Events
Interested in playing Mahjong? For intermediate and advanced players, if you have your own set please bring it along, otherwise come along and join in a friendly game every Friday 2 – 4pm.
An opportunity to use the exciting range of equipment available including 3D printers, vinyl and craft cutters, heat press, sewing machines, overlockers and more.
Staff will be on hand to support you using the equipment. These are not…
Join us for Creative Bites on Fridays from 2.00pm–4.30pm.No bookings required – just turn up on the day, and sign up for a half hour time slot.
We have the following Creative Equipment available
Direct to Garment printer…
Tūranga has an audio and video studio! This is an open drop-in session where rangatahi can come to learn more about audio and video production. No experience is necessary, just enthusiasm.
This session is for teenagers. For general…
Come and have fun at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library for Fantastic Friday Fun
Every Friday during term time
Join us for a variety of activities including technology, crafts and games in a fun learning environment
All whānau welcome!
Caregivers…
Come and have fun at our Afterschool Activity Zone- with a new activity every week!
Join us for a variety of activities including technology, crafts and games. This is a playful, interactive environment and operates every Tuesday and…
Join us every Friday for VR on Hapori!
We've got two PS5 VR headsets and plenty of games to choose from. Will you smash beat with lightsabers, enter an office simulation or something else entirely?As long as you're over 12, you can have a…
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Celebrate Christchurch Pride by going on an epic adventure into the fun world of Dungeons & Dragons!This event aims to be a beginner-friendly session for anyone who is interesting in playing the fun tabletop game.
No supplies needed!…
New to board games? A seasoned strategist? Somewhere in between?
Come along, meet new people, and enjoy the selection of board games Matatiki Hornby Library has to offer in a fun, social setting at the Matatiki Board Game Club!
Every week,…
Group sessions to practise conversations in English. This is not a class, but an opportunity to talk with others in English and meet new people. Great for ESOL learners.
Every first and second Friday of the month 5.30 -…
The Korean Book Club meets on the second Friday of the month at 6pm. Come and share your ideas with other Korean book lovers.
좋은 책과 그 책을 좋아하는 사람들을 만나세요. 매달 둘째 금요일 오후 6시에서 7시 30분까지입니다.
Browse all book clubs and reading groups at your…
Are you interested in converting your photographs, videos, cassettes, film negatives, slides or floppy disks into digital files?
Join this session to find out more about Tūranga's media conversion station, including an overview of the…
Exhibition:This summer the Tuakiri team revisits Eccentric Christchurch, looking at some of the more unusual movements of people and objects around Ōtautahi / Christchurch in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Visit Tuakiri | Level 2 to…
The Discovery Wall at Tūranga has a smaller, mobile 'sibling'. Local heritage comes to life with this unique interactive touchscreen technology that lets you explore the history of Christchurch. Try it out as it visits community…
Experience a moving showcase of unique taonga at Tūranga This exhibition features 51 handcrafted pieces combining calligraphy and embroidery, each work shares a story — woven with love, remembrance, and hope - in honour of our 51…
A Justice of the Peace is on site to take oaths, declarations, affidavits and affirmations; to witness signatures on documents and to certify document copies. The JP can also witness citizenship applications, sponsorship applications and…
A Justice of the Peace will be available to members of the community, to witness signatures and documents, certify document copies, hear oaths, declarations, affidavits or affirmations as well as sign citizenship, sponsorship or rates…
Unleash your imagination in our innovation hub at Matatiki Hornby Centre
Step into a world of possibilities at Matatiki Hornby Centre's Auahatanga Creative Space—where cutting-edge technology meets your inspiration.
No bookings needed—just…
Creative Time - 10am to 12.30pm
CancelledAn opportunity to use the exciting range of equipment available including 3D printers, vinyl and craft cutters, heat press, sewing machines, overlockers and more.
Staff will be on hand to support you using the equipment. These are not…
