SET UP
Set-up day starts pm Tuesday prior to camp.
This is a big commitment when kaiāwhina and other dedicated Set Up Crew help for the days leading up to camp. Each day starts with a meeting at 9am for everyone to allocate jobs for the day and establish the teams.
The Set Up Crew turn the venue into a magical and beautiful place where people feel warmly welcomed. The Children’s Activity Area, Youth Area, Instrument Tent, Dancing Marque, Blissmillah Cafe… all have to be put up.
Kaiāwhina are expected to arrive on Tuesday/Wednesday (before Camp) by 12noon. In the evening, the whole Kaiāwhina team have a meal together and gather for a sharing circle and evenings of dances.
Due to catering and logistics, please note: Only those signed up for the set up process are invited on site prior to Friday, 3pm.
Pack Down
The last day of Camp is a big clean-up day after the final morning circle and lunch. Children and Youth tents, marquee, tea station, cafe… all are taken down and returned to our shipping container storage unit on site.
All the buildings and facilities need to be cleaned and the whole place ensured it is handed back to Tauhara as we found it. The kaiāwhina team are expected to stay and help with clean-up process which usually finishes around 5pm.