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Learn Self-Awareness, Mindfulness, Tools for Life
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Mindful Spanish Classes
Communication beyond language.
Social Economics: Going Deeper
Hosted by Leo Murray
Tauranga Waste Free Living Workshop
Why should you care ?
Free Computing Courses
Toi-Ohomai
Beginner & Intermediate Spanish
On Going Classes
Mount Scottish Country Dance Club
Beginner classes and general dancing
Meaningful Life – Meditation on the Beach
A Meditation on the Beach
Mount Maunganui Bridge Club- Lessons for Beginners 2019
Come and learn the best card game in the World !
You’re Always Learning in the Garden
says Sarah O’Neill
Circus Skills – Acrobatics & Juggling
Fitness, Focus & Fun
Astro-Photography Workshop – Night Skies at the Mount
Free Workshop for Charity
Arthritis Self-Management Workshop
Emotional Well-being, Communication & Goals
Free Coffee Appreciation Workshop
Free community education workshop
Insights into Emotional Intelligence Course – Life Skills
An Introduction to NLP Concepts
Challenge of Chess
… for the whole family …
Carolie’s Culinaire
Cheese Making and Cookery Classes
Taoist Tai Chi Society – Bay of Plenty
We teach Taoist Tai Chi™ arts: a moving meditation – build your strength, flexibility and stillness.
Mindful Living
Mind body calm and clarity
Hair to Train
Creating successful futures …
LOL Laughter Wellness
Laughter is the best medicine for the soul !
Tauranga Indoor Radio Control Car Club
Meet the challenge of racing radio controlled cars
Friends of the Tauranga Libraries
Monthly meetings at the 4 libraries
Waste-free Parenting
Learn about waste free parenting, reusable products and recycling.
TESOL Courses
Do a TESOL, Learn to Teach English and Travel
Boomerang Bags – Sewing Bee
Tackle plastic pollution at the grassroots level
Tauranga Bridge Club
Lessons for Beginners
A Much Under-Rated Business Skill
Words of wisdom from Stan Gregec, CEO of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce
Toastmasters
4 clubs in our area to choose from…
Pacific Coast Technical Institute
Evening and Day courses available
Tennis Coaching with Rod
For complete beginners through to people who want to improve their skills…
NLP (Neuro Linguistic programming)
If you want to have more self-awareness, have less fear, be more confident and less judgmental then this course is for you.
Shadow Beekeeping
Follow us on our beehive inspections
Samba Drumming
Brazilian style percussion group
Calligraphy
Discover the different scripts
French with Shelley – Intermediate
For those who enjoy speaking French, then this is the class for you
French with Shelley – Advanced
French with Shelley – Advanced
French With Shelley – Next Step after Beginners
Confidence Builder – Class for those who have completed the 10 week beginner course.
French with Shelley – Beginners
French Class for beginners
Events
Tauranga Woodcrafters’ Turners Group
Our Turners Group meets each month on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 9:30am & 1:30pm and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30am at the Guild’s Workshop. Our Turning Group meetings combine hands-on learning sessions with one on one instruction in the mornings followed by a group project and critique in the afternoons.
Experienced members work with new turners to develop skills and to build people’s confidence in using the equipment correctly.
Our workshop is well equipped with lathes. New members can use a good selection of turning chisels and scrapers which are owned by the club until they build their skills and begin to buy their own equipment.
The Turning Group build members skills by setting a monthly project and then having an experienced turner critique each members contribution at the following meeting. Their objective is to explore new ideas and to improve.
Website: http://taurangawoodcrafters.org/turners/
Other woodcrafting groups operate as well.
The Tauranga Woodcrafters have monthly meetings for our different interest groups at the workshop. Carvers meet on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month at 9:30am. Scrollsaw Group meets on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 9:30am. Open Workshop (covering all areas of woodworking interest) meet on 2nd & 4th Wednesday’s at 6:30pm and 2nd & 4th Saturdays at 9:30am. We have a full club monthly meeting on the 3rd Saturday at 1:30pm.
Mount Maunganui Book Group
On the 4th Tuesday of each month from 10am-11am at Mount Maunganui Library.
Themed meeting.
Mount Maunganui Book Group does not meet in December.
Hosted by Friends of the Library
Contact: Gail on 574 3376
Other library book groups:
Pāpāmoa Book Group: currently in recess but if you are interested in joining contact Betty on 542 4322
Greerton Book Group: 3rd Monday 10.30am-11.30am
Contact: Marian on 544 2624
Tauranga Book Chat: 3rd Wednesday
Two sessions: 10.30-11.30am and 5.30-6.30pm
Contact: 577 7177
Monthly Friends of the Library general meeting: 4th Thursday of the month at 10am
Monthly guest speaker and morning tea.
Contact Pam on 571 2566
Tauranga Woodcrafters’ Carving Group
The Carving Group meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month at 9:30am at the Guild’s Workshop. Members of our Carving Group enjoy a range of carving interests; sculptural, relief carving, abstract work, driftwood designs, Maori and European patterns etc.
We work with all the tools; carving chisels, carving knives and power carving tools.
Members, and also the Guild’s Wood Officer, can help with wood supply for new projects.
The workshop is well equipped with several different bandsaws which members can use to cut out the wood when starting a new design.
Holiday Art for Kids
Tutor: Jacqui van den Berg
Phone: 021 069 6555
Email: jacquivandenbergartist@gmail.com
Book via the website: www.mountwildheart.co.nz
Tauranga Woodcrafters Scroll Saw Group
The Scroll Sawers meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 9:30am at the Guild’s Workshop.
When: Wednesdays 9.30am
Where: Woodcrafters’ Workshop, 3 Cherokee Place, Mt Maunganui
Group interests are evenly split between marquetry, fretwork, 3D scrollsaw, and intarsia.
Experienced members willingly share knowledge and then work with new members who are learning the skills.
We have scroll saws available in the workshop for members to use and people are also free to bring their own equipment to the meetings.
Website: http://taurangawoodcrafters.org/scroll-sawers/
Oriana Singers Choir
Oriana Singers Inc is a mixed-voice (SATB) choir with members from the greater Tauranga area. Choir members come from a variety of musical back-grounds, with some having never sung in a choir before to those who have sung in choirs for over twenty years.
The choir’s repertoire is varied, has wide appeal, and changes throughout the year.
When: Rehearsals on Tuesdays 7pm-9pm
Where: St Andrews Church, Cnr Dee & Macville Streets, Mount Maunganui
Cost: $55 annual subscription. New members initially have an informal audition (to ensure you are placed in the correct voice part) with the choir director, and if suitable, are then invited to join in with rehearsals.
Interested ?
If you’d like to know more about the choir, then do make contact – we’d love to hear from you. We would especially love to have more men join us!
Paintvine : Early Morning Walk -Watercolour & Wine
The concept is simple – take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Turn wine into watercolour ! Take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other, and let’s paint a watercolour masterpiece !
Join us for a beginner’s watercolour event full of fluid colour mixing, delicate brushwork where you’ll craft your own bespoke watercolour artwork.
One of our watercolour experts will guide you step-by-step through the watercolour process and will encourage you to add your own unique touch.
Drinks: No drinks are included in the ticket price but available for purchase
Food: Want to enjoy dinner too? The Freeport’s dinner menu will be available throughout the event.
What is Paintvine?
It’s a fun social painting class where our artists will run you through step-by-step instructions on how to create your very own masterpiece in a fun and relaxed bar in Tauranga City or the Mount. Perfect for dates, catching up with mates or for meeting new friends.
GET TICKETS
Knit and Knatter at your Library!
Join us for some friendly knitting and a good natter. Bring along your latest project, share your ideas and skills or simply enjoy time spent with fellow creators.
Crocheters, cross stitchers, embroiderers and beginner knitters are welcome.
Greerton Library : Tuesdays at 1pm
If you want to learn but don’t know how – Come along and learn with the Greerton Main Street Community Knitters. If you are an advanced knitter, you are also welcome to come and share your skills!
Greerton Library : On the 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 2pm
For more information about these sessions
Contact Lesley
Email: lesleywarner66@gmail.com
Phone: 0210309280.
Other sessions are held:
Pāpāmoa Library
Wednesdays at 1pm
Mount Maunganui Library
Wednesdays at 2pm
Woodcrafters: Wood Turning Group
Our Turners Group meets each month on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 9:30am & 1:30pm and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:30am at the Guild’s Workshop. Our Turning Group meetings combine hands-on learning sessions with one on one instruction in the mornings followed by a group project and critique in the afternoons.
Experienced members work with new turners to develop skills and to build people’s confidence in using the equipment correctly.
Our workshop is well equipped with lathes. New members can use a good selection of turning chisels and scrapers which are owned by the club until they build their skills and begin to buy their own equipment.
The Turning Group build members skills by setting a monthly project and then having an experienced turner critique each members contribution at the following meeting. Their objective is to explore new ideas and to improve.
Website: http://taurangawoodcrafters.org/turners/
Other woodcrafting groups operate as well.
The Tauranga Woodcrafters have monthly meetings for our different interest groups at the workshop. Carvers meet on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month at 9:30am. Scrollsaw Group meets on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 9:30am. Open Workshop (covering all areas of woodworking interest) meet on 2nd & 4th Wednesday’s at 6:30pm and 2nd & 4th Saturdays at 9:30am. We have a full club monthly meeting on the 3rd Saturday at 1:30pm.
Chess Mount Maunganui
The Challenge of Chess for the whole family
Come along and enjoy the atmosphere and the fun challenge of a game of chess.
Standard chess rules apply.
Includes casual games.
Just visit and see if chess is for you!
On Monday 6pm-7pm for learning players and 7.00pm onwards for any player. Includes casual chess.
Chess is also on at the Tauranga Citizens Club on Fridays from 4pm – 6pm.
Contacts:
Contact:
Contact:
Helmut Marko h.marko@xtra.co.nz 0274 147 254
Secretary & co-founder: Caleb Wright first25plus5@gmail.com
Website: http://www.mmrsachess.org/
Keep on Your Feet
Balance and strength classes to fun music. Relaxed and social.
Mount Maunganui
When: Mondays 10am – 11am
Where: Mount Bible Chapel, 2 Bedford Place, Mt Maunganui
Cost: $7
All welcome. Just come along.
Phone: Lynda 029 230 0162
Omokoroa
When: Mondays 11am – 12 noon
Where: Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Rd
Cost: $7
All levels of fitness welcome.
Phone: Sharnie 021 111 8617
Katikati
When: Tuesdays 10am – 11.30am
Where: Catholic Church Hall, 89 Beach Rd, Katikati
Cost: $7
All welcome. Just come along.
Phone: Sharnie 021 111 8617
Greerton
When: Tuesdays 10.30am – 12 noon
Where: Greerton Community Village Hall
Cost: $7
All levels of fitness welcome.
Phone: Lynda 029 230 0162
Falun Dafa
Purify the Body and Calm the Mind
Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a traditional self-cultivation practice based on the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. Easy to learn, the practice includes four gentle standing exercises to purify the body and a seated meditation to calm the mind.
Around the world, millions of people from all walks of life and all ages have taken up the practice and report dramatic health improvements, clarity of thought, more energy and a deeper spiritual awareness.
True health comes from cultivating both mind and body.
Free to learn.
Please join our Free, Easy to Learn Exercise Sessions in the Parks as follows:
Exercises 1 to 4 only. Duration – 1x hour. Look for the Blue and White Banner.
1st and 2nd Sundays – Memorial Park by the fountain, enter from Devonport Rd
3rd Sunday – Papamoa Domain near car park below Bluebiyou Restaurant
4th Sunday – Marine Parade, near cenotaph opposite Pacific Ave.
Winter Hours – @ 10:15am
Summer Hours – @ 9:45am
Change at Daylight Saving time.
Please call / text Judy for any alternative arrangements.
Please phone or text 021 0425 398 for directions.
Email: judystauranga@protonmail.com
Tauranga Woodcrafters’ Guild
We are a group of hobby woodworkers – men and women – keen to share our love of wood and skills with anyone keen to join us. We live in a land with beautiful timbers and with a long tradition of do-it-yourself creativity.
We have been active since 1987 and in any given year we have 80 – 100 members of all ages and skill levels.
We have a purpose-built Workshop located at 3 – Cherokee Place – Mount Maunganui in Tauranga which is well-equipped with lathes, bandsaws, bench saw, mitre cut-off saw, buzzer, drill press, scroll saws and all the associated hand tools.
Our Carving, Turning, Scrollsaw, Toy Making & Open Workshop Groups all meet each month.
On the 3rd Saturday of every month at 1.30pm we have a general meeting plus demonstration & refreshments. Visitors are welcome. Our Guild Brochure defines meeting times, contact details and our annual fees.
Men and women are all invited to join us.
Taoist Tai Chi Beginner & Advanced Classes
We teach Taoist Tai Chi™ arts: a moving meditation – build your strength, flexibility and stillness.
From Monday to Saturday there are different classes at different times and for different levels in Tauranga, Te Puke, Papamoa, Mount Maunganui and Katikati.
Please see our website for more information:
https://www.taoisttaichi.org/find-a-class/
or phone 02 150 0320 (Margie)
Remember – You can come along to any beginners class at any time and try Taoist Tai Chi for free.
Aircraft Restoration Group
A volunteer team based at the Classic Flyers Museum operates in the aircraft restoration shop there.
The team numbers about 30 in total with about 15 there at a time.
Meet up days: Wednesdays and Fridays
Time: 8.00 am – 2.00 pm
For more info contact Gary
Email: garryb@classicflyersnz.com
500 Cards Papamoa & Mount
Card games – a great way to exercise your brain, socialise and have fun !
Papamoa Group
When: Thursdays at 1pm – 4pm
Where: Gordon Pratt Reserve, Parton Rd
Cost: $4 includes afternoon tea & prizes
Contact Wendy 021 254 4621 or Bob 027 478 6282
Mount Maunganui Group
When: Thursday afternoons
Where: Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd, the Mount
Cost: Afternoon tea & prizes.
Contact Margaret 027 656 848
Mount Art Group
This is a small friendly group catering for all levels and mediums. New members are welcome.
When: Thursdays 9.00 am – 12 noon
Where: St Peters Church Hall, 15 Victoria St, The Mount
Contact: 576 9580 (Trish)
Scottish Country Dancing Mt Maunganui
Beginner Classes and General dancing
Come along to try us out.
Knit & Knatter at Your Library
Join us for some friendly knitting and a good natter. Bring along your latest project, share your ideas and skills or simply enjoy time spent with fellow creators.
Crocheters, cross stitchers, embroiderers and beginner knitters are welcome.
Pāpāmoa Library
Wednesdays at 1pm
Mount Maunganui Library
Wednesdays at 2pm
For more information about these sessions
Contact Lesley
Email: lesleywarner66@gmail.com
Phone: 0210309280.
Other sessions are held:
Greerton Library : Tuesdays at 1pm
Also
If you want to learn but don’t know how– Come along and learn with the Greerton Main Street Community Knitters. If you are an advanced knitter, you are also welcome to come and share your skills!
Greerton Library : On the 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 2pm