What's On
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New Zealand Sign Language Class
Ashburton Library
16th Jul 2025 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
Are you curious about New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)?Would you like to learn NZSL?Term 3 Beginner classes start Wednesday...
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School Holidays | Penguin Parade Collage
Ashburton Art Gallery
5th Jul 2025 - 13th Jul 2025
Inspired by our foyer wall artwork Negativland: Erebus by Will Hadwen, learn about Antarctic wildlife and create a fun, textured artwork using collage techniques.
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School Holidays | Be a 1975 News Reporter
Ashburton Art Gallery
5th Jul 2025 - 13th Jul 2025
Explore life in Ashburton in 1975 through historical newspaper photographs and create a personal news story inspired by real moments from the past. This activity...
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Citizens Advice Bureau Drop In
Ashburton Library
1st Jun 2025 - 25th Jun 2025
05:15 pm - 05:15 pmDo you have a problem or a question about your rights or obligations? Then drop in to the CAB session at Ashburton Library on Wednesday...
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Social sewing/quilting group
Ashburton Library
21st Jun 2025 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Bring your sewing machine, quilt, or other sewing project along to this group.With some experienced seamstresses in the group, you will be supported...
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Brain Injury Support Group
Ashburton Library
25th Jun 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Are you or someone you know living with or supporting someone with a head injury? Facilitated by the Brain Injury Association, this monthly group...
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Active Adventures
EA Networks Centre
1st Jun 2025 - 25th Jun 2025
10:30 am - 12:30 pmA child led, parent supervised session for toddlers age 1-5 to play and explore their gross motor skills using a range of soft play equipment...
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EANC Holiday Programme - July
EA Networks Centre
30th Jun 2025 - 11th Jul 2025
08:30 am - 05:00 pmNeed fully-supervised childcare for your under-13 school-aged child?Book in for games, sports, field trips, crafts, swimming and more!Tamariki/children aged 5 - 13 years.Day $40, Full...
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Enmeshed: Feminist modes of information sharing
Ashburton Art Gallery
1st Jun 2025 - 22nd Jun 2025
In Enmeshed, artists Julia Holderness, Areez Katki, Erica van Zon, Ana Iti, and Claudia Kogachi each reframe narratives. Stories are rewritten from new...
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Inventory | Marie Le Lievre
Ashburton Art Gallery
1st Jun 2025 - 22nd Jun 2025
Relinquishing of complete control is the wellspring of discovery for Marie Le Lievre. Her singular paintings require the ground as a starting point...
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Paintings of Ruined Mythic Phantasies
Ashburton Art Gallery
1st Jun 2025 - 22nd Jun 2025
Timaru-based painter Michael Armstrong’s exhibition Paintings of Ruined Mythic Phantasies addresses themes that have preoccupied him throughout his career – social justice, politics, the environment...
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Women’s Swim Night
EA Networks Centre
11th Jun 2025 - 10th Dec 2025
07:00 pm - 08:30 pmWhether you want to come for a soak, do some lengths or spend time with your children, we have something for you.$5 per adult (special...
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Little Splashers
EA Networks Centre
1st Jun 2025 - 25th Jun 2025
09:50 am - 10:20 amJoin us for Little Splashers- a session where you and your Little Splasher have the opportunity to explore the world of water in a parent...
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Puaka Matariki: I Tō Mātou Wāhi, In Our Place
Ashburton Museum
1st Jun 2025 - 27th Jul 2025
Puaka and Matariki hold great significance for Māori, marking the beginning of the Māori New Year as these special whetū first appear in the midwinter...
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Caught in the Moment: Guardian Photographs of 1975
Ashburton Museum
1st Jun 2025 - 14th Sep 2025
What moments in time did the Ashburton Guardian photographers capture around Whakatere Ashburton throughout 1975? In this exhibition, photographs from our large collection of Guardian...
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Supporting Social Connections for Autistic and Neurodivergent kids
Ashburton Library
26th Jun 2025 06:00 pm
Supporting Social Connections for Autistic and Neurodivergent Kids – things that work!Are you a parent or teacher of a neurodivergent child(0-8 years old)?Join us for...
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ARA Information Sessions
Ashburton Library
10th Jun 2025 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Thinking of Studying this year? It’s not too late to start. Tuesday 10th June 10am -3pm @ Ashburton LibraryCome along and explore more than 150...
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Cultural Awareness Talk | The Philippines
Ashburton Art Gallery
17th Jun 2025 12:00 pm
In this Cultural Awareness session, you will learn about Filipino culture and discuss basic social protocols to help you interact with clients, whānau, and friends.This...
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World Wide Knit in Public Day
Ashburton Library
14th Jun 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
World Wide Knit In Public DaySaturday 14 June 10amThe purpose of Worldwide Knit in Public Day is to...
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Photography Exhibition
Ashburton Library
16th Jun 2025 - 21st Jun 2025
Celebrating World Refugee Weekfrom 16 to 22 of June Over the last 6 months the Afghan former refugee youth of Ashburton...
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School Holidays | Erebus Explorer: Landscape in a jar
Ashburton Art Gallery
30th Jun 2025 - 11th Jul 2025
Inspired by artist Will Hadwen’s immersive canvases and his time in Antarctica, this activity invites children to learn about Mt Erebus and sculpt their own...
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School Holidays | Snowlace Wonders
Ashburton Art Gallery
28th Jun 2025 - 13th Jul 2025
Create a fun and colorful snowflake using cardboard, yarn, and basic weaving techniques. This activity helps kids develop fine motor skills, practice pattern-making, and explore...
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School Holidays | Twinkle with Mā Puaka
Ashburton Art Gallery
28th Jun 2025 - 5th Jul 2025
Design your very own star inspired by Matariki. Try to include something from one of our exhibitions in your star design - It could be...
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Small Paintings Dedicated to Big Names | Nadia Curnow
Ashburton Art Gallery
29th Jun 2025 - 3rd Aug 2025
In this exhibition, Nadia Curnow draws inspiration from an international canon of art history, combining artistic influences from a wide range of ‘big...
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