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Fireside At Christchurch Stake Center Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

The tape of the Christchurch fireside did not turn out. It was garbled and unintelligible. So here is a synopsis of the event from the notes of Bonnie Naluai who was assigned to record the events of the day and Mike Foley.

At Whakatu Marae, Nelson, New Zealand

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

April 12th, 2004

President Staples of the Wellington, New Zealand Mission:

It is so wonderful for Sis Staples and I to be here with you tonight. We have some dear friends with us from Hawaii. We lived in Hawaii for about six years and I served as a Bishop of the Laie Ward and then I served in the Stake Presidency and what a joy that was for us and the friendships we that we made, Carol and Marie lived right under us, almost, at Cackle Fresh and we really built a friendship there.

Mphs Fireside At Dunedin Branch, Dunedin, New Zealand

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

April 18th , 2004

Bro. Riley Moffat:

My dear brothers and sisters, Aloha. "Aloha". Okay, now it customary that you respond so let's try that one more time, brothers and sisters, Aloha. "Aloha". Mahalo nui loa.

Fireside At Manukau Stake Centre, Auckland

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

April 25th, 2004

Sister Hinemoa Hakaraia:

"Aloha my friends from Hawaii. "Aloha." Aloha my relatives from New Zealand. "Aloha." Kiaora. "Kiaora." I deem this a great honour to be invited to speak at this fireside tonight. This is our ANZAC Day today and I just thought, before I continue with my talk, that I pay reverence to my brother, who died on the 29th April last year, and left me on my own-some out of our three families, and I am so thankful for him and you'll notice as I go along in my report tonight, how important he was …

Maromaku Chapel

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

Les Going: The Church in the Valley here goes back to 1910 when my grandfather moved into the valley. His life in the church began way back in 1890 and he lived in a different area at the time, but when he moved here then he began the Church in this area.

Whangarei Stake Center

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

Monsey Anaru: We have a saying in New Zealand among the Maori people, which goes something like this: Kia poto tonu te okou to paipa kie maha nai waha. Translated: we're happy to see you, extremely happy. Especially when you're handed some candy and things like that. Literally, that means: have a short stalk on your pipe to retain the warmth closer to your mouth. So, I hope that I'm not going to speak for too long. I have all my notes with me. The first meeting place in Whangarei was a street by the central Baptist Church there where …

Awarua Chapel

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

(Who?): Brothers and sisters and friends, I acknowledge our Heavenly Father for the blessings that bring you people here to Awarua. Now, I have just arrived back from Wellington and I heard that this Hawaiian group was coming from Hawaii.