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Art & Craft experiences

Stackhouse Knives

Wellington
Bookings essential

Stackhouse Knives offers a wide range of artisan classes where you can produce all sorts of objects.1 hour sessions to 6 day classes. All levels catered for.

The Solo Blacksmith

Auckland
By appt only

Create your own simple, handmade products. Workshops for the truly materialistic. The truly materialistic are people who care about the things they own, not just about owning stuff, or having more stuff.

Shoe School

Wellington
Bookings essential

Making a pair of shoes is not only a transformative experience, it is a skill that has almost disappeared in NZ. Shoe School is changing this by giving you the skills to make your own shoes.

Make a Knife

Nelson
Bookings essential

Forge your own hand made knife from raw steel to a blade you will treasure forever.

Kōwhai Forge

Te Awamutu, Waikato
Bookings essential

Do you want to experience the art of blacksmithing? You have come to the right place! From knives to axes and other tools!

Dunedin Gasworks Museum 

Dunedin
Sun 12-4pm

Visit for the experience and stay for a blacksmithing course. Places limited, bookings essential

Barrytown Knifemaking

West Coast
All year round

Come and make a knife from red hot steel – you’ll amaze yourself at what you can accomplish! 9:30am until around 4pm. Drinks and snacks until around 5pm.

Pure Nature

Auckland
All year round

Learn with PureNature! They supply ingredients so you can make your own health, beauty, and craft products to use, share or sell. In person classes and online tutorials available.

D’Ann Creatives 

Auckland
All year round

This is a hands-on, interactive class designed for people wanting to use natural based products that are environmentally friendly and won’t break the bank.

Candle Creations

Auckland
All year round

A fun evening in the Candle Creations Auckland sample room.

Ability Adventures 

Nationwide
All year round

Contact Ability Adventures now to begin planning your accessible New Zealand holiday adventure. They would love to hear from you.

The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre

Canterbury, Kaikōura
All year round

The Mayfair is a not-for-profit that relies on donations and other funding to provide a quality arts, theatre and cinema experience so that their community and visitors can be entertained, educated and inspired. It's also going to look gorgeous on your Instagram so go visit!

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Bay of Islands, Northland
All year round

A journey of discovery through Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important historic site.

Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre

Bay of Plenty, Online
All year round

The Whakatāne Museum houses over 600,000 items in its collections. This includes significant examples of Taonga Māori, a comprehensive collection of archival material from the Whakatāne District and the Bay of Plenty region, and an extensive photographic collection covering the physical and social history of the past century. Visit in person or online as they undertake a huge digitisation project to make more of the collection available online.

Polish Heritage Trust Museum

Auckland
All year round

The Polish Heritage Trust Museum is for all New Zealanders. A series of beautiful and thought provoking images depict the children's forced journey from Poland to Russia, evacuation to Persia and their warm welcome to New Zealand. Polish paper craft classes, Easter and Christmas family workshops, and films for viewing. Witamy! (Welcome)

Gover St Gallery

New Plymouth
All year round. Closed Tue

Gover St Gallery is a not-for-profit Independent Community Gallery for all Taranaki artists to display and sell their work and to showcase the diverse and outstanding talent in the region.

Ravenscar House Museum

Christchurch, Online
All year round

A wall to wall collection of wonderful New Zealand art and objects displayed in a stylish contemporary home. You will see Goldies, McCahons, Roman artifacts and incredible decorative objects.

Papanui Adult Education

Christchurch
All year round

Ongoing education is an essential part of life. Whether it's learning new job skills, qualifications, crafts, social or parenting skills, Papanui High School Adult and Community Education offers a pleasant supportive learning environment in a friendly social setting.

Hagley Adult Education

Christchurch
All year round

Hagley College have led the way in adult education and night classes over the last few decades. With their wide range of course options and flexibility they have often been the preferred choice for many wanting to learn more, or simply to indulge a bit more in a hobby or passion. Be part of this wonderful Christchurch tradition.

Southern REAP

Southland
All year round

Southern REAP has 35 years history of delivering rural education programmes in Southland. Come and connect with them!

Southland Education

Invercargill, Southland
All year round

Community education is about learning new skills, meeting new people and enjoying the journey. The folks at Southland Education can't wait to meet you!

Waimea College Adult and Community Education 

Nelson
All year round

Put a little class in your life! Why not try something new this year? Waimea College Adult and Community Education aims to offer a wide range of interesting, educational, fun and affordable courses to members of their community. The classes are for adults (over the age of 18 years), but there are some exceptions.

REAP Wairarapa

Wairarapa
All year round

REAP Wairarapa (Rural Education Activities Programme) provides lifelong learning opportunities for people of all ages, particularly those in rural districts.

Tararua REAP

Hawke's Bay
All year round

It’s never too late to learn. And with Tararua REAP, it’s never too early. From babies to school age, through youth, to adults, they design courses, seminars and workshops that provide training and learning opportunities to help Tararua people and families succeed. It’s about providing community education that’s developed by those who know best – those who know its people and the opportunities that will see their region thrive.

Tawa College Adult and Community Education

Wellington
All year round

Short term educational classes at affordable prices and accessible to all. Join the Facebook page Tawa College Community Education and get up to date information and photos about classes.

Far North REAP

Northland
All year round

Far North REAP is a community development organisation that has fostered and delivered quality education opportunities to the people of Te Hiku for over 40 years. Where there is a community need they will endeavour to resource and find a solution. They facilitate high quality professional development opportunities to ensure our community receives a premium standard of education without having to travel.

Wellington High School Community Education Centre

Wellington
All year round

Devlop and learn, make and create, play and explore, write and speak. Wellington Community Education would love to hear from you.

Community Education Whangārei

Whangārei
All year round

Adult Community Education - Affordable, Accessible, Lifelong Learning. Ma te mohio ka ora. Ma te ora ka mohio - Through learning there is life. Through life there is learning.

Fraser Adult Community Education

Online, Waikato
All year round

Fun and practical learning in the Waikato region and beyond.

Rosehill Adult Education

Auckland, Online
All year round

Rosehill College hosts Adult and Community Education. There are many courses on offer that are accessible, affordable and available to all. A unique opportunity to explore lifelong learning classes beyond the standard school day. Learn Russian or cake decorating or hip hop. It's all here.

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