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Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />

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what’s on<br />

this week<br />

Upcycled Autumn Art, Friday, 2-3pm, Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre.<br />

Come along to an upcycled autumn art craft session and piece a tree<br />

together. Free, no bookings required.<br />

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Botanical Buddies<br />

All week, all day<br />

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />

Come along and create cute, leafy, paper<br />

creatures. This is an unsupervised<br />

session. Free, no bookings required.<br />

Beats Lab<br />

Friday, 3-4.30pm<br />

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />

Drop in and have a go with music gear<br />

or work on your own project. Have a<br />

go at finger drumming or performing<br />

tracks on the SP-404, sample on Logic<br />

Pro X or Koala Sampler, scratching<br />

with a vinyl turntable or DJ controller,<br />

electronic and hip-hop music gear,<br />

traditional digital piano or electronic<br />

drum kit. Beginner friendly. Free,<br />

drop-in. Most gear is suitable for ages<br />

12+, some activities can be provided<br />

for those that are younger on request.<br />

iNaturalist NZ 101: City Nature<br />

Challenge<br />

Saturday, 9.30-10.30am or<br />

11.30am-12.30pm<br />

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />

Want to take part in the International<br />

City Nature Challenge <strong>2024</strong>? Rob<br />

Cruickshank will lead you through<br />

the basics of using the app iNaturalist<br />

NZ – Mātaki Taiao making observations,<br />

and contributing to the International<br />

bioblitz. Free, no bookings<br />

required.<br />

Wā Pēpi: Babytimes<br />

Wednesdays, 11-11.30am<br />

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />

Meet others in the community<br />

and join a relaxed, fun group for<br />

interactive songs, rhymes, and books<br />

that will delight and develop your<br />

baby or toddler. Perfect for 0-2 years.<br />

All whānau and caregivers welcome.<br />

Free, no bookings required.<br />

English Conversation Club<br />

Thursday, 11am-noon<br />

Upper Riccarton Library<br />

The club is a free relaxed drop-in<br />

group where anyone is welcome to<br />

come and practice conversations in<br />

English. This is not a class, but an<br />

opportunity to talk with others in<br />

English and meet new people. Great<br />

for ESOL learners.<br />

Friends of Crosbie Park<br />

working bees and planting<br />

day<br />

Tuesday, 9.30-10.30am<br />

Crosbie Park<br />

Join the Crosbie Park and the Ilam<br />

Stream for low-key working bees and<br />

planting days. Weeding, watering,<br />

general maintenance and planting (on<br />

the designated planting day) Gloves<br />

and tools are provided. Contact<br />

Annaliese by 5pm the day before to let<br />

her know you are coming, or turn up<br />

on the day.<br />

Family History Help<br />

Wednesdays, 11am-1pm<br />

Upper Riccarton Library<br />

Looking for more help with your<br />

family history research? A volunteer<br />

from the Riccarton branch of the New<br />

Zealand Society of Genealogists will<br />

be available to help you with ancestry,<br />

Find my Past, papers past, New<br />

Zealand birth, deaths and marriage<br />

indices and recording and ordering<br />

research. Meet at the family history<br />

computer.<br />

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The main house is thoughtfully constructed with accessibility in mind, featuring wheelchair access, a wet room, and wide hallways.<br />

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