Workshop, Conference

Come and join Fiordland Outdoor Playgroup for an exciting and fun session this Monday! Courtney from Brave Soul will be running Free Flow Yoga - aimed at tamariki. 
So not yoga as adults might be thinking of and practicing, it is more about fun, noise and mindful movements.
Adults are encouraged to join in as well 😊

When:    Monday 23 May
    Meet from 930am (kids snack & play, settle in)
    Yoga at 10am 
    After the yoga session, feel free to stay and play or carry on with your day 🙂

Where:    Ivon Wilson Park

Freedom in Mark Making: building innovative art work 2-day workshop with Andrea Sexton.

Andrea is an eclectic artist and owner of The Little Red Caboose Gallery in Orepuki.

This workshop is suitable from beginner to intermediate, from young to old & those full of life experience!

Join Andrea for a playful, creative workshop with an emphasis on building your artistic confidence.

You will explore mark making and be guided through easy compositions to create unique outcomes.

Join Southland based Artist Crosbie Grieve.

Classes will cover information on types and use of brushes, paints and paper, techniques and tricks, composition and perspective etc.

Lots of painting activity & a fun learning experience.

Suitable for complete beginners, as well as those with some experience in watercolour or other mediums.

When:      Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 June, 10am – 4pm

Where:     The Arts Hub, 23 Main St, Te Anau

Cost:         $40.00

Attain your St John First Aid Level 1 certificate (valid for two years).

Ideal for anyone who wants to learn basic first aid or needs to update their first aid qualification. Minimum qualification requirement for a workplace first aider.

The course covers...

• scene assessment & safety

• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for babies, children & adults

• AED familiarisation (automated external defibrillators)

Join Otago based Sculptor Suzanne Emslie for a fun weekend, creating your own limestone sculpture or two!

Limestone is a soft stone which makes it great to carve, all tools and stone will be supplied.

When:      10am Saturday 25 – 4pm Sunday 26 June

Where:    TBA

Cost:        $150 - all materials supplied

To secure your place please email: fiordlandartshub@gmail.com

Demonstration for starting young dogs both heading and hunt, run by the Mararoa Sheep Dog Trial Club, followed by an opportunity to work one on one with your own dog for any specific issues you may be having

Please ensure all dogs are dosed that come on farm - call Andy Dennis on 021 320 418 if you need this done

When:      Sunday 15 May, 1pm

Where:    Lynmore woolshed, 289 Lagoon Creek Rd, Hillside, Te Anau

********** BOOK NOW********  with Professional Photographer Douglas Thorne local Fiordland Photographer with Southern Photography Adventures.  Tickets at www.southernphotographyadventures.com
Come on a fully immersed Fiordland Photo Tour with us, includes boat tour into the sounds and optional sunset/sunrise flight in the most spectacular place in the World.

PARENT COFFEE GROUPS – WEDNESDAY's 10:30am @ The Plunket Rooms. All welcome.

We are excited to say that the Parent’s coffee group is back inside the Te Anau Plunket Rooms this term, just in time to be snug for the winter months!

Come along at 10:30am any/every Wednesday, grab a cuppa and meet some other parents. Bring your tamariki along for a play or join us kid-free for an hour off from your day – whatever you feel like. Breastfeeding peer support is available most weeks between 10:30 and 11:30am, grab Anna or Brooke for a chat if you want, anytime.

Strong Communities Murihiku wants to hear from people of all walks of life from throughout the Southland region, about what you think makes a strong community. 

You are invited to join the conversation and be part of this great opportunity to think about how we could do things differently across the whole region to build strong communities in Murihiku.

Date: 29-30 April & 1 May 2022