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Wood Bay Studio

Auckland, Waikato
All year round

Wood Bay Studio is a place to be inspired. Pottery promotes creativity and playfulness. Trust the process and go with the flow, if you're creating a cup and it turns into a bowl - celebrate that! Enjoy art and be in the moment.

Falcon Grey Ceramics

Auckland
All year round

Learn to create a variety of ceramic pieces in hand-building pottery workshops. Each workshop has a different theme and offers flexibility in your creations. Includes Clay & Firings. Perfect for Beginners.

Auckland Studio Potters

Auckland
All year round

The Auckland Studio Potters is a society run by members, for members, since 1961.Teaching, firing, events, support, friendship & fun for all potters from beginners to advanced. ASP is a membership organisation, run by members for members. This is an integral part of the unique culture of ASP and they rely heavily on the network of volunteers to keep the Community Centre running.

The Clay Centre

Auckland
All year round

A range of pottery classes and workshops for all ages and abilities. Join as a member - the exclusive members only area is open 6 days a week. Make bookings for parties, events and work functions. They even sell coffee and a selection of teas!

The Falls Retreat

Waikato
All year round

A unique place to reconnect with nature, food and each other. Charming accommodation, unique experiences including cooking and gardening workshops, special events and more. Located in stunning Karangahake Gorge - escape to a peaceful haven!

EASIE Living Talks and Workshops

Palmerston North
Occasional

An occasional series of engaging talks and workshops aimed at carers in the Palmerston North area. Join the Easie Living FB group for the most up to date news.

Auckland Teaching Gardens

Auckland
1 Oct-31 Mar, 1 April-30 Sep

Auckland Teaching Gardens empowers and supports whānau and the community by providing access to low cost and nutritious home grown produce.

Tiritiri Matangi Island Bird Sanctuary

Auckland
Wed-Sun check for ferry times

Tiritiri Matangi, 4km off Auckland’s east coast, is one of the most successful conservation projects in the world, and provides a pest-free habitat for a number of rare and endangered species. More than 20,000 visitors take a ferry or private boat to Tiritiri Matangi each year to walk the tracks populated with abundant wildlife including some of New Zealand’s most tuneful forest birds - rare takahe, kokako, saddleback /tieke, stitchbird / hihi and North Island robin.

Become a Kiwi Guardian

Nationwide
Anytime

An activity programme for kids to learn about nature and earn cool rewards. Discover an adventure near you!

Introduction to Beekeeping

Auckland
Sat 29 Oct & Sun 30 Oct 9am-5pm

Join experienced apiculture teacher Greg Harrington for this intensive introduction to beekeeping. You'll leave this course with enough knowledge to manage your own beehive including queen rearing and how to split a hive.

Hissing and Sizzling Barbecue Brilliance 13 Nov 2022

Auckland
Wed 13 Nov 2022. Booking essential

Are you looking for fresh inspiration about barbecuing? Those tiring of burnt snags and chewy steak. Are you new to NZ seeking to learn more about barbecue culture?

Kick the Gluten

Online
Anytime

In this easy three week online course, you'll go from feeling clueless, overwhelmed and scattered, to feeling empowered and having a sense of absolute relief that you can do this with ease, without it costing you a fortune!

Setting up your Food Business at Home

Auckland
Check website for for dates. Booking essential

This course looks at how to turn your hospitality dream into reality and understand better, how to work methodically through the requirements. Really good info.

Main Course Cool and Confident Basic Skills

Auckland
Wednesdays 6pm. Bookings essential

Fully hands on cooking - 3 dishes and about 2.5hrs long. Bookings essential. Main Course is New Zealand’s cooking event leader.

Chelsea Bay Teen and Adult Baking Classes

Auckland
Check on website

At the home of Kiwi baking, Chelsea and Edmonds have come together to bring you the Edmonds Baking School. Enjoy the simple pleasure of baking.

Whirinaki Whare Taonga

Wellington
All year round 9am to 4pm

A treasure house sitting at the heart of the Upper Hutt community; a place where arts, culture and events are supported, and the community embraced.

SING! Wellington

Wellington
Tues 7:00-9:00pm

SING! is a Wellington based community choir that focuses on getting as much joy as possible from meeting up and singing classic pop songs together! No auditions. No previous singing experience necessary.

Interacting Theatre Disability Arts Theatre Company

Auckland
Term time

Affordable, weekly classes throughout the school term in drama, filmmaking and hip hop dance. They are packed with fun and creative activities for a wide variety of people.

Highbury Community House 

Auckland
All year round

Accessible and affordable classes for people of all ages, cultures, and interests. You may find something that interests you, meet people, make friends, learn, contribute and participate in the programmes and services provided by the community house and in your local community.

Mens Shed NZ

Nationwide
All year round

A shed brings men together in one community space to share their skills, have a laugh, and work on practical tasks individually (personal projects) or as a group (for the shed or community).

Coronet Peak Adaptive Skiing

Queenstown
17 Jun-25 Sep

The NZSki Adaptive Programme has qualified Adaptive ski and snowboard instructors, specialised adaptive equipment, and dedicated volunteers to get you where you want to go.

New Zealand Parliament 

Online, Wellington
All year round. Bookings essential

Visit the New Zealand Parliament, the home of democracy in New Zealand, and one of the most iconic sets of buildings in Wellington.

Trott’s Garden

South Canterbury
7 days per week 10am-4pm. Bookings for groups essential.

The creation of Trott’s Community Garden has been a journey of dedication and imagination, as over the years it has been transformed from a bare paddock into the extraordinary contemporary garden it is today. A renowned garden which has received international acclaim, it is a peaceful paradise, blooming with and array of colourful flowers, trees and shrubs. A delight for Instagram! The New Zealand Gardens Trust awarded Trott’s Garden six stars (its highest category) and has designated it as a NZ Garden of International Significance, for its outstanding horticultural value in plant material, cultivation, design, construction, and maintenance.

Whangārei Quarry Gardens

Northland
All year round

Whangārei Quarry Gardens is a lush subtropical oasis created by volunteers, in the remnants of a former stone quarry in Northland, New Zealand. Refuel at the cafe and recharge yourself with a walk in nature. A must-see is a renowned artist, Chris Booth’s sculpture 'Te Wai U O Te Atakura'. Visit and maybe volunteer.

Heretaunga Women’s Centre

Hawke's Bay
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

A non-profit volunteered based organisation providing a range of friendly and professional services, support, courses, help and information for all women. Participate in a range of activities, assertive communication skills, paper crafts, Romanian baking, managing your anxiety and more.

Coastal Pacific Train

Christchurch, Picton
Starts 29 Sep 2022 Thur-Sun

The Coastal Pacific journey will restart on 29 September 2022, running return journeys between Christchurch and Picton from Thursday to Sunday.

Auckland Library Of Tools

Auckland
Tues and Thurs: 5.30pm-7.30pm Sat: 10.30am-1.30pm Closed Long Weekends & Public Holidays

The Auckland Library of Tools, located in Grey Lynn, provides members with access to a wide range of tools and equipment. Promoting and organising sharing, helping people do more while owning and spending less.

Napier Art Deco Trust

Hawke's Bay
Open 7 days a week, hours vary across seasons

Discover the Art Deco Capital with Napier's official, most experienced, and longest running tour operator.

Jubilee Supergrans

Invercargill
All year round. Bookings and registration essential

Helping people help themselves. Bookings and registration essential.

SuperGrans Heretaunga

Hastings
Mon– Fri 9am-4pm

Supergrans can help anyone who is old enough to learn the type of life skills that Supergrans share.

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