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What's On

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May 2025

EA Networks Glow in the Park 2025

Ashburton District Council

30th May 2025 - 1st Jun 2025

King's Birthday Weekend

Save the Date!Glow Up Your Winter! Bring your family and join us for three magical nights of light, music, food and fun for all ages...

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Land, Sea and Air

Ashburton Museum

1st May 2025 - 25th May 2025

On 4 September 1939, the main headline of the day’s Ashburton Guardian newspaper was: “THE EMPIRE AT WAR”. This was the beginning of the Second...

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Book Club

Ashburton Library

20th May 2025 01:30 pm - 01:30 pm

Our welcoming book club meets once a month to enjoy a cuppa and a chat about the books they’ve read. Be the first to read...

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Knitting Group

Ashburton Library

14th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

10:00 am - 10:00 am

Come and join our wonderful group of knitters who meet every Wednesday in the Event Space/Ashburton Lakes Room.Enjoy a coffee and a chat while getting...

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Citizens Advice Bureau Drop In

Ashburton Library

14th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

05:15 pm - 05:15 pm

Do 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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Spinning Get Together

Ashburton Library

14th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

05:45 pm - 05:45 pm

Spinner get together. Join us in the Event Space to spin yarn and a few tales.Bring your own wheel or use one supplied by Ashburton...

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Gardening Conversation Hour

Ashburton Library

21st May 2025 01:30 pm - 02:30 pm

Connecting Mid Canterbury and the Library are hosting a Gardening Conversation Hour in the Ashburton Lakes Room. This group is held on the first...

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Brain Injury Support Group

Ashburton Library

28th May 2025 10:30 am - 10:30 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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Vinyl cutter/printer class

Ashburton Library

15th May 2025 - 29th May 2025

05:30 pm - 05:30 pm

Ready to create your own stickers or custom garment prints but...

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Maker Space Open Session

Ashburton Library

14th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

05:30 pm - 05:30 pm

Already taken one of our classes on the Laser Cutter or Vinyl Cutter and eager to start your own...

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Laser cutter class

Ashburton Library

14th May 2025 - 28th May 2025

10:00 am - 10:00 am

Interested in mastering the laser cutter and bringing your own projects to life but unsure where to begin? This class is perfect for you!Join this...

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Active Adventures

EA Networks Centre

1st May 2025 - 25th Jun 2025

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

A 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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Women’s Swim Night

EA Networks Centre

14th May 2025 - 10th Dec 2025

07:00 pm - 08:30 pm

Whether 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 May 2025 - 25th Jun 2025

09:50 am - 10:20 am

Join 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

24th May 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

31st May 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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Opening: Puaka Matariki: In Our Place, and Caught in the Moment

Ashburton Museum

30th May 2025 05:30 pm

Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions!Puaka Matariki: I Tō Mātou Wāhi, In Our Place features hand-painted pou created by talented Ashburton College...

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