Christchurch’s best new place to be has opened – Riverside Market – and features lots of vegan options, including plant-based cheeses at Vegan Deli Diva, tempeh delights at Indo Tempeh House, and dumplings at Kathmandu Momo House.
HIGH TEA FUNDRAISER
Thank you to those who joined us for our special vegan high tea on Sunday, September 29.
Thank you also to Canterbury dairy farm-hand Jessica Strathdee, who spoke to us about her journey to becoming a vegan activist.
Stay tuned for future high tea events!…
NEW MERCH
We’ll have cute new key rings, pens and notepads available for purchase on our website soon. You can grab these items sooner at the first Vegan Night Mākete this Saturday!
Proceeds go towards helping us put on events like the Mākete and the Vegan Expo (returning next year!), give out free advice on our website, hold groups like Pihinga youth group and Veggie Puffs, and …
HELP SARAH GET TO CHINA
Sarah is baking vegan cupcakes for her study trip to China. Pay $25 for a box of six beautifully decorated cupcakes. Pick up from St Albans or pay $5 for delivery on October 13.
Flavours available: vanilla with vanilla flavoured whipped buttercream, chocolate with marshmallow flavoured and tinted frosting, lemon with whipped coconut flavoured snowy buttercream, red velvet with cream cheese flavoured and red tinted …
AGM AND POTLUCK
Thank you to everyone who attended our first AGM as the Christchurch Vegan Society and/or the potluck afterwards at Knox Church on Saturday, August 10.
Keep an eye out in upcoming newsletters and on our Facebook page for details of our next potluck.…
Ready meals launch into shops
Berkano Foods is New Zealand’s premier vegan ready meal service and is now launching its products into supermarkets around New Zealand. The Christchuch-based company is starting with 30 stores as a trial run and then expanding to 200 stores by the end of this year. You can find Berkano’s ready meals at selected Fresh Choice and New World supermarkets in Christchurch.…
PIHINGA – Quiz night launch
What better way to launch our Youth Group than with snacks, new friends and a quiz night at the Youth Workers Collective building.
The quiz for ages 9-13 will be from 6pm to 7.30pm and the quiz for ages 14-18 is on 7.30pm to 9pm.
We cannot wait to see you there! Find out more on our Facebook event page or email youth@veganchristchurch.
POTLUCK SUCCESS
Our last potluck was a great success with lots of delicious treats and guest speaker Dr Anthony Raizis telling us about how to legitimise veganism and treeganism in the fight against climate change. Email us if you’d like a copy of Dr Raizis’ presentation.…
PUPS, PIZZA & PINTS
MOON UNDER WATER
This dog-friendly pub in Beckenham, Christchurch, features a bunch of vegan items on its menu – including pizza, ‘meatballs’, fried bread with almond ricotta, and blackened corn. Find out more here.…
JOIN US!
The Christchurch Vegan Society isn’t very sustainable without members and ongoing donations. Memberships, particularly monthly donors, very much keep us going. While we have kept our membership at an affordable rate we still only have less than 100 paying members. You can help by encouraging your friends and family to join too. Sign up now by clicking this link.
Renewals – For those memberships …