a cup of tea to a place to stay to the shirt off their back—and mean it. “Make no mistake, the notions of manaakitanga are everywhere and anywhere,” White said of the interactions that visitors can expect in New Zealand. “I'm connecting you to the land. I'm connecting you to who I am, to my people, to my culture, to my place.” “

From https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/oceania/new-zealand/great-wet-new-zealand-welcome/

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It was great to have the Rev Dr Lyndon Drake with us on Sunday unpacking some of the big ideas around the practise of Manaakitanga. If you weren't able to be with us, or you'd like to hear what he had to say again you can listen via Podcast at https://www.saintaugustines.org/podcasts or you can find us on iTunes, just search for Saint Augustine's.

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Our Love Your New Neighbour appeal (in conjunction with the Red Cross) is continuing this Sunday, so if you'd like to donate a bedding/kitchen/bathroom/hop card/school essentials bundle to help refugees re-settling in Auckland set up their new homes see Alyssa or Jin this Sunday or email info@saintaugustines.org and we'll send you the details. #forthegoodofakldcity

If you fancy an adventure on public transport tomorrow, you can come to church by train or bus for free 😊 To celebrate 100 million passenger trips on public in the past 12 months, all buses and trains across the city are fare-free this Sunday.

We’ve been on the hunt for resources to help expand our understanding of Manaakitanga, and strangely enough one of the best explanations we found was from a team from National Geographic Travel. Manaakitanga is a key underpinning of our tourism industry, and it’s so much more than what the loose translation of “hospitality” would have us understand. “Manaakitanga is a Māori concept representing the feeling of being welcomed that is widespread across New Zealand. Its roots lie in the spiritual belief that the way you treat people is a direct reflection of your own mana, or integrity. In honoring guests, they say, they are honoring everything from the water to the forests to the land. In a culture that venerates nature, dishonor, therefore, isn't an option.

Though it originates with the Māori, it is a sentiment that is pervasive. A visitor to New Zealand feels it at every encounter. Locals you meet will offer you everything from a cup of tea to a place to stay to the shirt off their back—and mean it. “Make no mistake, the notions of manaakitanga are everywhere and anywhere,” White said of the interactions that visitors can expect in New Zealand. “I'm connecting you to the land. I'm connecting you to who I am, to my people, to my culture, to my place.” “

From https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/oceania/new-zealand/great-wet-new-zealand-welcome/

#forthegoodofakldcity

It was great to have the Rev Dr Lyndon Drake with us on Sunday unpacking some of the big ideas around the practise of Manaakitanga. If you weren't able to be with us, or you'd like to hear what he had to say again you can listen via Podcast at https://www.saintaugustines.org/podcasts or you can find us on iTunes, just search for Saint Augustine's.

#forthegoodofakldcity

Our Love Your New Neighbour appeal (in conjunction with the Red Cross) is continuing this Sunday, so if you'd like to donate a bedding/kitchen/bathroom/hop card/school essentials bundle to help refugees re-settling in Auckland set up their new homes see Alyssa or Jin this Sunday or email info@saintaugustines.org and we'll send you the details. #forthegoodofakldcity

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