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🪷 celebrating Aotearoa South Asian diaspora 🌏
📍 based on unceded Māori land ✊🏾
🌈 embracing community & cultures✨
🏡 together, we rise‼️

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Aunty’s House Safer Space Agreements 🏡 🌶️ We believe we have an important part to play in curating a society and community that we are proud to be part of 🎯 So, with that in mind here’s what we value:🦋 Respect & Kindness 🦋 Embrace open-hearted interactions. Leave expectations behind and approach each other with empathy and kindness.🚫 Zero Tolerance 🚫Racism, classism, hate speech, homophobia, body shaming, and misogyny have no place here. We are all about inclusivity, respect, and understanding.🤝 Uplift & Support 🤝Celebrate cultures and experiences, uplift one another, and spread love throughout our community.🌍 Lean into Culture 🌍Our rich heritage is a source of healing and connection. Let's embrace it together, celebrating our diverse backgrounds.🚨 No Competition 🚨We're all on unique journeys, aiming to live authentically and truthfully. This is a space free from unnecessary competition.🌻 Accountability & Growth 🌻We're committed to learning and growing from our experiences. We take responsibility for our words and actions.📣 Open Communication 📣 Reach out if you have any issues or concerns. We value open communication, ensuring everyone feels heard and valued.⚖️ Consent & Boundaries ⚖️ Respect personal boundaries and seek consent before engaging in any physical contact or sharing personal stories.💕 Spread Love 💕Let's cultivate warmth, solidarity, and unity, striving to create a community we're all proud to be a part of.By reflecting & adhering to these agreements, we can collectively create a space where everyone feels valued, seen, and celebrated for who they are. 🌈 ✨ Join us in co-creating a beautiful, supportive space for everyone at Aunty's House! 🤝 🎯 #SaferSpace #UnityInDiversity #EmbraceAuthenticity #LoveAndHealing #CelebrateCulture #AuntysHouse #SouthAsianCommunity #HeritageCelebration #RepresentationMatters #CommunityCollective #SouthAsianDiaspora #Representation #Belonging #Uplifting #Connection #Heritage #Immigrants #Aotearoa #NewZealand by @auntysh0use

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Are you ready to dive into deeper kōrero? Uncover the Power of Conversations:Aunty's House is proud to present our Fundraiser Conversation Card Deck 🃏 🌶️ These cards were created to be able to give each guest as they entered our first event, 'Chai Session' earlier this year, a question to sit with or share. 🎯 We wanted to give people a tool to help them skip the small talk and jump into deeper conversations with each other.The cards feature Rekha, an iconic Bollywood actress who was never afraid to take up space and speak her mind, as the cover with various vintage 'Travel India' postcard souvenir graphics as the aesthetic background alongside warm toned blocks for the card questions side. The Aunty's House Conversation Card Deck isn't just about cards; it's about creating bridges of understanding, forging deeper connections, embracing the rich tapestry of healing the inner child, and being openly curious about your life and others.Here are a few examples of the questions you'll find in the conversation card deck:🌈 How do you nurture your inner child?📚 What is one thing you wish you could tell your younger self?💖 What does it mean to be resilient?🌼 In what areas of your life do you feel the most fulfilled, and why?✉️ SHIPPING INFO:We are busy organising a few cool community events so will have the capacity to send these out in late September or early October. ⛓️ Link to purchase in our bioWe appreciate your support 🌻🏡 Aunty's House is a collective for the South Asian diaspora of Aotearoa, so currently we are shipping exclusively to addresses within New Zealand. #AuntysHouse #SouthAsianCommunity #HeritageCelebration #RepresentationMatters #CommunityCollective #SouthAsianDiaspora #Representation #Belonging #Uplifting #Connection #Heritage #Immigrants #Aotearoa #NewZealand #SouthAsianCharity #SaferSpace #UnityInDiversity #EmbraceAuthenticity #LoveAndHealing #CelebrateCulture **Disclaimer: Aunty's House does not own the rights to the graphics/images used on this particular deck. by @auntysh0use

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🏡🌶️ Aunty’s House's vision is to uplift, empower, and foster connection within the South Asian diaspora in Aotearoa, a collective community where aunties express themselves authentically and vulnerably without masking their intersecting identities.We also believe in rising together 🌻; acknowledging and standing in solidarity with BIPOC & Queer communities who have also often been underrepresented and underappreciated. That's why when it comes to our bigger events, we've designed our ticketing system to reflect our commitment to this kaupapa. 🎯 👑 Priority tickets are reserved for those within the South Asian, BIPOC & Queer communities and Unwaged tickets for those from these communities. This structure is tailored to encourage greater participation and make the event accessible to those who might otherwise be excluded. 🦋 Our final ticket structure is for our Allies who play a crucial role in not only showing solidarity but also in helping fund opportunities for artists and creators from BIPOC backgrounds to thrive in their positions as guests in the space. Aunty’s House recognises Allies who are putting in the work to learn from the past for a more empathetic future. 🙏 This tiered approach acknowledges equitable participation, promoting collaboration and unity within our community, ensuring that at Aunty’s House everyone's contribution counts in creating a society we are proud to be a part of. 🤝🌎‼️We wanted to tautoko to FILTH (@filthakl) who inspired us to establish a ticketing system that embodies our kaupapa 🫶🏽#InclusiveArts #SupportingArtists #UnityInDiversity #SaferSpace #EmbraceAuthenticity #LoveAndHealing #CelebrateCulture #AuntysHouse #SouthAsianCommunity #HeritageCelebration #RepresentationMatters #CommunityCollective #SouthAsianDiaspora #Representation #Belonging #Uplifting #Connection #Heritage #Immigrants #Aotearoa #NewZealand by @auntysh0use

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Aunty’s House presented Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve 🌈🫖🎵🧺This 2026 Pride season, Aunty’s House (@auntysh0use) were back in Sandringham to celebrate queer joy, connection, and the South Asian creative community in the open air. 🦋Rainbows in the Reserve was a FREE, family-friendly Chai Session designed as a cosy picnic ft. delicious take-aways from the local Sandringham strip, picnic mats, chai in hand, performance from local South Asian artists, market stalls to wander through, and a whole lot of aroha.💕✨Thank you to everyone who came and shared their energy with us. It’s great to be back! 🙏🏽ARTISTS:🌈 Nima Astria (@nimaastria)🌈 Jess Karamjeet (@jess_karamjeet)🌈 Moushumi Das (@moushumidasnz)🌈 Aryana 007 (@aryan_parmar_)STALLS:🛍️ Sahana Rahman (@shannyszn)🛍️ Zahra Curates (@zahracurates)🛍️ Spoor Books (@spoorbooks)🛍️ Mother India Herbals (@motherindia.care)Grateful to collaborate with Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) for this offering. 🌈🪷📸 Photography captured by our wonderful Event Assistant Shreya Walthati (@shreya.walthati) + a couple from Auckland Pride’s Bunty Bou (@buntybou) and 🧩 collage curated by Creative Producer & Marketing Amita Kala (@amitakala) by @auntysh0use

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Aunty’s House presented Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve 🌈🫖🎵🧺 This 2026 Pride season, Aunty’s House (@auntysh0use) were back in Sandringham to celebrate queer joy, connection, and the South Asian creative community in the open air. 🦋Rainbows in the Reserve was a FREE, family-friendly Chai Session designed as a cosy picnic ft. delicious take-aways from the local Sandringham strip, picnic mats, chai in hand, performance from local South Asian artists, market stalls to wander through, and a whole lot of aroha.💕✨ Thank you to everyone who came and shared their energy with us. It’s great to be back! 🙏🏽ARTISTS:🌈 Nima Astria (@nimaastria)🌈 Jess Karamjeet (@jess_karamjeet) 🌈 Moushumi Das (@moushumidasnz)🌈 Aryana 007 (@aryan_parmar_)STALLS:🛍️ Sahana Rahman (@shannyszn) 🛍️ Zahra Curates (@zahracurates) 🛍️ Spoor Books (@spoorbooks) 🛍️ Mother India Herbals (@motherindia.care) Grateful to collaborate with Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) for this offering. 🌈🪷🎵Track ID: Guzarish x Soh Soh - ZENJAH🎥 Videography captured by Shreya Walthati (@shreya.walthati) and ✂️ Reel curated by Amita Kala (@amitakala)#AuntysHouse #Aotearoa #SouthAsian #Auckland #NZ by @auntysh0use

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Calling all the South Asian baddies in Tāmaki Makaurau!Join us this Friday at 5-8PM at Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve presented by Aunty’s House @auntysh0use in collaboration with Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride) and SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice).Rainbows in the Reserve is a FREE, family-friendly Chai Session designed as a cosy queer picnic vibe - think delicious take-aways from the local Sandringham strip, chai in hand, performances from local South Asian artists, market stalls to wander through, and a whole lot of aroha. See you tomorrow at Sandringham Reserve from 5-8PM! 🫖🛝🌈🎶#AucklandPrideFestival2026 #NgāUriE #tāmakimakaurau #auckland #OpenAccess by @auntysh0use

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What to expect at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve 🧺🌈🫖🎶 SESSION DETAILS:✨ This is a FREE, family-friendly event designed as a cute and cosy, plus iconically queer picnic vibe✨ Bring your own (BYO) delicious take-aways from the local Sandringham strip✨ Lay down your picnic mat in the reserve✨ Grab some chai, wander through the market stalls, and and witness performances from local South Asian artistsWe wanted to create a space where queer South Asians, BIPOC whānau, and allies can gather, rest, celebrate, and feel seen. Settle in with your friends, your family, your chosen whānau, or come solo and make new connections.Drop-in anytime throughout the session and stay for as long or little as you’d like. This is a warm, welcoming kaupapa made for and by us. Together, we rise!🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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Serving 10’s across the board, the magnetic Aryan Parmar aka Aryana 007 (@aryan_parmar_) is our final artist that will be performing at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve 👑 🌈 🫖 🎶 Part of Aotearoa’s ballroom community and Bollywood united, 💃 🔥 joyous movement is an outlet for Aryana soul, who otherwise is a 9 - 5 corporate girlie, and dances their heart out each weekend. 📊 ➡️ 🪩 For this Chai Sessions, Aryana 007 will be bringing us a piece that is the best of both worlds, filled with love, fun and dramatic vogue on a Bollywood beat 🌶️ ‼️ This Friday is our moment to take up space, express our queer selves, so come decked up and enjoy the show. ✨ 🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority 🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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Our final stall at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve are the healing vibrations of Mother India Herbals (@motherindia.care) 🪷🫖🙏🏽The heart of Mother India Herbals is a simple yet powerful mission: to help us rebuild trust in nature’s ability to heal and, in our own ability to heal ourselves. 🦋 Mother India Herbals journeys across India to source some of the most potent strains nature has to offer, working directly with traditional farmers who have preserved ancient growing practices for generations. Every offering is rigorously lab-verified for bioavailability, potency, and purity ensuring what reaches your hands is truly ‘Liquid Gold.’ ✨🍯As a family-owned business, Mother India Herbals carries care, intention, and reverence in everything they do. Their presence at our Chai Session is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and honour wellness as something collective, sacred, and earth-rooted. 🫖🌿Sarve mangalam bhavantu — May all beings be happy. 🧡🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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Our next artist performing at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve is the wonderful Moushumi Das (@moushumidasnz)🌈🎤🧡Moushumi (she/her) is a classically trained vocalist whose work beautifully bridges Indian classical music with contemporary and modern forms. Living and creating in Aotearoa, Moushumi’s sound reflects this whenua as well as her Indian and Malaysian roots. 🌏🙏 With years of public performances, including features in Prayas Theatre (@prayastheatrenz) ensembles, Moushumi brings both technical mastery and emotional resonance. 🎶🪷 Our voices are magic and Moushumi invites listeners into a space of reflection, presence, and shared breath. 🌬️✨We can’t wait for this session next week😤‼️🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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Educate to liberate 📣📖‼️ We are thrilled to share the intentional folks at Spoor Books (@spoorbooks) will be bringing a curated selection of their insightful collection to a stall at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve! 🫖 🎶 🧺 ✨ Spoor Books is an independent publisher, a community platform and an online bookstore featuring titles from India and beyond. 🌎 📚 Based in Titirangi, Aotearoa New Zealand, they aim to connect readers with left-field inquiries and non-Western imaginaries. 🎯 Nothing beats a good book in the park and for this Chai Sessions, Spoor Books will be sharing their queer and feminist collection plus a few more special selects for us to discover. 🌈🌳📕🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority 🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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For our next artist we are beyond excited to have the DEBUT of comedy musician Jess Karamjeet (@jess_karamjeet) non-comedy songs at Aunty’s House Chai Sessions: Rainbows in the Reserve! 🫖 🌈🌎🏆Jess (she/they) is an award-winning stand-up comedian, musician, and screenwriter based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She’s also the powerhouse behind the Asian Comedy Takeover at Basement (@Basementspace) and the founder of the Pan-Asian Comedy School Aotearoa (@PACSA_Laughs) — creating pathways, platforms, and punchlines for Pan-Asian voices across the comedy scene. 🙌🏽🎙️Jess’s work sits boldly at the intersections of being queer, disabled, and South Asian. Her comedy and writing is sharp, heartfelt, and unafraid - with deep truth and social insight - and we’re guaranteed similar vibes from this special preview 🎶💥Y’all do not want to miss this moment! 💖🦚🗓 When: Friday 20th February 2026📍 Where: Sandringham Reserve, 598 Sandringham Road, Tamaki Makaurau⏰ Time: 5–8pm | Performances: 6–7:30pm💸 Cost: Free to attend🛡 Safer Space Event: Inclusive for all who resonate with Aunty’s House safer space agreements, with South Asian, BIPOC & queer priority 🙏 Please Note: Whilst this event is BYO, it is strictly Alcohol and Smoke FreeThis event is made possible with collaboration of Indian Origin Pride (@indianoriginpride), SPiCE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment, @sandringhamspice) and Auckland Pride Festival (@aucklandpride) ❤️‍🔥 by @auntysh0use

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