Canterbury Girmit Remembrance Event
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147th Girmit Remembrance – Canterbury
Date & Time:
Saturday, 4 July 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location:
Templeton Community Centre, 64 Kirk Road, Templeton
Description:
🌿 147th GIRMIT REMEMBRANCE – Canterbury Community 🌿
From India to Fiji to Aotearoa – our stories continue.
📜 What is Girmit?
“Girmit” comes from the word “Agreement” - the contract that bound over 60,000 Indian labourers who were brought to Fiji between 1879 and 1916 to work on sugar plantations under British colonial rule. Despite hardship and false promises, these Girmitiyas persevered, built communities, and their descendants carried that resilient spirit across the Pacific to Aotearoa.
Join us as we honour their legacy with an evening of stories, culture and community.
✅ FREE Entry
🍵 FREE Tea, Snacks, Dinner and Kava
🏆 Awards, Quizzes and Giveaways
📅 4th July 2026 | 7pm
📍 Templeton Community Centre, 64 Kirk Road, Templeton
📞 Bas Deo – 021 100 1988
📞 Moneel Pratap – 027 698 9372
📞 Archna Devi – 029 712 0636
Look forward to seeing you there 🙏🏼
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Templeton Community Centre, Hornby, New Zealand, Rolleston
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