# Ara Hui: Keeping Clients with Vernette Shapland

> Ara means pathway. This is where the real relationship begins. A small, themed workshop for pakihi owners who are ready to do the mahi but are not sure where to start. Three to six of us. Ninety minutes. One theme. This month we are on Keeping Clients: relationships, communication, retention. Looking after the people who already trust you, and being honest about the ones that are not working. This is not a webinar and it is not a lecture. It is a conversation between people who are all figuring out similar things. I go first, every time. I will share something honest about my own pakihi before I ask anything of you. $75 +GST per person, so $86.25 including GST. Payment is taken when you book and your seat is confirmed straight away. Minimum three people for the hui to run. If we do not reach three you get a full refund and first call on the next one. You can cancel and be refunded any time up to 11 February. You will leave with follow up notes and one thing you are actually going to do.Ara means pathway. This is where the real relationship begins. A small, themed workshop for pakihi owners who are ready to do the mahi but are not sure where to start. Three to six of us. Ninety minutes. One theme. This month we are on Setting Up: foundations, tools, structure, the basics done right. The things that feel boring until they are the reason everything is hard. This is not a webinar and it is not a lecture. It is a conversation between people who are all figuring out similar things. I go first, every time. I will share something honest about my own pakihi before I ask anything of you. $75 +GST per person, so $86.25 including GST. Payment is taken when you book and your seat is confirmed straight away. Minimum three people for the hui to run. If we do not reach three you get a full refund and first call on the next one. You can cancel and be refunded any time up to 10 September. You will leave with follow up notes and one thing you are actually going to do.

- Host: Vernette Shapland
- Duration: 90 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: Pacific/Auckland
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/vernette-shapland/ara-hui-keeping-clients
- Event type id: 7026425

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=7026425&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 7026425,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "What-is-the-one-challenge-you-are-bringing-to-this-hui": "…",
    "What-does-your-pakihi-do": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `What-is-the-one-challenge-you-are-bringing-to-this-hui` (What is the one challenge you are bringing to this hui?), `What-does-your-pakihi-do` (What does your pakihi do?)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.