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Get to know your neighbours this weekend

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24 Mar, 2015 05:00 PM2 mins to read

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200315bf 20 March 2015 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser

200315bf 20 March 2015 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser

The residents of one Rotorua suburb are about to get to know each other a little better.

Rotorua organisation Streets of Origin, which began as a sport-focussed community initiative and now hosts community-driven ideas, is hosting a Neighbours Day event at Aorangi Reserve on Susan St, Homedale on Saturday.

The event runs from 11am to 2pm.

Event co-ordinator Veena Kameta said she hoped to bring the community together and get ideas on how to improve the park.

"It's about having passion for your area, and coming up with ways to make our suburbs better.

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"There'll be organised games and sports activities such as T-ball, tag, volleyball and break dancing, a reading corner with story-tellers, DJs, bands, food stalls, a bouncy castle, races, giant chess and more.

"There is a lot going on but it is still simple stuff for families to enjoy.

"There will be a vision table where people can put ideas down, and see other people's ideas, on how to improve the park."

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Ms Kameta, who has lived in Rotorua for 28 years, was excited about the event.

"I can't wait. I've got lots of ideas on how to improve the park, like getting a pram walkway so mothers can walk their prams through the park and kids walking through the park to go to school don't get wet socks."

Ms Kameta funds Streets of Origin projects herself.

"I get a lot of help from my friends, and a lot of people do things for free," she said.

"It's a message to the council to say look at all of the communities, not just the regular ones."

Ms Kameta invited anyone who wanted to get involved to get in touch via email, streetsoforigin@gmail.com.

Neighbours Day Aotearoa runs over this Saturday and Sunday, with various events all over the city.

On Friday a migrant member of the community will talk at Neighbours in the Community at The Arts Village from 12pm while an event at 6pm on Friday at the Linton Park Community Centre is being described as an opportunity for residents to meet their neighbours and have a chat.

A Neighbours Day Vegetarian BBQ will also be held on Saturday - any one interested in attending should text "vege" and their full name to (022) 4315 128 and the address will be given.

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