Groups

Autism New Zealand provides services and support, education and information on autism for autistic people and family/whānau, caregivers, and professionals who engage with them. Autism New Zealand works to:

• Support autistic people and those who make up their support network – who want active assistance – in a collaborative way that helps them and their community, including liaising with other agencies on their behalf.

• Educate individuals, families/whānau, professionals and other interested parties about autism, by providing a range of evidence-based, tailored courses that offer practical strategies, tools and information to manage effectively for the best outcomes

• Inform individuals, families/whānau, professionals and the wider public about autism via a variety of mediums including social media, website, newsletters and resources as well as distributing the latest information and research relating to autism.

• Advocate for autistic people by providing submissions on relevant legislation and providing comment on government policy relating to autism and raising awareness of autism to promote inclusive behaviours in society.

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Knitwits was started in 2013 by our administrator, Pamela, and the then Community Director Zoe Hampton.  

The group meets weekly on Thursdays 1-3pm. Gold coin donation.  

All hand craft welcome.

New members welcome. For more information, please email Pamela: pamela@stlukes.org.nz

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Mah-jong, a Chinese game, has been at St Luke's for about 25 years ... or more.  The goal of mah-jong is similar to poker, in that the aim is to make matching sets and pairs.

The group meets weekly on Thursdays 10am-12.30pm. $5 by Eftpos or cash per week.  

New members welcome.

For more information, please email Pamela:pamela@stlukes.org.nz

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Embark on a creative journey with The Village Art Classes! Our classes are perfect for beginners, as well as those who want to enhance their artistic skills or simply want a space to create. Our course consists of 15 meticulously crafted lessons, divided into individual 5-lesson modules that focus on Sketching, Watercolours, and Acrylics. Whether you prefer the full course or individual modules, our setup is hassle-free. Just show up and immerse yourself in the joy of creation!

Guided by experienced tutors, our 3-hour classes provide the perfect opportunity to explore and refine your artistic techniques. All necessary materials are provided, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience. Classes are scheduled on Wednesdays from 6 pm to 9 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm, accommodating diverse schedules.

Take the first step towards unleashing your artistic potential. Connect with us for more information:

Email: reem@thevillageartclassess.co.nz

Phone: 021 059 9747
Website: www.thevillageartclasses.co.nz

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Yoga with Lyn Oram held on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am - 10.30am.

Music & Fun Playgroup gives children with special needs, up to the age of 5 years, and their parents/carers, the chance to play and socialise in a fun and supportive environment. Music is an important part of the group. Run by a retired neurodevelopmental therapist & a retired paediatric physio.  Contact Margaret Davidson     nzmargaret@gmail.com  021 293 3009

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When: 9.45 – 11.15am, every 2nd Wednesday during the school term

Where: Courtyard Room, Community of St Luke, 130 Remuera Road, Newmarket

What to bring: Morning tea for your child and a gold coin koha for tea/coffee and use of the room.

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We are a privately-owned early childhood centre in Remuera, licensed for 40 children, offering both full day and sessional services. We cater for children from 2 years of age in a warm and friendly environment with fully qualified staff, high staff to children ratios and a passion for high education standards.

Comprising leading baroque specialists from all over Aotearoa New Zealand, NZ Barok performs using instruments and playing styles of the period, breathing fresh life and vitality into baroque and classical masterpieces and lesser-known musical treasures from the 18th century.

Calvary Church is a Korean church professing faith in Jesus Christ that lives out each day by the power of His blood while looking forward to the future in His hands.

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It belongs to PCK (Presbyterian Church of Korea) and KPCA (Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad).

Join a diverse and relaxed breakfast club that will support your personal growth.

Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds, ages and occupations. We're a friendly bunch who don't take things too seriously - our meetings are fun and will leave you feeling energised for the rest of the day!

We provide ample opportunities for you to improve your public speaking skills, hone your leadership skills, and build self-confidence.

All new members can also choose an experienced member of the club as a mentor who will offer guidance and support on their Toastmasters journey.

Our meetings run from 7:00-8:30am, with a break for breakfast in between. We suggest arriving 10-15 minutes early to get settled in.

You’re welcome to join a meeting as a guest. Just drop us an email at morningtoast@d112tm.org.nz to let us know you’re coming!

Weekly Saturday art classes for kids during school terms. Contact elena@artacademy.co.nz

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Cantemus is a very friendly community choir based in Newmarket, but with members from all over Auckland. We are an unauditioned SATB choir conducted by Stuart Weightman, singing a wide variety of choral secular and religious music from Bach to Beethoven and beyond. We practise on Monday evenings from 7.30-9.30 (supper included), at St Luke's Church in Newmarket/Remuera

Traditional Scottish music club - fiddles, cellos, keyboard, accordion, flutes, guitars, harps etc. All welcome. Contact Anne-Marie learnScotsfiddle@gmail.com or 021 473 402

The Greatest Toastmasters Club in the World!! Come along and join us - every second Thursday morning at 6:55am.

The club was started over 25 years ago, and we have over 30 members of varying ages, vocations and skills.

Our club is more than just our meetings which are well organised, a lot of fun, with great speeches & great people.

Our tag line is "Giving wings to words" and we have a supporting environment towards better speaking and leadership. Phone 021 759 241 for more information or click on either of these 2 links https://easy-speak.org/portal.php?c=3033 https://www.facebook.com/groups/358704874765029/

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Whether a beginner or an experienced user, Mac Senior Net will provide you with ongoing Apple Mac knowledge at a reasonable cost, and help you become more confident on your computers, iPads and iPhones. For more information, phone Marion 021 255 1266

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Sing Ong Tai Chi is an international organization dedicated to thorough study and quality tuition of Yang style Tai Chi Chuan.Tai Chi Chuan is practiced for health and self-defence, following the rich tradition passed down through Cheng Man Ching (Zheng Manqing) and Huang Sheng Shyan (Huang Xingxian) to Professor Yek Sing Ong, the founder and grandmaster of Sing Ong Tai Chi.

The Auckland City Education Services (AE School & Attendance Service) is a successful educational provider (funded by the Ministry of Education) and delivers the MOE Agreements for the Provider: Mount Albert Grammar School.

​Our key responsibility is to work beside the student, a parent, & whānau to form connections to a student who is:

• Not enrolled in education - to find and facilitate their return to a legal form of education.
• Unjustified absent from a School - to define the concerns and consider the options that will support the child to return to and attend school every day.
• Referred to an Alternative Education school for Auckland City and Howick / Pakuranga Consortia.

Contact admin@aces.school.nz https://www.aces.school.nz/

The First Aid Training Company offers a range of workplace First Aid courses, including 8-hour, 12-hour and Renewal programmes. We acknowledge that different workplaces have different first aid risks — so we provide the first aid training that’s right for you! All our First Aid training courses ensure that learners leave us equipped and ready to act in an emergency situation.

We pride ourselves on delivering simplified, streamlined, engaging, fun and affordable first aid training.

Ask us if you’re not sure which course you require, we’re here to help!

S-Anon provides support to people whose lives and well-being have been affected by a loved one’s sex addiction. By bringing together people who share this common experience, members are better able to use the “tools” of the S-Anon program which include going to meetings, sharing with others, having a sponsor, reading S-Anon literature, and being of service to others in the program. The principles found in the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions allow us to develop spiritually as we are guided by the Higher Power of our understanding. We have found that earnestly working these steps, typically with the support of an S-Anon sponsor, can help us find peace, serenity, and even joy.

S-Anon is not a program for the sex addict, nor will it stop your loved one’s compulsive sexual behavior. In S-Anon, we begin to realize and accept that we are powerless over other people’s actions and that we can only change ourselves.

Your loved one needs to find their own path. In S-Anon, we learn to manage our own lives and begin our own journey of growth and healing. Along the way, we hear from and share our own experience, strength, and hope with others.

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A professional membership body that represents the majority of counsellors in New Zealand. They have around 3,000 members and offer a registration process for counsellors who meet their rigorous training, qualification and professional development standards.

The National Council of Women of New Zealand’s strategic vision is a Gender Equal New Zealand. By building understanding and driving action for gender equality, we enable New Zealanders to have the freedom and opportunity to determine their own future. We want all New Zealanders to say, “gender is irrelevant in terms of achievement and freedom”; “all societal roles are valued in New Zealand”; “I can be whatever I want to be” and “employment supports gender equality and work/life balance”.​At the moment all New Zealanders cannot say these things. Our research shows that if we are to successfully achieve our vision of a gender equal New Zealand the potential impact is huge – socially, and economically.

The New Zealand Suzuki Institute is a not-for-profit association for students and teachers learning and teaching through the Suzuki Method™. Dr. Shinichi Suzuki developed this method of teaching children to play the violin in Japan in the twentieth century. The method has since been extended to include many more instruments.  Here in Aotearoa, New Zealand we have qualified Suzuki teachers across the country teaching violin, cello, piano, flute and guitar, with some teachers offering Suzuki Early Childhood Music classes.

The Suzuki Method is a world-recognised method for teaching children to learn to play music.  It is based on the belief that every child can, where all children possess innate ability and this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. The Suzuki Method combines instrumental teaching with a philosophy embracing the total development of the child.  The triangle of parent, teacher and child creates a community of learning and sharing, nurturing happy and successful future world citizens through music. For more information, go to https://suzuki.org.nz/

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The purpose of U3A is to:• Encourage further learning by listening, understanding, contributing, researching and participating in discussion and relevant excursions about new topics.• Tap the great reservoir of knowledge, skills and experience of retired men and women.• Provide a venue for the meeting together of like minded people to learn, contribute and to make new friends in their local community.

If you are new, we welcome you and hope that you will find here the help and support that we have found. Whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not, Al-Anon offers hope and recovery to all people affected by the alcoholism of a loved one or friend.

Al-Anon has one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practising The Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic. We believe that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

If you would like to talk to a member or want to know more about the meeting closest to you, feel free to call 0508 4 AL-ANON (0508 425 266) to talk to a member close to you. For more information, go to al-anon.org.nz

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Approximately half of what Aucklanders send to landfill could be composted, with the food waste alone weighing in at 90,000 tonnes (the weight of 15,000 elephants!).  We’re on a mission to change this.

Food scraps and garden clippings are a valuable resource. When they end up in landfill, they lose all their nutrients and take decades to break down, compared to weeks in a compost pile. Breaking down in landfill also releases methane gas, a significant greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, as well as liquid that slowly filters through the landfill and finds its way into our water system.

Whether you are starting your composting journey, or well on your way, we’re here to help you, with free workshops, tips and tricks, and plenty of resources. We can assist in choosing the right composting system for you and your whānau, and together keep our valuable resources out of landfill.

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The Tipping Point is an interdenominational ministry. We have a particular focus on personal prophetic prayer, prophetic worship and prayer for healing. Most of our team come from St Paul's Anglican Church although this is not a St Paul's ministry event. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Tipping-Point-100105758475365. This is a public event with entry by koha.

Staff planning day

Supporting organisations to perform at their best by working alongside teams to unpack and resolve problems which undermine work performance.

Trust, Dignity, Respect: our independent support and advice helps to build an environment where people can thrive.

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Established in 1998, TransWorks is a contract service company providing telecommunications, IT and electrical services across New Zealand. TransWorks has strong relationships with all major telecommunication companies in New Zealand as well as many internet service providers.

Enhancing community connectiveness. The website is a hub of useful resources, local events and so much more. We are here to help build a strong, more connected Auckland East community, so take a look and see all the great things our neighbourhood has to offer!

Opera Factory is a training ground for singers and has been operating since its first inception since 1994.  It’s a way to meet like minded people, to share a love of music and of performing.  A way to develop interests into enthusiasms, and enthusiasms into life long hobbies or serious international careers.

Opera Factory allows performers to move at their own pace  – whether intending a professional career or general enjoyment of singing and performing.  Anyone can join the Opera Factory activities, and can find a supportive place at their own level.

Singers participate at Opera Factory from as early as 10 years old.  Many are encouraged by their own singing teachers, others come at first with a friend.  Classes and workshops are at all levels – from the most basic beginners to advanced musical, character and language work for those moving toward a professional opera career.

Opportunities at Opera Factory include concerts, public events, roles in staged productions, workshops, masterclasses and community events all providing advanced singers the chance to build stage skills, performance endurance, and repertoire.

As well as singers, Opera Factory provides opportunities and experience for pianists, musical and stage directors, costume, lighting and stage designers, theatre technicians, stage managers, and more.  On a smaller scale, every component of opera that happens in the grand opera houses of the world happens too at Opera Factory.

Opera Factory offers guidance, experience and opportunity to young practitioners in all these areas, as well as the opportunity for established singers to move into opera direction, or for theatre directors to try their hand with opera.  Already early members are returning as tutors and directors.  A number of others have been accepted for advanced training overseas, and some have commenced opera careers in New Zealand or overseas.

Charges to participants are kept at a very low level, with substantial philanthropic support.  Further financial assistance is available to appropriate applicants.

‍Opera Factory – for audiences

Training singers is only one side of Opera Factory’s mission. The other side is to bring the experience and passion of opera to wider audiences. This makes a double challenge in programming – to find works that offer suitable roles for developing singers, and at the same time to present a programme that is entertaining and enjoyable. The challenge has been met, and the Opera Factory repertoire includes a range of styles from comic to strongly dramatic, and composers from Mozart and Rossini to Puccini, Menotti and a very jazzy Shostakovich. Opera Factory and its audiences represent a equally wide range of ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, dispelling the common belief that opera is elitist.

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_{Dingwall Trust provides a range of services that support tamariki, rangatahi, and their whānau, through challenging times.}

"We want a whole new public consensus on what we are prepared to accept as the quality of life for our children and those who are currently impoverished," Rev. Dr Susan Adams.

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Migrante Aotearoa is a grassroot, migrant-led and non-profit organisation that advances the rights and welfare of Filipinos and other migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out more at https://www.migrante.nz/

C4 Group is a  Category 1 NZQA Private Training Establishment and our motto is ‘Training for Resilience’. We deliver courses and programmes across the Security, First Aid, and Emergency Management sectors. Highly respected among our peers, colleagues, government organisations, industry training organisations, clients and of course, our learners, we strive to create learning environments that meet the needs of our changing and challenging world. There are no ‘off the shelf’ programmes at C4 as we only provide training solutions. If you have a need for training, we are able to provide bespoke programmes that reflect your organisation and your needs.

The Pettman Junior Academy is New Zealand's most successful music scholarship programme, preparing our most talented young musicians for future studies at the world's leading universities.