July 2025
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 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.
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.
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Learn the basics of this popular, easy-to-play instrument. Bring your own ukulele in standard C tuning.
22 Jul 2025 - 26 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Tue 7:00 PM – 8:00 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.
22 Jul 2025 - 26 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Tue 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Improve your flexibility, strength and breathing and learn techniques to help you relax and sleep better - suitable for all levels.
22 Jul 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Always wanted to know how to draw but never had the chance to learn? Join our experienced tutor and get confident with the basics of drawing. Bring your A4 sketchbook - all other materials included in course fee.
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of Italian.
22 Jul 2025 - 19 Aug 2025
5 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Night photography is, by its nature, magical. In the photographer’s hands, the camera becomes a magic box that allows the night to be caught in a way the human eye could never see. Not for beginners to photography. Course includes night-time field trips.
22 Jul 2025 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 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 - 9 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of Spanish.
22 Jul 2025 - 12 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Tue 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Do you love storytelling shows like The Moth? Come join the growing art of live storytelling. Learn how to find ideas from your life, craft a compelling narrative, and deliver your story in a confident and entertaining way.
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 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).
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 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).
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of Chinese Mandarin. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $99 with ID, all others pay $199).
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Get your creativity flowing by exploring some of the star forms of creative writing, focusing each week on a different area of fiction or creative non-fiction.
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of NZ Sign Language. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $109 with ID, all others pay $199).
23 Jul 2025 - 27 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
A peer-driven workshop for poets of all Levels. You will work with other writers to encourage the art of poetry in a workshop environment where participants offer honest, positive and constructive feedback.
23 Jul 2025 - 27 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Tai Chi is meditation in motion and beneficial for your health, balance and concentration.
23 Jul 2025 - 13 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Wed 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
A chance to experiment with watercolour paints and different sorts of paper - no experience needed. All materials included in course fee.
23 Jul 2025 - 13 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Based on modern psychology and ancient philosophy, mindfulness meditation is for anyone who'd like to have some fresh insights into what makes up our quality of life.
23 Jul 2025 - 27 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 8:30 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).
23 Jul 2025 - 27 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Wednesday 6:00pm-8:30pm
For those who have completed te reo Māori - Introductory 2 recently or have equivalent knowledge. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $109 with ID, all others pay $199).
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Learn the basic chords, strumming and lots of songs. Bring your own acoustic guitar.
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
For those who have completed Chinese Mandarin - Introductory 2 recently or have equivalent knowledge. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $99 with ID, all others pay $199).
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of NZ Sign Language. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $109 with ID, all others pay $199).
23 Jul 2025 - 27 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Wed 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Qigong, pronounced “chi gong,” was developed in China thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves using exercises to optimize energy within the body, mind, and spirit, with the goal of improving and maintaining health and well-being.
23 Jul 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Wed 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
For those who have completed Spanish - Introductory 1 recently or have equivalent knowledge.
23 Jul 2025 - 13 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Wed 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
A chance to experiment with watercolour paints and different sorts of paper - no experience needed. All materials included in course fee.
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
For those who have recently completed the beginners class.
24 Jul 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Create a range of delicious and nutritious meat-free dishes, with an Indian focus. All ingredients included in course fee.
24 Jul 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
4 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Crochet is great for settling the mind and encouraging relaxation. Learn to do basic stitches, read patterns and complete projects in a relaxed and friendly space – left handers very welcome. Please bring some 4 or 8 ply smooth yarn and a crochet hook.
24 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
For those who have completed Dutch - Introductory 1 recently or have equivalent knowledge.
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For beginners who have no prior knowledge of French.
24 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Join DJ Shan from the Aotearoa DJ Academy and be introduced to the basics of DJing in a practical, hands-on learning experience. (Held at DJ Shan’s studio at Shop 21, 73 Cuba Street, Wellington.)
24 Jul 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
5 session: 4 x Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM plus morning field trip on 9 August
Learn the fundamental skills and theory of good photography and get the best results from your DSLR or mirrorless camera (fully manual-capable only). Includes a Saturday field trip.
24 Jul 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
5 sessions, 4 x Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM plus a Saturday field trip
Why do some photographs linger in our memories while others seem forgettable and repetitive? Why do we scroll through Instagram and barely recall what we saw five minutes later? This course will help you find the answers to these questions and show you how to transform your photographs into extraordinary, captivating, and memorable images.
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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).
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
For those who have completed Samoan - Introductory 1 recently or have equivalent knowledge. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $99 with ID, all others pay $189).
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 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.
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
For those who have completed Japanese - Introductory 1 recently or have equivalent knowledge. (NZ Citizens and residents pay $99 with ID, all others pay $199).
24 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Thu 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Evolve and advance your jewellery making abilities with exciting lost wax methods to create rings cast in brass, bronze and sterling silver - beginners welcome! All materials included in course fee.
24 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Thu 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Content creation and video editing with your smartphone! Whether you want to make content for your business, social media, life or family – this course will have you using your smartphone to make and edit videos.
24 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Thu 6:00 PM - 8:30 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).
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
For those who have completed 6 terms of French (approx 100 hours).
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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).
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 7:30 PM – 9:30 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.
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Discover your creative potential and enjoy improvising scenes and stories in a safe, positive group environment with the Wellington Improvisation Troupe [WIT].
24 Jul 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Thu 7:45 PM - 9:45 PM
For those who have recently completed the beginners class.
25 Jul 2025 - 12 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Fri 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).
25 Jul 2025 - 12 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Fri 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Learn how to prepare and alter clay. (Held at Wellington Potters' Association, 130 Grant Road, Thorndon).
25 Jul 2025 - 12 Sep 2025
8 weeks, Fri 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).
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Keen to try your hand at making staple Chinese foods from scratch? Avoid the additives and learn how to create fresh egg noodles and traditional meat buns. Replicate these delicious basics of Chinese cuisine to enjoy at home. Some communal ingredients supplied, a list of other ingredients will be sent out before the course starts (approx cost $35).
26 Jul 2025 - 30 Aug 2025
6 weeks, Sat 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Have you always dreamed of writing compelling fiction about murder, mayhem and where to put the body? Join successful crime author Cat Connor as she shows you where and how!
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Come and learn how to make a dried flower meadow hoop (25cm wide) with Red Ruth from Bloomin Heck Wreaths. All materials included in course fee.
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Get the best results in job interviews. Learn how to approach behavioural questions and impress the interview panel. Ace interviews using the potent STARR method. Use it to your advantage by answering competency focused questions with winning replies.
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Classic textured rings, with a unique and exciting twist! Learn to make your own fine jewellery fidget rings from copper, brass and silver - beginners welcome! All materials included in course fee.
26 Jul 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
4 sessions, Sat 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (no class on 16 August)
Always wanted to learn how to knit but never been sure where to begin? Join craft tutor Stella Carruthers as she teaches the basic principles of knitting in this fun, informative and supportive class. Come along and learn the essential building blocks of knitting, using only knitting needles, yarn and your hands!
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Mental Health is a term we hear everywhere now and yet after “Are you okay?” it all goes silent. We know we need to improve our mental health understanding and the way we treat ourselves and other people having mental health challenges. (NZ citizen and residents free with ID, all others pay$99).
Sat 26 Jul 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
A hands-on, one-day workshop blending mindfulness, neuroscience, and self-awareness to help you feel better, relate better, and live with more clarity and purpose. (NZ Citizens and residents free with photo ID, all others pay $149).
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 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Come along and find out how easy it is to make your very own beeswax candles to give your home a delightful ambience! All materials included in course fee.
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 – 1:30 PM
During this intensely practical, hands-on workshop, you will be guided through each step of the cheesemaking process while making your very own round of Double Cream ‘NZ style’ Brie. You will also be shown how to make Queso Fresco cheese which you will get to sample afterwards. All ingredients included in course fee.
Sat 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Creating new pieces or repairing old treasures can be easy and fun once you know some basic techniques and design skills. You will be able to make 2 types of bracelet, 2 sets of earrings, 2 necklaces and a pendant. All materials included in course fee. All materials included in course fee.
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 – 1:30 PM
Do you often feel your creative work isn't good enough or worry about sharing it with others? You're not alone! Join our workshop to explore the roots of imposter syndrome and discover practical strategies to boost your confidence, allowing you to proudly showcase your art to the world.
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 2 Aug 2025
1 day, Sat 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us in an exciting new introduction to creative sculpting - a hands on class to produce unique creature figurines and miniatures to bring your imagination to life! - Beginners welcome! All material costs included in course fee.
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
Make a statement with your own custom set of letter-stamped silver rings! Create up to 4 basic signet rings that combine to spell out a word, acronym, name or initials across your fingers, or stamp your star sign and your favourite hammered textures. Wear your own personal brand with these fun spell-out rings! All materials provided, no hidden costs!
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.