June 2025
28 Jun 2025 - 5 Jul 2025
Held on Saturdays 28 June and 5 July (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
About 1 in 5 New Zealand adults experience a common mental illness each year. Understanding how to talk about mental health and help someone in need are important skills. This certified Mental Health First Aid course, will teach you the skills and knowledge to recognise and respond to someone experiencing mental health challenges. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $199 with ID, all others pay $499).
Sat 28 Jun 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Need to “step up” and speak to an audience as part of your working life and find it difficult? This course will equip you with strategies to assist and provide opportunities to build your confidence in this role.
July 2025
21 Jul 2025 - 12 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri 9:15 AM – 12:15 PM
For those who are more confident in everyday English, who want to be more fluent and accurate. Enrolment is by interview only - NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay $999.
21 Jul 2025 - 8 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join our beginners’ informal English language group in Johnsonville and improve your English skills, make new friends and find out more about your community. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
21 Jul 2025 - 8 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
A course for beginners where we'll cover clay preparation through to throwing of basic forms. All materials provided. (Held at Wellington Potters' Centre, 130 Grant Road, Thorndon).
21 Jul 2025 - 12 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
For those who are becoming more confident in using English in everyday situations. Enrolment is by interview only - NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay $999.
21 Jul 2025 - 8 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Learn how to prepare and alter clay. (Held at Wellington Potters' Association, 130 Grant Road, Thorndon).
21 Jul 2025 - 8 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Mon 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Extend your skills in this Next Step pottery course, aimed at those who already have the basics. (Held at Wellington Potters' Association, 130 Grant Road, Thorndon).
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join our elementary informal English language groups in Johnsonville and improve your English skills, make new friends and find out more about your community. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join our informal next step English language group (aimed at those at Intermediate level and above) in Johnsonville and improve your English skills, make new friends and find out more about your community. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay listed price).
22 Jul 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Gain basic practical skills, to help begin the process of communicating in an assertive manner. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $79 with ID, all others pay $149).
22 Jul 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Gain a panoramic picture of popular Vietnamese Street Foods, which you can enjoy at any time of day and find out how to make some of them with ingredients you can easily find in New Zealand. All ingredients included in course fee.
22 Jul 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Explore a range of painting and drawing techniques from ink and watercolour to impasto and realism using acrylic paint. Bring your A4 sketchbook - all other materials included in course fee.
22 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue & Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For those who can understand and use very simple English in some situations. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $149 with ID, all others pay $299).
22 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue & Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For those who generally speak with confidence and accuracy but need to develop fluency and the use of idiomatic language. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $149 with ID, all others pay $299).
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For those who have completed French - Introductory 2 recently or have equivalent knowledge.
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Learn the basic chords, strumming and lots of songs. Bring your own acoustic guitar.
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22 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue & Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Taking the IELTS exam for immigration or study? Get the skills and strategies you need to help you pass. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $199 with ID, all others pay $349).
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Sewing skills and techniques for beginners and more experienced sewers. Please check full course description for list of what you need to bring to class.
22 Jul 2025 - 26 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
This course is for beginners who have no prior knowledge of te reo Māori or Māori culture. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $109 with ID, all others pay $199).
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Kick start your novel in this series of weekly workshops with practical writing exercises which will build ideas, form the raw material of your book and get you started.
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of Japanese.
22 Jul 2025 - 26 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Tue 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Evolve and advance your jewellery making abilities with dazzling silver rings embedded with rubies and sapphires - beginners welcome! All materials included in course fee - no hidden costs!
22 Jul 2025 - 26 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Tue 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Get the basics of playing the piano in a fun group which will set you on your own musical path. Keyboards provided. Enrol early as the course is limited to eight participants.