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Recreation
in
Dunedin
Free and under $5Contents Areas ................................................................................................................. 2 Map.................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword ......................................................................................................... 4 Life's a Beach ................................................................................................... 5 Sport and Exercise ......................................................................................... 7 Stadiums and Sports Centres .................................................................. 8 Volunteering .................................................................................................... 9 Finding out more ..........................................................................................13 Eat Fresh and Grow Your Own ...............................................................16 Dunedin Community Gardens..............................................................16 Where did you get that dress? .................................................................18 The Octagon Club .......................................................................................20 Central Dunedin ..........................................................................................21 North ..............................................................................................................29 Is there history under your doorstep? ....................................................38 South & East ..................................................................................................39 West ...............................................................................................................47 Surrounding Districts ..................................................................................53 The hand drawings are all by Doreen Michelle and design by Rob Tìgeir. The booklet was compiled and edited by Teresa Mulligan, Ellen Scarrow and Rob Tìgeir. The map on page 3 is from openstreetmap.org and is © OpenStreetMap contributors licensed under the open database license. Other images are credited or obtained from commons.wikimedia.org.
Areas
City centre, page 21
Centre City • City Rise • Dunedin North • Fernhill
North, page 29
Balmacewen • Burkes • Dalmore • The Gardens • Glenleith
Leith Valley • Liberton • Maia • Maori Hill • Mount Mera
Normanby • North East Valley • Opoho • Pine Hill • Prospect Park
Ravensbourne • St Leonards • Wakari •Woodhaugh
South & East, page 39
Corstorphine • Forbury • Kensington • Kew, • Musselburgh
Ocean Grove (Tomahawk) • St Clair • St Kilda • South Dunedin Sunshine •
Tahuna • Tainui • Concord • Otago Harbour • Challis
The Cove • Grants Braes • Highcliff
Vauxhall • Waverley • Andersons Bay • Shiel Hill
West, page 47
Abbotsford • Balaclava • Belleknowes • Bradford • Brockville
Burnside • Caversham • Calton Hill • Concord • Glenross
Green Island • Halfway Bush • Helensburgh • Kaikorai
Kaikorai Valley • Kenmure • Littlebourne • Lookout Point • Maryhill
Mornington • Roslyn
Surrounding Districts, page 53
Sunnyvale • Evansdale • Fairfield • Mosgiel • Waldronville • Wingatui
Ocean View • Brighton
Macandrew Bay • Broad Bay • Company Bay • Portobello • Pukehiki •
Harington Point • Otakou
Aramoana • Port Chalmers • Careys Bay • Roseneath • Sawyers Bay •
Waitati
2Map
North
City
West Centre
South & East
We use some symbols in the text, here’s what they mean:
CSC Discount available for Community Services Card Holders
Discount available for Gold Card Holders
FREE Free activity
Koha Koha requested
Phone number
Email address
Web address
Dunedin City Libraries Book Bus
3Foreword This recreational booklet began life as an idea amongst the staff of the Mental Health Services of the Otago District Health Board. People with experience of mental illness often found discovering recreation of quality and meaning on a limited budget difficult. Signpost, a consumer run initiative that works with people experiencing mental health issues by way of advocacy, information, and community liaison work, took up the task of compiling this resource to be used as a stimulus to finding that recreation. While the confines of finding things for under five dollars was not easy, all involved in the project knew that with imagination and an appreciation of the free things life offers, quality experiences are possible. Now in its seventh edition copies may be found lying on coffee tables, in bookcases and drawers of people from all walks of life and it is still in demand. Thanks to Bendigo Trust, Community Trust of Otago and Dunedin Casino Charitable Trust for support in recognition of the project's worth to the wider community. For additional copies, contact Otago Mental Health Support Trust on the 3rd Floor, Queens Building, 109 Princes Street (03) 4772-598 otagomd@ihug.co.nz To all who choose to use our booklet, our best wishes in finding that something enjoyable to do without spending much. Otago Mental Health Support Trust 2014 PS We’ve tried our very best to make sure everything in here is correct at the time of printing but we can make mistakes and things change. Please check with the organisation concerned before making plans. 4
Life's a Beach
One of the great things about life in Dunedin is that a beach is only ever a
short hop away. Call Dunedin’s i-SITE visitor centre on 477 3300 for help
finding the right bus. You can also car-pool – why not get a few friends
together? It would only coast a few dollars each.
St Kilda Beach Tunnel beach
Lies to the East of St Clair Beach. 7.5km south-west of Dunedin
Either walk along the sandy shore city centre
or up along John Wilson Ocean The carpark is on the seaward
Drive, which runs parallel to the end of Green Island Bush Road
beach, up to Lawyers Head. off Blackhead Road or take the
From here you can look out Corstorphine bus from the city
across the Pacific Ocean, over centre to Stenhope Crescent at
both St Kilda and Tomahawk the start of Blackhead Road, it’s a
Beach, as well as Dunedin's short walk from there.
Southern suburbs. St Clair Beach
Sandfly Bay Just a 10 minute drive from the
15km east of central Dunedin, city centre
accessed from Seal Point Road This is Dunedin's most popular
or a walking track from beach, and is a renowned surfing
Sandymount location. There are regular public
transport services from the city.
This is a sandy bay with large
dunes is a popular site for Second Beach
Hooker's Sea Lions. To get there
from Dunedin, take the Highcliff
To the west of St Clair Beach,
Road and then Sealpoint Road to separated by a rocky outcrop.
car parking at the end. The This beach is rocky rather than
round hike to Sandfly Bay from sandy. This beach is accessible by
here takes about an hour. getting a bus to St Clair, then
walking from there.
5Lawyers Head Victory Beach
At the eastern end of Dunedin's On the coast of Otago Peninsula,
St Kilda. 24km from the city centre. It is
Named for the likeness of the northeast of the entrance to
cliff face to the profile of a Papanui Inlet. Access to the
lawyer in a traditional legal wig. It beach is via a narrow metalled
reaches a height of 60m, and is road which links to Portobello on
connected to the city by the the Otago Harbour coast and
road John Wilson Ocean Drive. also, via further narrow roads
with Highcliff Road which runs
Aramoana Spit
along the spine of the peninsula.
A small coastal settlement,
The longest beach on Otago
27km north of Dunedin city. Peninsula - it stretches for
The settlement on a sand dune 3.5km. It’s backed by high sand
spit at the mouth of the Otago dunes. Keep an eye out for
Harbour, opposite the end of the yellow-eyed penguins and sea
Otago Peninsula. Head through lions.
Port Chalmers to get there.
6Sport and Exercise
Sport Otago produce leaflets and share information on all types of sports
and exercise groups happening in Dunedin. You can contact them on
474 6350 or visit www.sportotago.co.nz to find out when and where
things are happening and how you can join in.
The more you move the fitter you’ll get. But it’s always wise to start
gently.
A few examples of gentle exercise groups and classes in Dunedin are Tai
Chi, Aerobics, Gym, Sailing, Walking Groups, yoga and pilates. Prices vary
but they are very affordable and some are free.
Community Exercise Programme
A gentle introduction to exercise aimed at getting you moving. Join others
at Fraser Building on Hanover Street for a gold coin donation.
471 6168 otagoasthma@xtra.co.nz
Bush Walks
You can pick up leaflets with directions at Dunedin Public Library and
DCC Visitors' Centre.
Walking and Tramping Groups
Sport Otago has many excellent pamphlets on local walks, tramps and
walking groups. Visit them at 184 High Street, Dunedin 474 6350
www.sportotago.co.nz
Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association
470 1337 www.osssa.org.nz
Special Olympics Coaching
The Regional Sports Development Office can arrange coaching and
training in a range of sports for people 8 years and older with intellectual
disabilities or special needs. Call 479 2126 for details.
7Central STADIUMS AND SPORTS CENTRES Bowls Westpac Bowls Stadium, 38 Tahuna Road, Tainui Book in advance and find out costs by calling 456 1144. Take the Sheil Hill bus from the Octagon. Table tennis, basketball, netball and more Edgar Sports Centre, Corner Portsmouth Drive and Midland Street The centre is open from 9am every day, closing Monday – Thursday 10p.m, Friday 8pm and Weekends 6pm. 456 1200 info@edgarcentre.co.nz www.edgarcentre.co.nz. Physio Pool - Otago Therapeutic Pool for swimming and exercise At the corner of Hanover and Castle Streets A warm pool - the temperature is 34 degrees with public swimming, aqua jogging, exercising, learn to swim lessons. Contact the pool for timetables. Ask for the pool on 474 0999. 8
Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to get out and
about, learn new skills and meet people. To find
out about opportunities for volunteers get in
touch with Volunteering Otago. They are in
Community House at 301 Moray Place or 471 6206. They’ll help you
find an interesting volunteer positions. They cover a wide range of work
and offer support and training. They’ll even support you while you
volunteer and give training.
Help care for animals with SPCA
Volunteers always welcome to walk the dogs or muck out the animals.
SPCA are bases at 1 Torridon Street, Opoho. You can speak to them on
473 8252.
Help out as a Friend of Dunedin Botanic Garden
Information Centre, Dunedin Botanic Garden 471 9275
Keep Dunedin Beautiful
Contact: Darlene Thompson, Coordinator C/- PO Box 5045, Dunedin.
474 3401 keepdunedinbeautiful@dcc.govt.nz
Projects such as beautification, education, murals, awards programme and
competitions.
Conserve and protect our environment
A wide variety of conservation-related opportunities are available for
volunteers, young and old, usually as day trip from Dunedin, with
occasional longer trips. To register as a Conservation Volunteer in Coastal
Otago and receive 2-monthly newsletter outlining upcoming volunteer
opportunities, contact Lucy Hardy at DOC in Dunedin
lhardy@doc.govt.nz or 477 0677. The newsletter can also be found
at http://tinyurl.com/docotago
Maintain the Silver Peaks with Green Hut Track Group
George Sutherland 467 5999 mrsuth@xtra.net.nz
Track maintenance & weed control in the Silver Peaks, Wednesdays.
9Central Make sport happen Volunteers are the heart of sport in Otago and without their hard work and effort, many sports activities and events would not happen. If you want to give back to the local sporting community, then register using the online form and be part of ‘Sport Otago Super Stars Volunteer Programme!’ Once your registration has been processed, Nicola Shanks, Sport Otago’s Sport Development Officer, will invite you for an induction. At the induction, Nicola will brief you on the role that Sport Otago plays in the community, the support you will receive as a volunteer, and exciting volunteering opportunities. Contact Nicola about this wonderful opportunity today 474 6355 or nshanks@sportotago.co.nz Tomahawk-Smaills Beachcare Trust Lloyd McGinty 454 4550 beachcare@ihug.co.nz Volunteer days at Smaills Beach Nursery, Monday and Thursday mornings 9.30 -12.30. Protect Colinswood Bush Nigel McPherson 476 1109 n-r-mcpherson@xtra.co.nz Weeding, planting and maintaining covenant of native bush on Otago Peninsula. Anyone able to help occasionally on week days? 10
Develop Penguin habitat with Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust (YEPT)
Dave McFarlane 473 7259 yeptrust@gmail.com
Weeding, planting and maintaining areas of coastal penguin habitat.
Frequent workdays.
Mopanui Ecological Environmental Society (MEES)
Joy Pringle 482 1115
Weeding, planting and maintaining areas of coastal
shrubs. Meet 10.30am at Long Beach Hall, last
Sunday of every month.
Save the Otago Peninsula Inc. Soc.
(STOP)
Lala Frazer 478 0339
Weeding, planting and maintaining natural
environments around Otago Peninsula.
Regular workdays 10am-12pm on last
Sunday of every month. All welcome.
Aramoana Conservation Group
Bradley Curnow 477 2244
Weed control, planting, track development
and maintenance of Gordon Johnston
Arboretum; weed control, cleanups and
conservation around Aramoana beaches and
saltmarsh. Workdays first Saturday of the month, meet
at Aramoana Hall, 10am.
Healthy Harbour Watchers
Andrew Innes 479 5842
Monitoring the health of the waters of Otago Harbour. Contact Andrew if
you are interested in finding out more or getting involved.
Restore Tokomairiro River with Glenore-Manuka Trust
Alan Williams 417 8170
Restoration of public reserve on the banks of Tokomairiro River near
Manuka Gorge and Milton. Regular workdays, all welcome.
11Central Keep Orokonui Ecosanctuary predator free Chris Baillie 482 1755 info@orokonui.org.nz Maintenance of a predator-free sanctuary for native fauna near Waitati. Help is needed with bird counts, track clearing, planting, weed control, predator monitoring and more. Royal Forest and Bird Society Dunedin Branch Matt Thomson 021 392 983 matthewjamesthomson@gmail.com Otago wilding pine removal volunteer project. Volunteers with current chainsaw certification are always needed. Keep Shetland Street Community Gardens ticking Hendrik Koch 478 0311 manukafarm@paradise.net.nz A wide range of vegetable gardening and conservation nursery and project work. Regular volunteer work sessions are on every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm. All are welcome. Maintain healthy rivers with River-Estuary Care: Waikouaiti-Karitane (RECWK) Patricia Vanderburg 465 8113 vburg@es.co.nz Maintaining a healthy river and estuary ecosystem through community participation, monitoring, re-vegetation, advocacy, bird-watching. All welcome on workdays and other activities. 12
Finding out more Did you know?
There are over 107
Online playgrounds in
www.dunedin.govt.nz is DCC’s great website listing Dunedin
events that are on in the city. Many of the events
are under $5 or FREE.
www.dunedinnz.com is tourist oriented but features lots of free things
happening on our doorstep.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a good way of finding out what’s happening:
The Otago Daily Times is published daily Monday to Saturday. odt.co.nz
The Community Star is delivered free weekly to houses across Dunedin.
There are community newsletters across Dunedin, watch your letterbox
for local news.
Libraries, the DCC and the Visitors Centre have newspapers and
newsletters available for free reading. Remember and check the
noticeboards for interesting activities while you are there!
Pamphlets
Watch out for pamphlets about activities in Dunedin. Good places to go
looking are the Visitors’ Centre, the Dunedin City Council offices or
Department of Conservation offices.
Pamphlets to keep an eye out for include:
Visitors Guide to Otago Peninsula - Produced by the Otago
Peninsula Promotion Group.
DCC’s cycling and walking track booklets featuring trips for all
abilities.
DOC’s quarterly Good as Gold featuring upcoming conservation
events.
13Central
Notice boards
Noticeboards are great places to find out what’s going on in your area.
Watch for them at community halls, health centres, supermarkets,
libraries and in dairy windows.
Otago Access Radio broadcast a Community Noticeboard three times a
day on 105.4 FM and 1575 AM. Newstalk ZB, Radio Dunedin and 39
Dunedin Television local TV all feature Dunedin activities.
'What's on Guide'
A list of upcoming events for the month or the year available from the
DCC Dunedin Events Shop, Civic Centre Plaza & www.dunedin.govt.nz
Gardens
Pamphlets of gardening-related interest are available at the Dunedin City
Council, Events Department, The Octagon or www.dunedin.govt.nz
For example:
Dunedin Garden Trail
Focus on Dunedin Gardens
The Rhododendrons of Dunedin
ARE YOU NEW TO DUNEDIN?
There’s a free Dunedin Orientation Tour on the first Thursday of
every month, 1pm-5pm featuring:
o How to get connected
o The legal and official stuff about living in New Zealand
o A bus tour
Contact Fi at Settlement Support New Zealand 474 3332
fmckay@dcc.govt.nz www.dunedin.govt.nz/newcomer
14You can find many more hiking,
biking & beach adventures at
Dunedin Public Libraries:
Dunedin Directory of Social
Services, Health, Community,
Education, Recreation And Leisure Organisations
Council Of Social Services Dunedin 362.25 Dun
From Sea To Silver Peaks: A Guide To Walking Tracks, Beaches,
Viewpoints And Special Attractions Of Dunedin
D. G. Bishop. 919.392 Bis
Dunedin Tracks And Trails: An Illustrated Guide To
Dunedin Walks, Tramps And Mountain Bike Routes
Antony Hamel. 919.392 Ham
Day Walks Of Dunedin And Coastal
Otago. Bill Wilson. Still More Intriguing
Dunedin Street Walks: Plus, Bizarre
Dunedin
Paul Hayward 919.392 Hay
Final Intriguing Dunedin Street
Walks: Plus, Ten Tantalizing,
Trivia-Topped Totally True,
Dunedin Tales
Paul Hayward
919.392
Hay
Intriguing half day
outings from
Dunedin.
Paul
Hayward.
919.392 Hay
15Central
Eat Fresh and Grow Your Own
Growing your own veges is a really
cost effective way of improving your Download your Tui
diet and fitness at the same time. The Planting Calendar from:
Tui Planting Calendar is a great guide to tinyurl.com/tuicalendar
when to plant and when to harvest. It
includes a wide range of vegetables and the planting times are
specific to the climate of South Island. You can find an experienced
grower at your local community garden if you have questions.
DUNEDIN COMMUNITY GARDENS
Community gardens are a great way to learn gardening skills you
can use at home and get a share of the bounty. At the same time
you meet other people interested in gardening and get to develop
a community resource. Everybody wins!
Shetland St Reserve North East Valley Community
Community Garden Garden
Kaikorai Valley Behind North East Valley Normal
Come and introduce yourself. School, 248 North Road
Tuesday & Thursday 10am-1pm. Working bees alternate between
Hendrik Koch 478 0311 Sundays 1pm & Saturdays 9am.
Jenny Roxborough 473 8631
Musselburgh School Bathgate Park School
Community Garden Community Gardens
34 Marlow Street, St Kilda 213 Macandrew Road, South
For pupils and community members Dunedin
to learn about gardening. Pete Buchanan 455 3421
455 4586
Waitati Edible Gardeners Cooperative Gardens
Lynnaire Johnston 482 1364 waitati.edible.gardeners@gmail.com
16Symbiosis Seed Exchange
Purchase pollinated and heirloom seeds suited for Southern climates. $2
per packet, $3.50 postage
otepoti.urban.organics@gmail.com
YouthGrow Garden Centre
146 Norwood Street 473 1334 retail@youthgrow.org.nz
YouthGrow Garden Centre, NEV, can provide all you need for your
garden – from herbs and vegetable plants to natives plants, shrubs, trees
and potting mix – & is open seven days a week. Your purchases help
provide local youth with ‘real pay for real work’.
The Dunedin Vegetable Growers Club
Organises garden visits and seminars.
Margaret Scott 489 2030 www.dvgc.co.nz
Vegetables in My Backyard - Mosgiel
Free help and advice on how to grow
vegetables by being matched with an
experienced gardener.
Kitty Caldwell 021 238 8558
kittyc@ihug.co.nz
Grow South
A charitable trust dedicated to help set
up gardens and workshops in Dunedin.
Graham Copson 021 199 2288
www.growsouth.org.nz
Keep an eye on the Otago Daily
Times for upcoming gardening
workshops, education sessions,
and events.
17Central
Where did you get that dress?
Looking and Feeling Fabulous for $5 and under
Presbyterian Support Op shops
59-61 St Andrew Street, Dunedin
10 Carroll Street, Dunedin
135 Gordon Road, Mosgiel
CSC
Open Weekdays from 10am each day –
closing Monday - Thursday 5.30pm and Friday at
2.30pm
477 5019
Salvation Army
575 Princes Street, opposite the Market
Reserve
Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 5pm; Saturday
9 - 1pm
281 King Edward Street, Dunedin
Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm
455 2434
17 North Road, Gardens
Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
473 6392
98 Gordon Road, Mosgiel
Monday to Friday 9am–4pm Saturday
10am-1.30pm
489 5797
ReStore Habitat for Humanity
Cnr Vogel & Gordon Streets, Dunedin
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm; Saturday, 10am –
4pm
477 3500
18Butterflies, The Hospice Shop
14 Hanover Street, Dunedin
Monday to Friday, 9am – 4pm Saturday 10–2
474 9100
Cnr Jetty & Bond Street, Dunedin
10-4.30 Monday – Friday
180 Gordon Road, Mosgiel
Monday to Friday
484 7186
Save Mart
34-36 Stafford Street, Dunedin
Monday - Saturday, 9am–5pm Sunday & Holidays 10am-4pm
477 2649
Toffs
Princes Street, Dunedin
9-5pm daily
19Central
The Octagon Club
A centre for Senior's activities 55+
years open 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday The Octagon Club Gym
to Friday. Membership is $20 per year. is available to
Access is from the Octagon beside Octagon Club & Age
Craft Bar. There is a Taxi stand, and Concern Otago
Mobility park right outside and most members - $3 per use
buses run through the Octagon.
There are activities galore including monthly bus trips to a mystery
or known destination. Trips include theatre visits, social dining,
interesting films and more. Contact Denise Cameron 477 1753.
On the 3rd Wednesday of each
Contact Tristan or Lois month there’s a Variety Concert, an
about The Octagon Club opportunity to be entertained by a
03 477 1041 variety of local talent. Afternoon tea
and raffles included.
Regular Activities
Monday Gym Class 9.30am-10.30am
Walking Group 1pm-4pm
Tuesday Social Arts and Crafts 10am-12pm
Bowls 10am-2pm
Cards 1.30pm-3.30pm
Line Dancing 1.30pm-2.30pm
Wednesday Gym Class 10.15am-11.15am
Steady as You Go, Strength & 10.30am-11.15am
Balance
Thursday Cards 1.30pm-3.30pm
Tai Chi 1.30pm-2.30pm
Friday Bowls 10am-2pm
Body Beat 1.30pm-2.30pm
20Central Dunedin
The centre of the city is focused on The Octa-
gon, an eight-sided 'plaza' with a central carriage-
way. This is surrounded by another, larger octagonal
street called Moray Place.
The main retail area stretches
north up George Street toward
Dunedin North, and to a lesser extent
south along Princes Street and east along
Lower Stuart Street.
At the end of Lower Stuart Street,
400 metres from the Octagon, lies
Anzac Square (actually a triangular area
of public gardens) and Dunedin Railway
Station, with an industrial area and the
harbour beyond.Central
Activity: Diy Artwork
Why not use what you have in your house to create some art?
All you need are:
2 egg
cartons
Cardboard
Red paint
Scissors
Glue
Step One: Cut out the egg
‘nests’ and glue them on the
cardboard in a heart shape
Step Two: When the glue is dry, you can now paint the ‘egg-
nests’, and the backing red.
Step Three: Once the paint is dry, you can finish off your
artwork by cutting out a cardboard frame to complete your
picture.
Why not gift your finished artwork to a friend, family member
or keep it for your own wall. This great piece of artwork is an
easy way to add some colour to a room and to someone’s day.
This also helps to do your bit for the environment, Reuse,
Recycle and Reduce. Making new products requires a lot of
materials and energy, so by reusing material helps to save
energy as well as preventing pollution and saving money.
This idea has been taken from:
www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/egg-carton-hearts/
22What & Where $
Blue Oyster Contemporary Art
Gallery
24b Moray Place, down the alleyway. One block Tuesday- Free
south of the Octagon, opposite the Rialto Movie Saturday
theatre
479 0197 www.blueoyster.org.nz
Brett McDowell Gallery
5 Dowling Street - 2 blocks south of the
Octagon Monday to Free
Gallery works are for sale Saturday
477 5260
www.brettmcdowellgallery.com
Buy local produce at the Otago
Farmers Market
Dunedin Railway Station North Carpark
Sat
A celebration of Otago Regional foods and 8.30am – Free
producers who sell directly to the public in a 12.30pm
relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
www.otagofarmersmarket.org.nz
gm@otagofamersmarket.org.nz
Cadbury Chocolate Festival
Various activities including a wearable arts
Free
competition made from chocolate wrappers and July
a poetry contest. Cadbury World Adventure to $5
Quest packs are $5.
Chinese New Year
The Octagon & Chinese Gardens February Free
Fireworks display and dancing dragons.
23Central
What & Where $
Chipmunks Playground Family
Centre From
Mon to Fri
$5
373 Princes Street, beside Haywards Auction
Computers at the Dunedin Public
Library
1st Floor, Dunedin Public Library
Free computers with internet access including
the library catalogue, free access to hundreds of 7 days Free
internet sites including magazines and
newspapers and information about the library as
well as pages for different interest groups. No e-
mail or trade sites. 474 3690
Dress up with the Fortune Theatre Mon, Wed,
costume hire Fri 12pm-
2pm from$5
Carnegie Centre, 111 Moray Place Sat 11am-
477 1293 1pm
Dunedin Art Gallery
The Octagon - Bus/walk to centre of town
Free films on the lower floor of the Art 7 days Free
Gallery. Watch out for exhibitions.
477 4000 www.dunedin.art.museum
Dunedin Astronomical Society
Incorporated
Beverly-Begg Observatory, Robin Hood Park
During night
Open to anyone with an interest in astronomy. time savings $5
The Society meets on the first and third public Adult
Tuesdays each month except January at 8pm. sessions are $3
Ron Paine 453 4696 Observatory 477 Sun from Child
7:30pm
7683
sites.google.com/site/dunedinastronomy
dunedin.astronomy@gmail.com
24What & Where $
Friends of the Library: Lunch and learn
Dunningham Suite, 4th floor, Public Library
Lunchtime education sessions that include;
12pm to $1.50 -
prominent authors, experts in Scottish heritage,
1.00pm $3
experts in natural history, experts in fashion,
researchers and library staff. Members’ discount.
Pauline King 476 2743
Fringe Festival Free
For information look in the OUSA magazines & March
newspapers. www.dunedinfringe.org.nz and up
Get in the Christmas spirit with the
Santa Parade December Free
A Christmas Parade of floats through George
Street
Market 22
22 Vogel Street in the Warehouse Precinct
Last Sat of
Featuring emerging artists and designers, giving month 9am Free
the local community access to original & to 3.30pm
repurposed artefacts, including jewellery, textiles,
interiors, fashion and art from local talent.
Museum National Archive
556 George Street
Family research and government records are Free
Mon-Fri
available for Otago and Southland. There’s a
small fee for photocopying.
477 0404 dunedin@archives.govt.nz
News Years’ Eve Concert
31 Dec Free
The Octagon
25Central
What & Where $
Octagon Market
The Octagon Fri & Cruise
Ship days Free
All kinds of jewellery, handmade items and 10am-1pm
tourist products.
Otago Antique Bottle &
Collectables Club 2nd Sun of
Citibus Rooms, Princes Street month Free
Everyone with an interest is welcome at the 7.30pm
club’s regular meetings.
Otago Art Society
Dunedin Railway Station Free
7 days
477 9465 www.otagoartsociety.co.nz to $2
Otago Festival of the Arts
Various locations across the city centre
Watch out for free fringe events too. October Free
477 7600 info@otagofestival.co.nz
www.otagofestival.co.nz
Participate in Dunedin's Midwinter
Carnival
The Octagon
Be part of Dunedin's unique midwinter solstice Saturday
event. Gold Coin workshops include: evening
closest to Free
o Performers - Creating the midwinter
the shortest
performance with dance. & Gold
day 21/22
o Lantern making - Simple handheld June each coin
lanterns. year
www.midwintercarnival.co.nz or check the
local paper close to the time.
info@midwintercarnival.co.nz
26What & Where $
Regent 24 Hour Book Sale
The Regent Theatre May Free
Books from $1
Sports Hall Of Fame
Dunedin Railway Station
$2-$5
Exhibition of memorabilia from a range of 7 days
sports.
www.nzhalloffame.co.nz 477 7775
Stuart Potters Co-op
Dunedin North Galleries, 14 Lower Stuart Monday to Free
Street, opposite the Law Courts Saturday
to view
Interesting art works for sale. 471 8484
Support Otago Secondary Schools
Music Festival
Dunedin Town Hall August or
$5
September
Jazz, Orchestral, items, Choirs, Cultural Items
and much more…
Swimming at Moana Pool $3-6
60 Littlebourne Road, off Upper Stuart Street
Walk or bus up the hill from Octagon leaving
outside Hoyts bus stop. Swimming, water polo, 7 days early CSC
racing, diving spectators, aqua light exercise to late
groups and more.
471 9780 moanapool@dcc.govt.nz
The Athenaeum Library
23 The Octagon
Books
Yearly subscription is $69 = $1.33 a week.
Mon to Fri from
$1 renewal and late fees. Three books can be
20c
taken out at a time, sale books are 20c.
477 6274
27Central
What & Where $
The Otago Chess Club
7 Maitland Street
Tue 1pm &
Social play on Tuesday afternoons and Wed 7:30pm
tournaments on Wednesday evenings.
otagochess@clear.net.nz
Thieves’ Alley Market Day
The Octagon & surrounding Streets 8 Feb 2014 Free
10am-4pm
Market stall, live music and other entertainment.
Toitu - Otago Settlers Museum
31 Queens Gardens, off the one-way going
South
Pick up a programme for a list of free events 7 days Free
throughout the year.
Tuesday Club meets once a month for
morning tea and a talk.
477 5052 or www.toituosm.com
Westpac Mayfair Costume Hire
Behind the Theatre in Cameron Street Tuesday - From
Hire a variety of costumes from $5. A bond Saturday $5
is required. 455 4974
28North Dunedin
North East Valley boast several parks and
gardens, starting at “The Gardens” (Dunedin
Botanic Gardens), Woodhaugh Garden, Chingford
Park, Forrester Park and Bethunes Gully.
Much of Dunedin's water comes
from reservoirs in the upper reaches
of the Leith Valley. These include Ross
Creek Reservoir, the oldest reservoir still in
use in New Zealand and Sullivans Dam.
Numerous popular walking tracks
traverse the bush-clad reserve
and around the reservoir.Activity: How to Make Your Own Kite!
What you'll need:
1 sheet of 8 1/2-by-11-inch Plastic surveyor's tape in
brightly coloured paper a bright colour (available
Ruler at hardware stores)
Pencil Hole punch
3/4-inch masking or clear 10 feet of string (or
tape more, if flying clear of
Wire snips hazards)
Thin bamboo skewer Small piece of cardboard
(like used for kebabs)
1 2 3 4
Fold the sheet of paper in half widthwise. Using the ruler, measure and
draw a diagonal line, as indicated in picture 1.
Place the ruler against the line and crease the paper along it, fold back the
top layer of paper and tape along the fold line.
Using wire snips, trim the bamboo skewer to 8 inches in length. Use the
skewer as a brace across the top back of the kite, tape it firmly.
Cut a 6-foot tail from the surveyor's tape. Tape it to the rear edge of the
kite. Next, flip the kite over and fold the flap (for the string) back and
forth until it stands straight up.
Fold a small piece of tape over the edge of the flap about 3 inches from
the top. Punch a hole through the tape 1/4 inch in from the folded edge.
Tie one end of the string through the hole.
To make a string winder, tie the other end of the string around the middle
of the cardboard and tape it down.
Wind on the rest of the string, and Courtesy of Family Fun Magazine
you're ready to fly!
30North
What & Where $
A view from the top, Signal Hill
From Gardens New World head up Opoho
Road, and turn left onto Signal Hill Road and Anytime,
continue until the carpark and monument at rain or Free
shine.
the top.
There are several other tracks on the hill to
explore!
Annual Plant Sale
Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Upper Carpark
Hosted by Friends of the Dunedin Botanic May Free
Garden. A high point in the year for avid
gardeners.
Bethunes Gully
Norwood St, North East Valley, just past
Forrester Park.
This beautiful area has toilets, swings, BBQs,
Anytime,
large grassed area with Lindsay Creek running Free
rain or
through the area. This area is the start of the shine.
track to the Organ Pipes and Mt Cargill.
To make use of the BBQ pick up the key
from the DCC. There’s a $30 bond.
477 4000
Caledonian Track
Logan Park, Butts Road
Check Free
Support your local community members, and online
become a spectator of soccer and athletics
events. www.athletics.org.nz
31North
What & Where $
Chingford Stables and Park
North Road, North East Valley
Anytime,
Beautiful area with small playground, large rain or Free
grassed area, sports fields, and take a short shine.
walk to the stables which were built in the
early 1870’s.
Clubs and Societies Activities
Centre Free or
7 days
84 Albany Street cheap
476 5960 or www.ousa.co.nz
Cycle or Walk the Harbour
Dunedin Boat Harbour to Ravensbourne,
Maia, and as far as St Leonards.
Anytime,
Can access it by going along Anzac Avenue, rain or
and turn right down Awatea Street, just Free
shine.
before Logan Park, and then right into Magnet
Street. The bike track starts from the mouth
of the Leith, and it is 6km long and takes
around 1hr and 15mins.
Dunedin Botanic Gardens
Horticulture Talks
Gardens Information Shop First Friday
of the Free
Occasional guest speaker. You can pick up a Month, at
leaflet outlining the events for the year, along lunchtime.
with duck feed for the friendly, local ducks.
471 9275
32North
What & Where $
Dunedin Gymnastics Academy
41 Willis Street
PlayGym classes for children under 5 years.
Parent / Caregiver participation required. Wed-Sat $4-$5
Nola, 456 4399 or Anita, 487 9167,
qualified Playgym leaders.
Classes run during Primary School terms.
Dunedin Rhododendron Festival
In both private and public gardens Every year,
the 3rd Free
Copies of the Festival programme are
week of
available from Tourism Dunedin and the October
Dunedin Visitors Centre.
Enliven Day Program – Maybank
Maybank Lounge at Ross Home and
Hospital, North East Valley
Tue, Wed
The programme is for elderly persons and
and Fri Check
includes discussions, crafts, guest speakers, 10.30am- subsidies
entertainment, gentle exercise and games. 3.15pm.
Cost may be covered through a Disability
Allowance or through a Needs Assessment.
473 0890
Evening walk to the glow worms
Along Malvern Street, keep right at Glenleith After Free
Junction, entrance 400m after the gravel sunset
starts
Forsyth Barr Stadium Markets Sun10am- Free
www.stadiummarket.co.nz 2pm
33North
What & Where $
Hocken Library
90 Anzac Avenue
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9am- Mon - Sat Free
5pm, Thursday 9am- 9pm, Saturday 9am-
12pm. 479 8868
Jaffa Race
Baldwin St, North East Valley
Over 30,000 Cadbury giant jaffas tumble July $1
down Baldwin Street. Check for
advertisements in the paper or
www.chocolatecarnival.co.nz
Lower Botanic Garden Tour $5 adult,
Meet at the main entrance to the gardens Tues, Wed, children
Thurs and
Take a tour of the lower section of the Sat 11am. Free
Dunedin Botanical Gardens.
Lunchtime Theatre at Allen Hall
Allen Hall, Corner of Union St and Leith St $5
Thur - Fri
479 8896 for this month's plays. They are 12:30pm CSC
approximately 40 minutes long.
Maori Hill Community Centre
607 Highgate
See the notice board outside the community
centre for info about various groups including 7 days Free
low impact aerobics, dancing groups, tai chi,
garden club, embroidery groups, coffee group
and more.
Maori Hill Music Group 0-5 Years
Maori Hill Presbyterian Church, 580 Tuesday
$1 per
Highgate 9.30am –
10.30am session
Term times, Celia 464 0158
34North
What & Where $
Marama Hall Lunchtime
Concerts
Marama Hall, Otago University, through the 1pm
$5
Wednesday
archway, on the right
During semester times. 479 8885
Mount Cargill
Turn onto Pinehill Road and continue until
Cowan Road, turn right and find the Anytime,
carparks. rain or Free
A walk to Organ Pipes is about 1.5km and shine.
around 45mins. It is only 10mins straight to
the summit.
Mountain Biking at Nichols Creek
North along George Street, left onto Malvern Anytime,
Street, past Fulton Rd where the road rain or Free
narrows. Stop at the next bridge. shine.
An 8km long track through the bush.
New Edinburgh Folk Club
Pioneer Women’s Hall, Lower Moray Place
The first half of the evening is open for people Sunday
$4
to perform, let the door person know if you 7.30pm
wish to do so. Member’s discount.
info@nefc.org.nz www.nefc.org.nz
Opoho Music Group Fridays
Opoho School, Signal Hill Road 9am, during Koha
school
Justine 476 1069 terms.
Otago Museum Free
419 Great King Street, Dunedin 7 Days
474 7474 www.otagomuseum.govt.nz Koha
35North
What & Where $
Pine Hill School Community Working
Garden bees Free
Tracey 470 0851 Tue 12.30
traceyf@psotago.org.nz – 2pm.
Sing Ong T'ai Chi Classes
Dunedin North Intermediate School Hall, 34
North Road Tues &
$5-$6.50
Thur 7.15-
Spectators can watch for free and new per session
8.15pm
members can join anytime.
Marcus 474 6950
Sullivans Dam
Off Leith Valley Road
A notable natural feature of the valley is the
glow worm area off Leith Valley Road. The 7 days Free
Wonder Walkers site gives directions and
describes the track as a short to medium
walk. www.wonderwalkers.co.nz
Transition Valley 473
North Dunedin Area
A group of residents from North East Valley,
Opoho, Dalmore, Liberton, Pine Hill, Monthly
Normanby and Mt Mera in North Dunedin Free
who work together on our transition journey
- coping with climate, energy and economic
changes.
Residents are welcome to join - turn up at an
event or transitionvalley@king.net.nz
Yoga $5
Clubs and Societies Activity Centre 84 Albany students,
Street Mon-Thurs
$7.50 non-
During University semesters. 479 5960 students
36North
What & Where $
Visit the local SPCA
1 Torridon Street, Opoho
Open to the public and the only requirement
is signing the Visitor's Book. These are
beautiful grounds for a picnic and you can 7 days Koha
walk the dogs. If you have a calm, friendly
dog and can spare time to visit socially
isolated folk, give us a call as we welcome
volunteers to do this valuable and rewarding
work. 473 8252
Walking at Ross Creek Reservoir
Track off Malvern Street and Woodhaugh St,
Leith Valley Anytime,
rain or Free
Enjoy a walk through the bush and see the shine.
dam and Valve Tower, which were completed
in 1867. Approximately 4.2km, and 1.5 hours.
Woodhaugh Gardens
Either off George St or Malvern St Anytime,
Beautiful gardened area with free gas rain or Free
barbeques, pick up the key from the DCC. shine.
There is a $30 bond. 477 4000
Visit the Book Bus in your area
Maori Hill Highgate/Balmacewen Road Tues 10-12pm
The Gardens Opoho Road/Shopping Centre, Fri 11-12.15pm
North East Valley North Road/Watts Road Thurs 1.30-2.45pm
Pine Hill Pine Hill Road/Forrester Avenue Thurs 6-7pm.
Opoho Signal Hill Road/ Thurs 3.15-4.30pm
Farquharson Street
Ravensbourne Wanaka Street Fri 10-10.45am
37North Is there history under your doorstep? One Dunedinite investigated the suburb of Vauxhall and discovered an interesting story. In the early years of Dunedin the cliff head overlooking Andersons Bay Inlet was the site of a colourful and notorious recreation area, the Vauxhall Gardens. Opened at the height of the Central Otago Gold Rush in 1862 and named for the gardens at Vauxhall in London, the gardens were the brainchild of wealthy local Henry Farley, who spent a then-astonishing £10,000 on their construction. The 23-acre (9.3 ha) site included a gymnasium, bandstands, dancing areas, and a funicular railway. A menagerie contained koalas, kangaroos, vultures and Tasmanian devils. The gardens were highly popular, 0..but also became known for the rowdiness and drunkenness of the parties, and for prostitution. The gardens did not survive the end of the gold rush and were closed in 1870. No trace remains of them today. The land was subdivided and Vauxhall is now a quiet residential suburb. Picture - front cover of ‘Vauxhall Gardens” by Ian Dougherty. Email to order a copy: saddlehillpress@xtra.co.nz 38
South & East Dunedin
South Dunedin boasts many beaches which are
easily accessible and well used by locals. Even in the
winter you will see surfers catching a wave.
Not into swimming in the sea? Then
visit the salt water pool, have a stroll
on the beach, play at the park, have a picnic
or grab a coffee at one of the many little
cafes.South & East
Activity: Awesome Bubble Mixture
What you need:
½ cup Morning Fresh Dishwashing Liquid
1 DSP of sugar dissolved in ½ cup of water
1 egg white
Mix all together, and have FUN!
40South & East
What & Where $
60's plus Club Walking Group
The Oval, near the Kensington.
Membership
Groups range from ramblers through to hikers Monday $10
and trampers. A pace for everyone.
Judith Wright 456 2080
Annual Dunedin Model Train Show
Forbury Park, Victoria Road $5
May
Child $3
www.trainweb.org/dmts/index.html
Check out Life’s a Beach on page 5 Free
for beaches.
Dance – In – Time – Club
Church of the Holy Cross, corner of Ajax and
Richardson Streets, South Dunedin Wed &
Fri
$4.50
Modern sequence, ballroom and Latin dancing.
Steve & Dorothy Cresswell 456 2328
dancers@callsouth.net.nz
Dunedin Bridge Club
100 Otaki Street Dunedin Mon
11am
467 2292
Dunedin Ice Stadium
101 Victoria Road, St Kilda
Free
Watch Curling and Ice Hockey.
www.dunedinice.com
Dunedin Scrabble Club
First night
Caversham Presbyterian Church Dunstan Hall, is free!
61 Thorn Street. Tuesday
7pm
Then
Supper and equipment provided. $2.50
Chris Handley 464 0199 weekly
41South & East
What & Where $
Get Active at The Edgar Centre
116 Portsmouth Drive, Andersons Bay
The Edgar Centre is a great sporting facility, with KeenAgers
opportunities for all ages. $3
Seniors can join the 60+ KeenAger Programme Adult
7 days
for tennis, table tennis & petanque. Just turn up $4.50
on the day, there’s tea and biscuits after the Child
activity. $2.50
Courts can be booked by individuals.
456 1200
Midwinter Polar Plunge
St Clair Beach
Brave the cold, and join 200 others in a Dunedin June Free
tradition! Take the plunge at St Clair Beach in the
middle of Winter.
Ocean Beach Domain
Incorporates St Clair, Middle and Second
Beaches, Marlow, Kettle and Hancock Parks. Free
Can catch the St Clair bus route.
Otago Darts Association
South Dunedin Community Hall, 255 King Wed
Edward Street $2
7.30pm
$30 annual membership needed. 456 0479
Otago Model Engineering Society Last
Sunday
1 John Wilson Ocean Dr, St Kilda, beside Ocean
of the Free
Beach Railway month
455 5747 www.omes.org.nz 1.30-
4.30pm
42South & East
What & Where $
Socialise at Wesley House
The Methodist Mission, South Dunedin.
Outings, morning teas, lunches, garden tours and Tuesday
more with plenty of variety, transport arranged, 10.30
$3.00
speakers, socialising.
466 4600 admin@dmm.org.nz
South Dunedin Market
South Dunedin Community Hall, 253 King 2nd & 4th
Edward Street Wed of
month Free
All kinds of goodies at reasonable cost, home 10am -
baking, healthy plants, toys and jewellery. 1pm
Raewyn Auckram 455 8662
St Clair Church Group Every
St Clair Presbyterian Church, Albert Street. second
A social group for a town ramble. Sunday
Allan Woodhead 455 7834 1.30pm
St. Kilda Community Club
Recreation Hall, Victoria Flat's, (opposite the Yearly
"Stadium Store"), on Victoria Road. Membership
Art, Crafts, Fitness and Walking Groups, Euchre, $5
Scale Modellers' Group. For further information
455 7570
Summer Hot Salt Water Swimming
at St Clair Pool Open
$1 up
Oct -
The Esplanade, St Clair Beach. March CSC
477 4000
Mon-Fri 6am-7pm Sat-Sun 7am-7pm
43South & East
What & Where $
The Dunedin Gasworks Museum
Sun
20 Braemar Street, South Dunedin 12-4pm
Working steam engines, steam shovel, traction Tue $2-$4
12-4pm
engine 455 5063
www.gasworksmuseum.org.nz
Waggon Wheel Square and Round
Dance Club Tue &
St. Clair School Hall Wed $3
Learners can come along on Tuesdays to learn 7:30pm
the steps. Jenny Dobson 476 1668
Walking with St Kilda Community
Group
The St Kilda Community Club, 95 Victoria Road 50c per
Tuesdays walk, $1-
David Horne 455 2223 10am $5 car
A friendly group, doing 2 hour long walks that pooling
are not too difficult, an average level of fitness
needed.
Watch Athletics at Caledonian Track
Support your local community members, and
become a spectator. There are numerous events Check Free
online.
on that you can attend.
www.athletics.org.nz
44South & East
Why not visit the Book Bus when it’s near?
Andersons Bay Silverton Street/Highcliff Road Monday 3.00-4.15pm
Shiel Hill Highcliff Road/Every Street Wed 6.15-7.30pm
South Dunedin Macandrew Road/Dick Street Friday 9.45-10.30pm
South Dunedin King Edward Street/Bayview Road Friday 10.45-
11.45am
St Kilda Prince Albert Road/Market Street Mon 6.15-7.30pm
Victoria Flats Victoria Flats/Victoria Road Thurs 1.30-2pm
St Clair Francis Hodgkins Retirement Home Mon 9.45-10.30am
St Clair Forbury Road/Bayview Road Thurs 10am-12pm
Caversham South Road/Catherine Street Monday 1.30-
2.30pm
Forbury Ruskin Terrace Tuesday 1.30-
Corner 2.30pm
Parkside Eastborne Street Tuesday 4-4.30pm
Corstorphine Middleton Road/Shopping Centre Tuesday 2.45-
3.45pm
Corstorphine Riselaw Road, Opposite School Wednesday 3-4pm
Concord Emerson Street/Shopping Centre Friday 1.30-2.15pm
Musselburgh Rona Street Thurs 2.15-3.30pm
Musselburgh Just out of shopping area Friday 6-7.30pm
Rise
45South & East
We’ve left you some space to add your own artwork…
46West Dunedin
From humble beginnings on nine holes in a pas-
ture, only "half an hour’s stroll from the Central Post Of-
fice". Balmacewan Golf Club was established in 1871
and is one of the oldest golf clubs in
the Southern Hemisphere
A little bit of history
Close to the northern edge of the An-
dersons Bay Inlet is a large memorial
stone to the Taranaki Māori prisoners
of the New Zealand Land Wars who
were transported south to Dunedin, many
of whom constructed the causeway across
the head of the inlet and much of Dunedin's
foreshore roads as forced labour.
A branch railway ran along Portobello Road
in this area from the 1870s until 1912.West
Activity: Playdough – a classic childhood favourite!
Basic ingredient ratios:
2 Cups flour
2 Cups warm water
1 Cup salt
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity)
Food colouring
Mix all the ingredients together, and stir over low heat. The dough
will begin to thicken until it resembles mashed potatoes.
When the dough pulls away from the sides and clumps in the
centre, remove the pan from heat and allow the dough to cool
enough to handle. If your playdough is still sticky, you simply need to
cook it longer!
Turn the dough out onto a clean bench and knead vigorously until it
becomes silky-smooth. Divide the dough into balls for colouring.
Drop some food colouring in. Fold the dough over, working the
food colour through the playdough. You could use gloves to keep
your hands clean. Work the dye through, adding more as necessary
to achieve your chosen colour.
Now you can play! It's entirely edible, if a bit salty, so it's kid-safe.
You can store it in an air-tight container, and keep it for next time.
For something a little bit extra, experiment with adding scented oils
into the playdough.
Taken from:
www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Playdough-Play-doh/step2/Mix-and-heat/
48West
What & Where
$
Flagstaff-Pineapple Hill
Get there off Taieri Road and either go along
Whare Flat Road to start on the Flagstaff
Walkway or Wakari Road, then onto Booth Road
to start on the Pineapple Walkway 7 days Free
It is about 1km with a 30 to 40 min walk to
Flagstaff summit or about 3km with a 1.5 to 2
hour walk if you go along the Pineapple walkway
as well.
Frasers Gully
Carpark at the end of Frasers Road, off Kaikorai
Valley Road. 7 days Free
4km track that takes about 1hour to walk,
following Frasers Creek.
Halfway Bush Women's Walks
Meet: Taieri Road, Halfway Bush
Regular local walks and sometimes further afield
with a 2-night stay. Midwinter and Christmas Call Petrol
contribution
dinners. Ages range from 50 up.
Fitness: Average but accommodating.
Pat Garth 476 2579
Music and Movement Wed
Kaikorai Church Hall, 127 Taieri Road 9.30 -
$2 per
10.45am
Playgroup and music with morning tea. Fri 10 - family
Amanda 476 2967 11.30am
Music and movement for 0-5years
St John’s Church – Roslyn
Thurs &
Noelene Evans 474 9334 (Friday group) Friday
Edith 474 5447 (Thursday group)
www.stjohnsroslyn.org.nz
49West
What & Where
$
Musical Munchkins - Music and
Movement for 0-5's Wed &
St Mary’s Anglican Church, off Whitby Street, Thu 50c
10-
Mornington 11.30am
Morning tea is provided. Rebecca 488 4372
New and Expectant Parents Morning
Tea 2nd
Dunedin Parents Centre, 155 Kenmure Road, Wed
Mornington of
month
Bring baby, yourself and a small plate to share and 10am-
enjoy a cuppa, chat and information sharing with 12pm
others.
Scottish Country Dancing
St Johns Anglican Hall, Highgate
Come on your own or with a friend, this is a fun $5, Child
Mon
and friendly way to keep fit. No experience $1
7pm
necessary, qualified tutors take you through. Soft
shoes suggested.
Jan 453 6964 or Janet 473 8178
50West
Visit the Book Bus in your area
Helensburgh Balmacewen Road/Shopping Centre Mon 1.15pm-2.15pm
Halfway Bush Ashmore Street by Park Sat 9.45am-10.30am
Brockville Brockville Road/Caldwell Street, Friday 2.45pm-3.45pm
Green Island Main South Road/Memorial Park Mon 10.45am-11.30am
Green Island Main South Road/Irmo Street Tues 3.45pm-4.15pm
Green Island Main South Road/Jenkins Street Friday 6pm-7.30pm
Abbotsford North Taieri Road/Exmouth Road Friday 2.55pm-4pm
Abbotsford Hunterville Flats Friday 2.30pm-2.50pm
Waikari Tairei Road/Berwick Street Sat 10.45am-12pm
Maryhill Mitchell Avenue/Glenpark Avenue Mon 3.45pm-4.30pm
Mornington Elgin Street/Bowler Avenue Wed 3.30pm-4.45pm
Roslyn City Road/Highgate Friday 1.30pm-2.30pm
51West
Activity: Easy Chocolate Chip Biscuits
These tasty biscuits are easy to make. Why not bake some and
share?
Ingredients:
125g butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate chunks or chips
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease or line two baking trays
with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, sugars and vanilla until creamed, add egg and
beat until mixed.
3. Sift in flour and salt, mix until combined before stirring in the
chocolate.
4. Roll heaped teaspoon sized balls of mixture and place on
tray, press down lightly with a floured fork.
5. Bake for approx. 12 minutes. Makes 30 medium sized
biscuits.
Courtesy of the Chelsea Sugar Recipe Club
www.chelsea.co.nz/baking-and-recipes/226/chocolate-chip-biscuits.aspx
52Surrounding Districts
Whichever side of the harbour you choose to
travel you’ll find stunning views – and right on our
doorstep. There are partial cycling tracks on each
side. But if you don’t have a bike you
can also catch a bus. You can get Bus
timetables from Dunedin information centre.
Go, trav'ler, unto others boast
of Venice and of Rome,
Of saintly Mark's majestic pile,
and Peter's lofty dome;
Of Naples and her trellised bowers,
of Rhineland far away
These may be grand, but give to me
Dunedin from the Bay.
Thomas BrackenSurrounding DIstricts
Activity: Super Simple Apple & Raspberry Jam
Ingredients to make 4-5 jars:
500g
Raspberries,
hulled & rinsed
500g Apples,
peeled & cored
1kg Chelsea Jam
Setting Sugar
A Knob of
Butter (10g)
Cut the apple into small pieces and place in a food processor.
Process lightly until a paste forms.
Place the raspberries in the food processor and pulse to gently
break up.
Place the combined apple and raspberry mixture and Chelsea Jam
Setting Sugar in a large, heavy based 6 litre pot.
Heat the mixture over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Do
not allow to boil.
Add a knob of butter, increase the heat and bring to a full boil (a
boil that cannot be stirred down).
Boil for 4 minutes only. Remove from the heat, skim off any foam
with a ladle or add a knob of butter and it will disappear instantly,
test for set and bottle immediately.
Taken from Chelsea Recipe Club Online:
www.chelsea.co.nz/content/baking-guide/jammaking/jam-recipes.aspx
54Surrounding Districts
What & Where $
Bellamy's Gallery Tues-
Macandrew Bay Shopping area, Otago Peninsula Sat Free
Former studio of artist Pauline Bellamy, now a 12–
hub of the family's art works. 476 1606 5.00pm
Blueskin Bay Community Library
Harvey Street, Waitati Mon - Free
Sat
482 2444
Cycling Events at Mosgiel Velodrome
Seddon Park, Mosgiel Check Free
Spectators are welcome at regular race online
events. www.cyclingotago.co.nz
Darts with Mosgiel Darts
Association Weds Annual
27 Irvine Street, Mosgiel 7.30pm sub $30
489 7801
Day craft activities at Mosgiel
Abilities Resource Centre
16 Green Street, Mosgiel Mon –
Computing, music, woodwork and more for Thurs
people with disabilities
0800 240 500
Film screenings by Waitati Film
Society $35.00
Membership allows you free entry to screenings for 6
of any Film Society in NZ and discounts at film Call months
festivals and local cinemas. $60 for
482 2829 (Bridget) 482 2508 (Leonie) full year
www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz
55Surrounding DIstricts
What & Where $
Glenfalloch Woodland Garden
430 Portobello Rd, Macandrew Bay
Daily
Glenfalloch Woodland garden is Gaelic for from
‘hidden valley’. Take some time to walk through Koha
9am-
the peaceful gardens and enjoy the beautiful 1pm
rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and a
profusion of other flower species.
Grahams Bush Walking Track
Sawyers Bay
On the way out to Port Chalmers, when you get Anytime
to Sawyers Bay turn onto Station Road, which rain or Free
will change into Hall Road. The track is at the shine.
road. The track is about 5.8km and takes about 2
hours.
Koputai Kids after school
programme Mon-Fri
$6.50
Albertson Avenue, Port Chalmers 3-6pm
472 7777
Macandrew Bay Music Group 0-
5years Monday {Gold
Macandrew Bay School, 488 Portobello Road 9am coin}
Justine 476 1069
MacAndrew Bay Public Library Weds
6pm-
Macandrew Bay Community Hall, Cnr Portobello 8pm Free
Rd & Greenacres St Friday
2.304.30
macbaylib@hotmail.com pm
Mosgiel Public Library
Mon - Free
7 Hartstonge Avenue, Mosgiel Sat
474 3501
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