July 2025
31 Jul 2025 - 4 Sep 2025
6 weeks, Thu 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
You can create the garden of your dreams! Taking into account the challenges, conditions and the site of your own garden, you will learn which plants and arrangements will best suit the area to achieve your vision.
Thu 31 Jul 2025
1 day, Thu 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Parenting today delivers unprecedented challenges – are you wondering what went wrong and somehow you've ended up living with a child you don’t recognise belonging to you? Get a new perspective, an easy-to-understand model to follow and tools to help you to raise likeable and respectful children in an age of over-indulgence.
August 2025
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Want to learn to sew quickly? Get the essentials in this one-day workshop and take away your own lined bag, lots of ideas and skills to carry on sewing! A list of materials to bring (approximate cost $50) will be sent out before the course starts.
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Are you looking to polish your CV and cover letter writing skills to nail your next job application? This course provides you with the tools to create a strong and updated CV and cover letter writing, using skills that are personalised to you. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Pelvic floor muscles become weakened, often after childbirth, and can cause incontinence, constipation or frequent urination. These Feldenkrais Method® techniques will help you regain muscle efficiency and tone. For women only.
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
"Everything starts with awareness and a good plan." This isn't your typical financial budgeting session where I tell you to stop buying coffee. It's about understanding the psychology behind how you spend or save, and discovering how we can make preparing for our future easier and more enjoyable. Once you understand how you regard money, you can take control of yours!
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Whether you’re already retired, or planning ahead, this practical workshop will help you to reflect, re-envision and re-vitalise your life and develop a plan for your future, on your own terms. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
Sat 9 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
An introduction to this popular spreadsheeting package - basic Windows skills essential.
Sat 9 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Is low-confidence, anxiety and your lack of interview experience getting in the road of you being offered jobs? Get practical, cutting-edge tools and techniques to ACE your interview! (NZ citizens and residents free with ID, others pay listed price).
Sat 9 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Drawing doesn’t mean trailing a line around things - it means seeing and reporting the relationships between things. Learn the basics in this one-day workshop.
Sat 9 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Unlock your mind's full potential with "Memory Mastery," led by Neil Thornton, award-winning educator and founder of NZ Comedy School. Drawing on over 30 years of teaching experience and cognitive research, this workshop equips you with powerful, scientifically-proven memory techniques. (Free for NZ Citizens/Residents, others pay fee of $99)
Sat 9 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
In an unpredictable world, knowing how to protect yourself is essential. A self-defense course equips you with practical skills to stay safe, boosts confidence, and enhances awareness of potential threats. It’s not just about physical techniques—it’s about empowerment, quick thinking, and ensuring you can navigate any situation with greater security and peace of mind.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
An introduction to Adobe's page layout and design programme. Good computer skills essential.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Discover how easy it is to make halloumi and ricotta cheeses from scratch. You'll make the cheese and get to take it home too! All ingredients provided.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Take a culinary tour of the streets of Mumbai and learn how to create a range of great Indian foods and snacks. All ingredients provided.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Come and learn how to make a dried flower wreath (25-30cm wide) with Red Ruth from Bloomin Heck Wreaths. All materials included in course fee.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Evolve and advance your jewellery making with beautiful faceted stone setting methods! Create jewellery embedded with precious glittering gems in copper, brass and silver - beginners welcome! All material costs included in the course fee.
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Come along and explore different mixing and pouring techniques as well as colour theory and have fun! Pour paint and make beautiful art! Leave with two completed canvases – everything provided!
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Whether you’re already retired, or planning ahead, this practical workshop will help you to reflect, re-envision and re-vitalise your life and develop a plan for your future, on your own terms. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
16 - 23 Aug 2025
2 weeks, Sat 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Would you like to sing in a supportive and fun group? No experience necessary - all welcome, from those who want to rediscover their singing voice, to those who consider themselves 'non-singers'...you may discover a hidden talent!
Sat 16 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Zentangle® method is an easy to learn, relaxing and fun method to create amazing images by drawing structured patterns. If you can hold a pen, you can do this! In this course you will learn to make beautiful zen-art, following the 8 steps of the Zentangle® method from a certified Zentangle teacher. All materials included in course fee.
19 Aug 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
4 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Would you like to be able to cook delicious and nutritious Japanese food at home? Let’s have fun cooking attractive and healthy Japanese food together!. All ingredients included in course fee.
20 Aug 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
4 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Not Kiwi “Indian” takeaways but real Indian food like they cook at home in Manjula’s native Gujarat! All ingredients included in course fee.
20 Aug 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
4 weeks, Wed 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Create something beautiful for your home and garden. Discover the delights of mosaic design and learn how to use materials such as broken tiles, china and shells to make a mosaic frame, pot plant holder or other simple objects. A list of materials (approx cost $70) will be sent out before the course starts.