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Waihī Beach
Mainly Music Waihī Beach
Friday: 9.30 to 11.30am - Parents and children from newborn to 5 years old
Mainly Music provides a time and place where young children and their carers find delight in shared experiences through music and play, are accepted for who they are, and grow educationally.
Mainly Music recognises the importance of attachment theory, which contributes to children’s security and well-being. Each session provides education and development outcomes, an opportunity for children to enjoy an enhanced attachment experience with their family, and for carers to receive parenting tuition by example.
There is a strong sense of ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. With guidance by volunteers from local churches, families are given the chance to think about the God-part of life in a loving, sharing environment that welcomes everyone.
Contact: Margo Millen - Phone: 027 2787 337
Address: Waihi Beach United Church, 17 Wilson Road, Waihi Beach 3611
Facebook: Waihi Beach mainly music | Facebook
Website: Join a group – mainly music and mainly play New Zealand
Waihī Beach RSA Activities
Mondays
- Yoga with Miriama ~ 9am ~ Miriama 022 064 2100
- Indoor Bowls ~ 7.00pm ~ Grant 0274 750 556
- Inter Club Snooker occasional Mondays at 12 noon
Tuesdays
- Zumba Gold with T (low impact) ~ 8.30am ~ Teresa 027 863 6358
- Zumba with T (medium to high impact) ~ 9.30am -
- RSA Shopping Bus to Waihi ~ 9.00am ~ Office 07 863 5688
- Snooker Pairs ~ 12.15pm ~ Colin Smith 0273175131
- Outdoor Bowls ~ 1.30pm ~ Lucy 027 417 3940
- Women’s Section ~ 1.00pm ~ Pat 07 863 4307 (1st Tuesday each Month)
- Innovation Garden Club ~ 1.30pm ~ Nelsy 07 863 4429 (3rd Tuesday each Month)
- Believe it or not Quiz Night ~ 6.30pm ~ Office 07 863 5688
- Darts ~ 6:30pm ~ Tom 07 863 5281
Wednesdays
- Pilates with Viv ~ 8:15am ~ Mel 863 5688
- Tai Chi ~ 9.30am ~ Trish 021 482 842 -
- Focus ~ 10.00am ~ Mary 020 4300351 (1st Wednesday each Month)
- Housie ~ 12 noon ~ Office 07 863 5688
- Twilight Bowls ~ 5.30pm ~ Ann 027 206 1040
- Waihi Beach Rockers ~ 7.00pm ~ Yvonne 027 567 1666
Thursdays
- Yoga with Miriama ~ 8:30am ~ Miriama 022 064 2100
- SAY Go ~ 10.00am ~ Flo 07 863 4846
- Snooker Singles ~ 12.15pm ~ Colin Smith 0273175131
- 8 Ball ~ 7.00pm ~ Kathleen 0274504993
- Club Draw & Raffles ~ on sale from 5pm, draws start at 7pm
Fridays
- Stitch, Knit & Natter ~ 10.00am ~ Heather 0211563865
- Outdoor Bowls ~ 1.30pm ~ Lucy 027 417 3940
Saturdays
- Yoga with Miriama ~ 8.30am ~ Miriama 022 064 2100
Sundays
- Yoga with Miriama ~ 8.30am ~ Miriama 022 064 2100
- Classic Car Breakfast ~ 8am ~ (2nd Sunday of the month)
Over 50s cycling group
Out and about...
It's not all about the coffee - but that is an attraction!
Most Tuesday and Saturday mornings you'll find us out on our bikes, taking in the fresh air, sights, sounds and smells of the countryside.
As you can tell from our group's name, our members are mostly the type of people who like their exercise fairly gentle, mixed with a good blend of social interaction too. Outings normally feature a stop at a cafe.
The current schedule is on the calendar - click this link -> Waihi 50+ Cycle Group calendar of rides - Waihi 50+ Cycle Group (weebly.com) - and the rides for the current week usually appear in each week's edition of a local newspaper.
A Friends Place
Social groups for older people. A place to go to talk things over, learn new skills, swap ideas and swap some stories. A time to help friends out, whilst having some fun and enjoying good company.
A FRIENDS PLACE (social groups for older people) continues to make a real difference to people’s lives at Waihi Beach and the surrounding areas. The social programme is now in its sixth year and has proven to be a place that older people can depend on to have some fun, stay connected with people of their own age and stay socially included within the community.
During a typical four day week there are over 100 people, ‘Friends’, involved at A FRIENDS PLACE (social groups for older people), including organiser Trudy and eight or more volunteers who help out with the activities, the transport and kitchen duties. The Waihi Beach Community Centre provides a great venue that is light, warm, safe and spacious.
Open Hours
Tuesday
10.00 – 12.30pm: Discussion Group, News & Views
1pm – 3 pm: Board Games
Wednesday
10am – 12.30pm: Crafts and Hobbies
12.30pm – 3pm: Musician’s Club
Thursday
10.00am – 12.30pm: Music Workshop
1:00pm– 3 pm: Music Workshop
Friday
10am-12pm: Card Club
1pm – 3pm: Manicures and Pampering
Contact
- Trudy Van Stee, Founder, Manager, and Co-Ordinator
- Email: tulipkiwi@gmail.com
- Phone: (07) 863 1215 or
- 022 123 1360
- Facebook page
- Address: Waihi Beach Community Centre, 106 Beach Road, Waihi Beach 3611
Katikati
Friday 1 September
LIVE MUSIC: Katikati Folk Club brings you Gitbox Rebellion
Gitbox Rebellion is an innovative and exciting six-piece guitar ensemble that performs intricate and clever original compositions as well as a few much-loved guitar hero covers, such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Guitar Boogie…
7.30pm, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Tickets $20 / $25
Saturday 2 September
Recycled Poi Workshop
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Location: The Arts Junction, 36 Main road, Katikati.
Price: $10 pp
Join Envirohub and Katch Katikati to learn how to make a pair of Matatini grade Poi from recycled materials. You will learn the stories and whakapapa of poi and also learn a poi dance and waiata.
Our tutor Kathy Rawinia Murray is an experienced kapa haka performer who has been making Matatini grade poi and jewellery for 30 years for over 60 teams throughout Aotearoa, Australia and for 10 National Matatini Roopu.
Kathy's purpose is to give everyone the chance to experience Poi.
✨To keep our Maori culture and our traditional values alive.
✨To tell our stories, to tell our history, to teach the meaning of the movements in poi.
✨To help you make your own poi, so you can then teach somebody else and pass on the learning.
All ages are welcome, but children 8 to 14yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets from Humanatix
Sunday 3 September
Sunday Matinee Movie: Shackleton - The Greatest Story of Survival
(2023) 28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth - Antarctica. Documentary, Adventure, History 1h 30m.
Screening 1.30pm, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Tickets $12 / $8
Monday 4 September
Monday Matinee Movie: Begin Again (2013)
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. Comedy, Drama, Music. 1hr 44 min
Screening 1.30pm, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Tickets $12 / $8
Community Potluck Dinner
5 - 7pm, at Beach Road (Katikati Community Centre)
Bring your fave cultural dish (to share) - everyone welcome!
From 1 - 10 September
Exhibition: A Moment in Time by Kathryn Saunders
At the Carlton Gallery, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Open 7 days.
Te Puke
Saturday 2 September
Winter Wander Walk
Bring your furry friends to the Winter Wander Walk in Te Puke on 2 September. Learn from dog expert Betty and enjoy a walk on the Te Ara Kahikatea Pathway.
This is an extension of our summer series, but if you're new here, here's everything you need to know:
You can join us and our Animal Services team for a free, group dog walk to explore our District and get to know your neighbours and other pups.
All you need to bring is a leash.
We always start a bit early so that if anyone has questions about dog behaviours, hacks and tips, they can ask our dog expert, Betty.
So if you want to skip the questions, we'll start the walk at 10am.
Meet at Jubilee Park, Commerce Lane, Te Puke
