RECREATION IN DUNEDIN

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1 RECREATION IN DUNEDIN FREE AND UNDER $5 To order your free book contact Otago Mental Health Support Trust Phone:

2 Foreword and Acknowledgements 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, was a difficult one. 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 sixth edition copies may be found lying on coffee tables, in bookcases and drawers of people from all walks of life and its still in demand. Thanks to The Dunedin City Council for support in recognition of the project s worth to the wider community. For additional copies, contact the Bipolar Network and Otago Mental Health Support Trust on the 3rd Floor, Queens Building, 109 Princes Street, phone (03) 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 June,

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4 Ideas of things to do... At Home or With Your Family Ask friends to bring along a book or poem that has had a positive effect on their life. Everyone has a turn to share and learn. Babysitting. Blow bubbles make some excellent bubble makers. Awesome Bubble Mix ½ cup Morning Fresh Dishwashing Liquid ½ cup water Dessertspoon of sugar which has been dissolved in the water 1 egg white Mix all together, and have FUN! Bring some old traditional games books home from the Library (or buy at one of the second hand stores mentioned earlier) Build a tree hut. Camp indoors. Crochet or knit using wool scraps. Cuddle the cat. Cut paper squares and try origami (paper-folding). Do Aerobics to a CD/DVD from the Library. Enjoy fragrant plants in the garden. Enjoy time with your children at their favourite playground. Free computer games at the Children s Library. Go fishing. Go to the Otago Museum/ Otago Settlers Museum/Port Chalmers Maritime Museum Have a bubble bath. Have a grass fight, water fight, snow fight, or pillow fight. Invite friends over for a pancake breakfast. Learn knitting or weaving from a friend. Listen to the radio. Look at the stars and spot the planets. Make a card or recycle an old one. Make a daisy chain. Make a hammock. Make a kite (for instructions get a book from the Library) then go and fly the kite. Make a set of juggling balls learn to juggle! Make a stencil design create an imaginative one to paint on a wall space. Make muffins, biscuits or a cake for a friend. Make seashell gifts (e.g. stick to an old mirror, candles etc ). 4

5 Make some bread. Make some ginger beer. Make wrapping paper. Mow your lawn or mow a friend s lawn. Paddle your feet in the nearby creek. Paper-mache and balloons make some wonderful floating animals, hanging sculptures and mobiles. Plant seeds in your garden or in a tin or bucket. Play charades. Play hacky sack. Play indoor volley-ball with a balloon. Play some co-operative games with friends and family (check out books on new games in the Library). Propagate some plant cuttings - get these from your friends or neighbours garden (with their permission of course). Recycle old clothing to make funky cushions, drapes. Sew, using bargain remnants. Snuggle up warmly with your child (or children) and enjoy reading a story together. Sort out your photo collection, put them into albums or send to friends or family with a letter. Stuck for gardening space? Make a bonsai tree. (Visit the Botanic Garden for ideas) Style your eyebrows or fingernails. Sunny day? Water the garden or your next-door neighbour s garden. Swap old family recipes and hints. Throw a frisbee (ice cream lid works pretty well especially if you have a retrieving dog). Try mask-making. Try needlework, woodwork or any arty-crafty things such as lino prints, splatter painting, vegetable prints, melting crayon pictures. Visit a relative and learn some family history. Write a family favourites cookbook. Write a letter to a friend. In the city Absorb some history of the city. Take a good look at the buildings and the year they were made, who can spot the oldest building on the walk? Check out the Community Art Gallery. Enjoy a sunset from a hilltop. 5

6 Give a massage. Go window-shopping and enjoy the exercise. Jog down the road. Listen to a street busker OR become one! Play chess with the big pieces in the Octagon. Some Café s have free postcards to take, send one to a friend or neighbour. Take a friend or family to the Library; see if there is story telling for the younger ones. Take out books on old Dunedin from the Library. Try orienteering with the Dunedin Orienteering Club. Visit the Friday Market in the Octagon to see the crafts. Walk up Baldwin Street. Watch a free video at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery (ask at information desk). Write a poem. Go swimming at the local swimming pool. Anywhere Chalk drawing on the pavement. Collect bottles - different colours or shapes - ask your friends to help you. Do some body stretches in the sun. Feed the birds. Go bird watching; identify them by their calls and their colours. Go cycling with a friend. Have a scavenger hunt with your children. Look for things found in nature e.g. leaves, flowers, old birds nests. Learn magic, practice it, try it out on an audience. Make fun music with kazoos. Paint a picture sketch with pens or use charcoal. Sit in the sun and read a good book. Stretch out and do nothing. Take a drive, stop the car get out and walk look around, feel, smell and explore. Try something new, maybe inspire a friend to try with you. Walk up any street and admire the views. In the park Be with children, observe how they like to play, learn from them how to play again yourself. (if you don t have your own, borrow a friends) 6

7 Build a model aeroplane and fly it in the park. Organise a clean up in the local park. Play ball sports in the park. Some Dunedin private gardens are open to view free of charge. For further information read the Focus on Dunedin Gardens Pamphlet available from the Dunedin City Council Events Team, Civic Centre, Octagon some from most garden supplies shops or Stretch your body, ease your mind, walk in the bush in the Woodhaugh Gardens. Take the family on a nature hunt in the Botanic Gardens or in your local park. Take your lunch to the park and sit in the sunshine or the shade of a tree. Invite a friend for a picnic. Visit the glow worms up Leith Valley. In your local community Art prints from the Children s Library are free to borrow. Book a computer game for your child in the children s section of the Public Library. Check out the Saturday newspaper for Garage Sales. Get some exercise while walking the dog or walk with a friend and their dog. Help out at your local school on sports days or fairs. Learn a new language. Locate the parks near you, enjoy people s gardens as you walk there. Play golf with frisbees (get different coloured frisbees, make up a golf course in a park, go around trees, decide what is outof-bounds, choose a target to finish each hole). Restore an old engine, motor bike or help the kids next door make a go-cart. Sit with an older person and listen to their stories. Visit a flea market. Visit the Aviary at the Botanic Gardens. Volunteer some of your time see the Volunteer Centre for groups seeking volunteers. 7

8 Second Hand Shops Clothes and household items Presbyterian Support Op shops - two locations Hours: Open at 10am each day closing Monday - Thursday 5.30pm and Friday at 2.30pm Where: St Andrew Street, and 10 Carroll Street Phone: Comments: 10% discount with Community Services Card CORSO Running on Empty Hours: 10am - 3pm each week day Where: 111 Moray Place, behind Tangente Café Phone: (CORSO Organisation) Comments: Times of opening sometimes vary Salvation Army Thrift Shops Where: 575 Princes Street, opposite the Market Reserve Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.30am 5pm; Saturday 9am - 1pm Phone: Where: 281 King Edward Street Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am 4pm Phone: Where: 17 North Road, Gardens Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am 4.30pm Phone: Where: 98 Gordon Road, Mosgiel Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am 4pm and Saturday 10am pm Phone: Recycle Boutique Where: 315 George Street Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.30am 6pm; Friday, 9.30am 7pm; Saturday 10am 5pm; Sunday 11am 4pm Phone: Website: Comments: $4.50 rack The Hospice Shop (Butterflies) Where: 14 Hanover Street Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am 4pm; Saturday 10am 2pm Phone: Red Cross Opportunity Shop Where: 82 St Andrew Street Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am 4.30pm Phone: Where: 31 York Place Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm Phone: Comments: Check local newspapers for advertisements of the $2 bag specials Simply the Best Where: Supporting Family s Op shop, Prince Albert Road, St Kilda Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm Phone:

9 Second Hand Shops Save Mart Where: Stafford Street Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am 5pm; Sunday and Public Holidays, 10am 4pm Phone: McBride Op Shop Where: 39 McBride Street, corner of Princes Street, South Dunedin Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm Comment: $2 clothing racks, books - $1upwards, western novels 50 cents Markets South Dunedin Market Where: South Dunedin Community Hall, 253 King Edward Street When: second and forth Wednesday each month Hours: 10am 1pm What: All kinds of goodies at reasonable cost Comments: Home baking and healthy plants, toys and jewellery Contact: Raewyn Auckram Phone: Octagon Market Where: The Octagon When: Every Friday and Cruise Ship days Hours: 10am 1pm What: All kinds jewellery and tourist products Comments: A great place to watch visitors to the City Otago Farmers Market Where: Dunedin Railway Station North Carpark When: Saturday Mornings Hours: 8.30am 12.30pm What: A celebration of Otago Regional foods and producers who sell directly to the public in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Comments: A great place to catch up with people on a Saturday Book Sales and Exchanges Downtown Books Buy, sell and exchange Where: 426 Princes Street Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10.30am to 5.30pm; Friday, 10.30am to 6pm; and Saturday 10am to 2.30pm Cost: From 50c upwards to exchange - $1 upwards to purchase. Phone: Crafty Art Book Exchange Where: 4 Factory Road, Mosgiel Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm; Friday, 10am to 5:30pm Cost: To purchase, $3 upwards; to exchange, $1 - $2.50 Phone: Brian Stuart Antiques Where: 130 King Edward Street When: Monday to Friday 9.15am - 5pm; Saturday 10am 12.00pm Cost: Bargain books $2 upwards, cassette tapes and CD s $3 - $5. Phone:

10 Second Hand Shops Annual Book Sales Library Annual Book Sale Where: Dunedin Public Library, Moray Place When: Held usually late February each year Thousands of books, magazines, CD s and videos at really unbelievable prices starting from 50c. University Bookshop Where: 378 Great King Street, Dunedin North Phone: Website: Check the upstairs non-stop sale. Watch out for occasional $1 book sales and the possibility of bargains at the beginning of the year in the student book sale. Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale Where: Regent Theatre, Octagon When: Held usually late May/early June each year from 12 noon on the Friday. Live entertainment, food and beverages available. Books 50cents and upwards. Paperbacks, magazines, CD s, records, sheet music, bric-a brac Dunedin Public Library Books, CD s, tapes All book sales advertised in the ODT and free community newspapers. BOOKS ABOUT DUNEDIN AND RECREATION IDEAS These books can be accessed on the first floor of the Dunedin Public Library. 10

11 Discovering Dunedin 503 Things to do and see around Dunedin Authors: Joyce Herd and G J Griffiths Walkways of the Dunedin City Authors: Department of Lands and Survey Know the City Walks Pamphlets Author: Daphne Lemon Dunedin Street Walks A series of seven books entitled: Intriguing Dunedin Street Walks Plus: Dunedin s intended Grand Schemes More intriguing Dunedin Street Walks Plus: Underground Dunedin Even more Intriguing Dunedin Street Walks Plus: Four forgotten Dunedin decisions Further Intriguing Dunedin Street Walks Still more intriguing Dunedin street walks Plus: Bizarre Dunedin Rather intriguing Dunedin street walks Plus: Lost Dunedin Final intriguing Dunedin Street walks Plus: Ten Tales Author: Paul Hayward Comments: These books are available for use at the Julia Christie Memorial Library in the Otago Mental Health Support Trust office or may be purchased at a very reasonable price, individually or as a set from Paul himself. The Otago Settlers Museum also has copies for sale. Dunedin Tracks and Trails Author: Antony Hamel 11

12 Training and Learning Programmes Very Basic Computer Course overcome your fear of computers in this short, free course. Applications for courses in Adult Learning welcome at all times. Phone: for further information. Address: PO Box 2391, South Dunedin Dunedin Community College Free Education (some eligibility criteria apply) Phone: Dawn on Visit: 23 Dowling Street Hours: Open weekdays 8am 4.30pm Salvation Army Employment Plus 160 Crawford Street Phone: to see if you qualify for our free training. Website: org.nz Step By Step Computer training. Free to some beneficiaries. One-to-one tutors. Easy one hour lessons. Increase job skills. Times to suit you. Phone: Personal Growth Courses Presbyterian Support Family Works Where: Moray Place Phone: for more information Groups: Growing Taller - no cost, for children 5 to 12; and Grandparents - a course for grandparents rising children. Assertiveness for adults; Incredible Years, parenting programme Appearance on a Budget HAIRDRESSERS I Want It Now! Where: George Street opposite Velvet Burger. No appointment needed, just walk in. Hair cuts from $15. Style, blow wave, perm, foils, colour etc. all available at low prices. Literacy Aotearoa We help you to read and write at no cost to you with tutoring on a oneto-one basis or in a group setting. Phone: Where: Carnegie Centre, 110 Moray Place. 12

13 Places of Worship, Reflection and Spiritual Investigation Some churches have Friendship meetings, coffee and information sharing, informal gatherings and counselling available. It is a good idea to ask what is available. Anglican Church Green Island Where: Administration Centre Phone: manager@dn.anglican.org.nz Dunedin City Baptist Church Where:129 Musselburgh Rise/ PO Box 5038, Moray Place, Dunedin Phone: Catholic Church Where: 300 Rattray Street Phone: Methodist Church of New Zealand Where: Mission Office Phone: Dunedin South Methodist Church Methodist Mission Phone: parish@dmm.org.nz Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Dunedin Presbyterian Clerk Phone: Salvation Army Community Ministries Phone: Dial-a-Prayer Where: 58 Stafford Street Phone: Jehovah s Witness Phone: (Mosgiel) Phone: (South Dunedin) Phone: (Dunedin) Elim Where: 67 Harrow Street Phone: Christian Brethren Where: The Cornerstore, 786a Cumberland Street, North Dunedin Phone: Church Of Christ (Community) Where: 5 St Andrews Street Phone: Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Where: 17 Fenton Crescent, St Clair Phone: Christian Science Church and Reading Room Where: 30 York Place Phone: Website: Seventh Day Adventist Church Where: 58 Stafford Street Phone:

14 Printed Information Theosophical Society Where: 333 Princes Street Phone: Jewish Congregation Where: 5 Burwood Ave, Maori Hill Phone: Muslim Association of Otago Postal: PO Box 6288 Phone: Baha i Faith Where: 868 George Street Postal: P.O. Box 755 Phone: Hare Krishna Cultural Centre Where: 4 Braid Road Phone: Ananda Marga Meditation and Yoga Centre Where: 41 Maitland Street Phone: Buddhist Dhargyey Centre Where: 22 Royal Terrace Phone: Newsletters, Programmes, and Pamphlets Various organisations such as the Library, the Dunedin City Council, the Visitors Centre etc put out newspapers or newsletters. Good for free reading, ideas and activities. See also PAPERS Star Newspaper Especially good for advertised events (see the Community Notice Board in the paper) Published: Thursday Where: 52 Stuart Street Postal Address: PO Box 517, Dunedin Phone: star@alliedpress.co.nz The Otago Daily Times Like papers from all regions around Aotearoa/New Zealand, this is available for reading at the Dunedin Public Library. The ODT is also available on line after 6pm weekdays at Published: Daily except Sunday Where: 52 Stuart Street Postal address: PO Box 517, Dunedin Phone: corporate@alliedpress.co.nz The D Scene Dunedin weekly newspaper full of news, reviews and what is happening out there. Published: Wednesday. 14

15 Phone: Taieri Herald Especially good for advertised events on the Taieri (see What s on?) Published: Tuesday Where: 92 Gordon Road Mosgiel Phone: communities@stl.co.nz The Critic OUSA newspaper is free around campus during the university year. The Otago Gaily Times Gay and lesbian community newspaper. PO Box 6171, Dunedin Buy, Sell, Exchange newspaper Buy at the supermarket/dairies/ service stations for $2.50. For selling items the cost of placing an advertisement is free. NEWSLETTERS Fink Dunedin s weekly entertainment found at café s in and around Dunedin Phone: Fax: Where: PO Box 5822, Moray Place, Dunedin yellow@es.co.nz or info@ fink.net.nz and Finkmap free from visitors centres around town, cafés, shops etc What s on Guide List of upcoming events for the month or for the year Available from the DCC Dunedin Events Shop, Civic Centre Plaza and Phone: Chris Sullivan enquiries@seenindunedin.co.nz Printouts for monthly events are available at a small charge To see what s on daily or monthly log on to: Wave - Artsenta s newsletter Where: 81 Crawford Street. Phone: Fax: artsenta@es.co.nz Comments: Information on Creative Arts Trust. Notification of meetings and associated creative projects. ENIGMA MENTAL HEALTH NEWS AND VIEWS Otago Mental Health Support Trust Newsletter Quarterly publication Phone: , visit 3rd floor Queens Building, 109 Princes Street, Dunedin Postal address: PO Box 5021, Moray Place, Dunedin otagomd@ihug.co.nz and ask to be put on the mailing list PAMPHLETS Look for information and events advertised on notice boards at the 15

16 Programmes Dunedin City Council, Dunedin Public Library, health centres, doctor s rooms and supermarkets. Listen also to the Community Notice board, Otago Access Radio AM, Newstalk ZB, Radio Dunedin, Chanel 9 Local TV. Dunedin Many pamphlets of the Dunedin area are found in the Visitors Centre, the Dunedin City Council or Department of Conservation. For Example Visitors Guide to Otago Peninsula - Produced by the Otago Peninsula Promotion Group, with the support of the Otago Peninsula Trust, Tourism Dunedin A large selection of walking track brochures can be found at the Dunedin City Council, Civic Centre or Gardening Pamphlets of gardening-related interest are available at the Dunedin City Council, Events Department, The Octagon or For example: Dunedin Garden Trail Focus on Dunedin Gardens The Rhododendrons of Dunedin Arahina Community House Where: 2 Perth Street, Mosgiel A family support with assistance for literacy, CV s, job research, referrals to other agencies as necessary and fun activities. Examples are detailed below; Holiday Programmes Cost: $2 session each day for 3-day programme 1pm - 4pm Mothers Coffee Club Hours: every Monday morning, 10am to 12pm. Cost: Free Aqua Therapy Hours: Wednesday at 12 noon Cost: $2 per session for five weeks, each school term. Sewing classes Hours: Thursday 10am 12 noon (crèche available) Cost: $1 per session After School Programme Hours: One day per week Cost: $1 per session Contact: Sharon Landreth on , or at sharonl@dmm. org.nz Taieri Mental Health Support Group Hours: Friday 9.30am 12 noon Comments: A fun group with lots of activities Mosgiel Abilities Resource Centre Where: 16 Green Street, Mosgiel Hours: Monday - Thursday 16

17 Comments: Woodwork Contact: Bill Lawrence Phone: or Wesley House The Methodist Mission, Wesley Village Appeal Contact Address: The Methodist Mission Office, 300 King Edward Street, P.O. Box 2391, South Dunedin. Phone: Cost: $3 per session Groups not exceeding 8. Comment: Focus is on fun. Provides opportunities for older people to socialise picnics, outings, quizzes, reminiscing etc. Supports people with varying levels of abilities. Transport available to those who can get in and out of a van. Spectator opportunities Local Sports Watch sports at your local park and grounds choose a team and support them. Provincial Rugby For the big-time in the rugby season watch the Otago Highlanders practicing at Logan Park, Butts Road. Moana Pool Cost: $0.50 spectator Example: Water Polo, racing, diving Momona Airport Enjoy watching the aircraft and people come and go Dunedin Wharves Viewing the windsurfers and yachts, ships, and fishing boats. Try your hand at fishing. Animal watching Seal watching at Aramoana, or Taiaroa Heads Penguins and Albatross (seasonal) Petshops Dunedin Ice Stadium Free to watch Curling and Ice Hockey. See for more details. Caledonian Track There are events on such as athletics. See or What s on in Dunedin. Mosgiel Velodrome Cycling events can be viewed. See or What s on in Dunedin. 17

18 Volunteering Dunedin Events Volunteering Otago Where: Level 1, Community House. 283 Moray Place, Dunedin. Comment: A volunteer placement agency placing the volunteer in positions they wish to work in. A wide range of community work covered. Supported programmes, and training given. Phone: SPCA Where: 1 Torridon Street, Opoho, Dunedin Phone: Comment: Volunteers always welcome to walk the dogs or muck out for the animals. Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden Where: Information Centre, Dunedin Botanic Garden Phone: ANNUAL EVENTS See: What s on in Dunedin. JANUARY News Years Eve Concert Cost: Free Where: Octagon Whare Flat Folk Festival Where: Waiora Scout Camp Hours: 30 December to 2 January inclusive The Whare Flat Festival is a selfcatering, camping festival. It s a small, intimate, interactive gathering of international, national and local guests together with festival-goers from around New Zealand and the world with an accent on getting involved FEBRUARY Thieves Alley Market Day Cost: Free Event is advertised in the Otago Daily Times Newspaper. NZ Masters Games, Dancesport Championships (biennual event) Cost: Spectators $5 Where: Dunedin Town Hall Contact: dunedin@nzmg.com Website: 18

19 Chinese New Year Cost: free The Octagon/ Chinese Garden Display of fireworks and dancing dragons Festival of Speed An annual road race where some of the city streets are shut for the event. APRIL Rally of Otago Hours: Final date does move according to other activities Where: Check the website Website: The Rally of Otago is the second round of the New Zealand Rally Championship. Dance Otakou Otago Incorporated Annual Heritage of Dance Festival celebrating International Dance Day When: Usually as close to April 29th as possible Contact: Hahna on May Regent 24 Hour Book Sale Where: The Regent Theatre When: annually in May Cost: books for $1 and up Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden Plant Sale Where: Dunedin Botanic Garden, Upper Garden Signs out at the Botanic Garden June Dunedin Midwinter Carnival When: The Carnival is held on the Saturday evening closest to the shortest day 21/22 June each year Where: The Octagon Be part of Dunedin s unique midwinter solstice event in the Octagon. Entrance to these following workshops is by gold coin donation. Performers - Creating the midwinter performance in the Octagon with dance. Lantern making - Simple handheld lanterns. 2 hours to make. Can be made by all ages. Lanterns to be carried in a procession by the makers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For further information see www. midwintercarnival.co.nz or check local paper closer to the time. If you are interested in volunteering to help out in the carnival, contact the team: info@midwintercarnival.co.nz JULY Jaffa Race Over 30,000 Cadbury giant jaffas tumble down Baldwin Street. This event occours every July check for advertisements in the paper. 19

20 Dunedin Events 20 Cadbury Fun Run More information can be collected from Cadbury s or from the Dunedin City Council, Events Team. AUGUST Otago Secondary School Music Festival Massed choirs, individual choirs, pipe-bands Where: Dunedin Town Hall, Octagon Intermediate School Musical Festival Items from the Intermediate Schools Where: Town Hall, Octagon When: Held late August each year Otago Cancer Society Daffodil Day Events are held in conjunction with Daffodil Day. Cost: Gold coin donation When: Late August each year For further information see the Star newspaper. SEPTEMBER Adult Learners Week When: First week in September Free activities, displays, school visits. For further information see the middle insert in your local community newspaper or the Events Shop, Civic Centre, Octagon Bell Tea Age on the Go Festival Celebrating our older citizens For further information contact at the Octagon Club Phone: Moro Marathon Moro Marathon is held annually in September Cold coin donation Website: OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Dunedin Rhododendron Festival When: Every year in the 3rd week of October. Copies of the Festival programme are available from Tourism Dunedin and the Dunedin Visitors Centre. Phone: Website: info@rhododunedin.co.nz Marching Various marching competitions are held. Special Rigs for Special Kids Procession of big trucks and rigs for special needs children. The route differs each year well advertised in the newspaper. www. specialrig.org.nz Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin Annual Garage Sale Proceeds fund scholarships to enable local disadvantaged tertiary students to complete their studies. For further information check the Community Notice board in the free local community newspapers.

21 Dunedin Events DECEMBER Santa Parade Cost: Free A Christmas Parade of floats through George Street OTHER ANNUAL EVENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR Dunedin Community Law Centre Open Day Where: 52 Filleul Street (behind the Meridian Mall) When: Notice of time and day is advertised in the ODT Classifieds, Star and DScene newspapers and The Dunedin Tap Dancing Society - Annual Competitions Where: WestpacTrust Mayfair Theatre, Cargills Corner, South Dunedin competitions to view on the Saturday and Sunday. AUCTIONS - WEEKLY OR MONTHLY All auctions are advertised in the Otago Daily Times. Great to browse the day before the auction. Some have the odd bargain to be found. Turners Car Auctions (for car dreaming) Where: Corner of Portsmouth Drive and Midland Street (opposite Edgar Sports Centre) Phone: Website: Haywards Where: 462 Princes Street Phone: Website: Park n Sell Dunedin Limited Where: 50 Portsmouth Drive, South Dunedin Phone: Forno s Auctioneers Where: 104 Bond Street Phone: Website: GARDENS and SHOWS Rhododendron Festival October each year See list from Dunedin Visitors Centre or DCC Event Team for updated gardens to visit, some of these are free or charge less than $5. Includes: Rhododendron Day and Garden Fete Organised by the Horticultural Society Incorporated, plants for sale. At Botanic Garden Centre, Lovelock Avenue. Otago Alpine Garden Group Alpine plants show at Botanic Garden Centre, Lovelock Avenue Tannock Glen 21

22 Dunedin Events The Rhododendron Group s private garden. Four acres of park-like plantings Admission donation of $3 per person Location: Torridon Street, Opoho (next to the SPCA) Dunedin Botanic Gardens Glenfalloch Woodland Garden entry by donation Also see Dunedin Private Gardens updated list. Focus on Dunedin Gardens (A year round garden guide) Lists private and public gardens The private gardens admission costs vary from free, donation, or $$ see list. Admission by appointment. Dunedin Botanic Gardens Woodhaugh Olveston, 42 Royal Terrace Anzac Square, Anzac Avenue Mosgiel Memorial Gardens, Hartstonge Avenue, Mosgiel Green Island Memorial Park, Main South Road, Green Island National Autumn Rose Show Where: Forbury Park Raceway Cost: $3 Dunedin Dahlia Circle Meets irregularly - President Stuart Brown Contact: The Secretary Robyn Casey Community Gardens Where: Shetland Street, Wakari - Contact: David Weir Phone: Dunedin Environment Centre Where: 26 Moray Place Advice on community garden projects and volunteer work. Rides are available to work sites. Comment: Different seeds given out for environment beautification. Blueskin Bay Flower Show Blueskin Bay Garden Club, Annual Spring Flower Show Phone: for further information. Caversham Presbyterian Church Flower Show When: September each year Phone: for competition schedules and further information Organic Gardening the Permaculture Way For further information on workshops and talks Contact: Peta Hudson Phone: Dunedin Horticultural Annual Spring Show Where: Edgar Sports Centre, corner Portsmouth Drive and Midland Street 22

23 Dunedin Events Cost: Adults $5, children free Check advertisements in the Otago Daily Times Cleveland Park Daffodil Day Garden Tour Where: Saddle Hill Road Cost: Adults $5, children free Open day is advertised in the Otago Daily Times. Sawyers Bay Garden Club For further information Contact: Carol Meikle at Port Chalmers Resource Centre Phone: FESTIVALS and FAIRS Check local paper for annual school and church fairs. They are good places for bargain buys and secondhand clothing, plus the odd game of chance on the chocolate wheel. Great places to buy plants. Otago Farmers Market Hours: Every Saturday from 8.30am 12.30pm Where: Dunedin Railway Station Phone: Website: org.nz nz Gypsy Fair Rolls into town and camps every year on the Oval around Easter Holidays. Good for a browse at tinker s treasure and colourful entertainment. Free admission but, for a gold coin, many of the travellers will let you have a look through their mobile homes. Dunedin Summer Festival For information visit the DCC Events Team, Civic Centre, Octagon. Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is on late January early February each year at the Chinese Garden. Look out for related events in the paper and at the DCC Events Team in the Civic Centre. Contact: the DCC on Fringe Festival For information look in the OUSA magazines/newspapers. Takes place every March. Website: Otago Festival of the Arts Most things are beyond budget but there are some associated fringe events that are free. Phone: Address: 233 Stuart Street, P.O. Box info@otagofestival.co.nz Website: 23

24 Entertainment on a Budget Animal Clubs/ Organisations Otago Siamese and Shorthair Pedigree Cat Club Incorporated Contact: Elizabeth Currie Phone: kittycourt@xtra.co.nz Aviary Dunedin Botanic Garden Top section of Botanic Garden For any information: The Aviary Curator, Community and Recreation Services., Dunedin City Council, PO Box 5045, Dunedin Phone: Website: Pet Shops Pet shops are good for that longing gaze if you are an animal lover. Some shops will let you hold the animals. Animal Attraction Limited 203 Crawford Street Phone: Website: Pet Planet 14 Banks Street, Gardens Phone: Website: The Pet Warehouse Corner Manse and Princes Streets Phone: Website: SPCA 1 Torridon Street, Opoho Phone: The SPCA is open to the public. Their only requirement is that you sign the Visitor s Book. Donations are accepted. Where: Bus Stop at top of Gardens, Lovelock Avenue intersection, turn to immediate street on your right and walk up to the first intersection of Torridon Street and turn left and walk until you can see the S.P.C.A sign. Comments: Beautiful grounds in which to have a picnic. You can walk the dogs if you wish. If you own a calm, friendly dog and have spare time to visit socially isolated folk, give us a call as we welcome volunteers to do this valuable and rewarding work. INTERNET ACCESS Governors Cybercafé Where: George Street, opposite Knox Church (inside, upstairs) Dunedin City Council DCC website free Kiosks at DCC Moray Place Library and DCC service centres Free internet access At the following community Libraries: Mosgiel, Blueskin Bay, Port Chalmers and Waikouiti. McDonalds McCafe and Internet Café 24

25 Entertainment on a Budget Customer buys card for entitlement $5 and upwards Internet $3 for half an hour Dunedin Cue Club Where: 65 St Andrew Street (upstairs) Phone: PARKS AND PLACES TO PLAY Chingford Stables and Park Where: North East Valley main road Bus route: Normanby bus Facilities: Small playground area, large grassed area, sports fields. Well used for weekend sports. Bethunes Gully Where: Travel along North Road NEV to Norwood Street Bus route: Normanby Bus then walk along Norwood Street. Facilities: Toilets, swings, BBQs, large grassed area with Lindsay Creek running through the area - see freshwater crayfish and fish. Comments: This area is the start of the track to the Organ Pipes and Mt Cargill. Ocean Beach Domain Where: Incorporates St Clair, Middle and Second Beaches, Marlow, Kettle and Hancock Parks. Bus route: St Clair Ross Creek Reservoir Where: Leith Valley Bus route: Malvern Street Facilities: Orienteering course Comments: Contains a dam and Valve Tower and tracks that meander through the native bush. Where s That Brochure The DCC Where s That Brochure can be collected from the Civic Centre or look in There are over 107 playgrounds in the City. Take a Hike Frasers Gully Where: On Frasers Road, you head to Kaikorai Valley and onto Kaikorai Valley Road and turn onto Frasers Road until you get to the club rooms. You can get a bus until the beginning of Frasers Road for $2.60. Time: 4km track that takes about 1hour to walk. Ross Creek Where: Find it off Malvern Street near the holiday park. You can get here by bus from the octagon for $2.60. Time: 4.2km and takes 1.5 hours. Mount Cargill Where: Head onto the start of the Northern motorway and turn onto Pinehill Road and continue until Cowan Road where you turn right and find carparks. Time: 1.5km track that takes 45mins to an hour going to see the Organ 25

26 Entertainment on a Budget Pipes. It only takes 10mins if you want to go straight to the summit. Grahams Bush Where: You head out onto the Dunedin/Port Chalmers Road to Sawyers Bay where you turn onto Station Road which turns into Hall Road at the end of which is the track. Time: 5.8km and takes about 2 hours Flagstaff-Pineapple Hill Where: Off Taieri Road going onto either Whare Flat Road to start on Flagstaff walkway or Wakari Road then onto Booth Road to start on Pineapple walkway. Time: 1km with a 30 to 40 min walk to Flagstaff summit. 3km with a 1.5 to 2 hour walk if you go along the Pineapple walkway as well. Sutton Salt Lake Where: Sutton Salt Lake Scenic Reserve, Strath Taieri plain near Middlemarch, 60km inland by road from Dunedin. Take a carload with each putting $5 in for petrol and have an adventure! Time: 3km walk which takes 2 hours. Biking Signal Hill Where: You go north along George Street until Gardens Corner and then up Opoho Road where you turn left onto Signal Hill Road and continue on tarseal until you see monument, you can find the track just below the monument. There are also several other tracks on the hill so go exploring! Nicols Creek Where: Drive north on George Street and turn left into Malvern Street Continue up Malvern Street past Fulton Road where the road narrows Stop at the next bridge. The track is 8km in length and you can ride up and down it. Ravensbourne-Maia Where: Go along Cumberland Street and down St Andrew Street to Anzac Avenue, go along here until just before Logan Park and turn right down Awatea Street and then right into Magnet Street and, if driving, park on harbour side of railway crossing. The bike track starts from the mouth of the Water of Leith. It is 6km long and takes around 1hr and 15mins. This is a small selection of the possible walks and rides about the city. Look for brochures in the Civic Centre and DOC offices. Also look a the websites of these organisations. Life s a beach Contact: Dunedin i-site visitor centre ( ) for more information regarding public transport to get to these locations. 26

27 Entertainment on a Budget Organising car-pooling to get to these locations would cost only a few dollars per person. Tunnel Beach Location: 7.5km south-west of Dunedin city centre. Comments: Carpark is on the seaward end of Green Island Bush Road off Blackhead Road. If you do not have a car, this beach is accessible by bus take the Corstophine bus from the city centre to Stenhope Crescent (start of Blackhead Road) and walk from there. Second Beach Location: Lies to the west of St Clair Beach, separated from it by a rocky outcrop. Comments: This beach is rocky rather than sandy. This beach is accessible by getting a bus to St Clair, then walking from there. Sandfly Bay Location: 15km east of central Dunedin. Comments: A sandy bay with large dunes. The bay is accessed from Seal Point Road or a walking track from Sandymount. The beach is a popular site for the Hooker s Sea Lion. To get there from Dunedin, take the Highcliff Road and then the Sealpoint Road to car parking at the end. The round hike to Sandfly Bay from this point takes about an hour. St Clair Beach Location: Ten minute drive from the city centre. Comments: This is Dunedin s most popular beach, and is a renowned surfing location. There are regular public transport services from the city. Lawyers Head Location: Located at the eastern end of Dunedin s main beach, St Kilda. Comments: It is named for the likeness of the cliff face to the profile of a lawyer in a traditional legal wig. It reaches a height of 60m, and is connected to the city by the road John Wilson Ocean Drive, which runs parallel to the beach. Victory Beach Location: On the coast of the Otago Peninsula, 24km away from the Dunedin city centre. It is northeast of the entrance to Papanui Inlet. Comments: This is the longest beach on the Otago Peninsula - it stretches for 3.5km. It is backed by a series of high sand dunes. The beach is a habitat for many rare species, such as the yellow-eyed penguin and sea lions. Access to the beach is via a narrow metalled road which links to Portobello on the Otago Harbour coast and also, via further narrow roads, with the Highcliff Road which runs along the spine of the peninsula. 27

28 Entertainment on a Budget Aramoana Spit Location: A small coastal settlement, 27km north of Dunedin city. Comments: The settlement is located on a sand dune spit at the mouth of the Otago Harbour, opposite the end of the Otago Peninsula. Drive through Port Chalmers to get there. For further information on hiking. Biking and beaches you can find many more adventures in Dunedin Public Library: Dunedin directory of social services, health, community, education, recreation and leisure organisations. Dunedin Council of Social Services Dun From sea to Silver Peaks: a guide to walking tracks, beaches, viewpoints and special attractions of Dunedin. D. G. Bishop Bis Dunedin tracks and trails: an illustrated guide to Dunedin walks, tramps and mountain bike routes. Antony Hamel Ham Day walks of Dunedin and Coastal Otago. Bill Wilson Wil Still more intriguing Dunedin street walks: plus, Bizarre Dunedin. Paul Hayward Hay Final intriguing Dunedin street walks: plus, ten tantalising, triviatopped totally true, Dunedin tales. Paul Hayward Hay Intriguing half day outings from Dunedin. Paul Hayward Hay VIDEO RENTAL STORES Check the phone book or yellow pages for your local Video Ezy, Blockbuster Video or Civic Video. See in store for special deals such as $1 weekly video rental on and $4 new releases on certain days of the week. 28

29 Further Your Learning LEARNING OPTIONS Friends of the Library What: Lunch and learn Cost: $3 non-members and $1.50 for members When: 12pm to 1.00pm (approximately) Where: Dunningham Suite, 4th floor, Public Library Contact: Merle Van de Klundert University of Otago Library Where: Entrance on Albany Street Books for general public use are browsing only. Hocken Library Gallery Where: Anzac Avenue Phone: Free access to archives although may be a nominal charge for staff performing a requested search. Music at Marama Hall, Otago University Campus Lunchtime concert Where: Through the archway on the right enroute to administration building. Phone: for the yearly programme Cost: $4/$2 Comments: Check in the Otago Daily times Family Planning Association Education Talks Where: 95 Hanover Street When: held in the evenings. Contact: Sarah Loftus for class content and starting times. Phone: Extension 3 Fax: Comments: Range of topics and usually no cost involved. Otago Mental Health Support Trust Education courses for people with bipolar disorder (manic depression), for their family and friends. No cost: Contact: Otago Mental Health Support Trust Phone: Dunedin Botanic Gardens free potluck meeting Once a month on Friday lunchtime at Gardens Information Shop Bring along a plant to identify. Occasional guest speaker. Volunteer gardening work, 1-2 hrs available per month. For further information phone: Volunteering Otago Interested in volunteering? The centre offers a choice of voluntary jobs within the community, free 9 hour awareness course covers volunteering, listening/ communication and assertiveness. For further details contact: Volunteering Otago Community House Moray Place Phone:

30 Computing The Common Room Learn for free in The Common Room Where: Cnr George and Bath Streets Phone: South Dunedin Where: Corner of King Edward Street and Hillside Road Phone: Mosgiel Where: 116 Gordon Road Phone: LIBRARIES and associated services Dunedin Public Library and extension services Where: Moray Place Phone: Website: govt.nz Monday to Friday 9:30am 8pm Weekend 110am 4pm Library Noticeboard Check the notice board for upcoming events. Free Library Magazine NB and Children s Choice. Portobello Public Library Where: Portobello Community Hall, Harrington Point Rd When Open Thursdays only 11am 2pm Phone: for further information. Bookbus Timetable Timetable available at the Library or on the website: www. dunedinlibraries.govt.nz Check in the ODT or free Community Newspapers. LearnIT Centre Computers located on the 1st Floor of the library. These provide a gateway to the library catalogue, free access to hundreds of preselected internet sites including magazines and newspapers, information about the library as well as special pages for different interest groups. Excluding and trade sites. Has free internet and wi-fi. Phone: (Dunedin Public Library) Blueskin Bay Community Library Where: Harvey Street, Waitati Phone: When: Monday: 2pm 7pm; Tuesday/Wednesday: 2.00pm 5.30pm; Thursday 10.00am 12.00pm and 2.00pm 6.00pm; Saturday: 10.00am 1.00pm Mosgiel Public Library Where: 7 Hartstonge Avenue, Mosgiel Phone: When Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9.30am 5.30pm; Wednesday, Friday: 9.30am 8.00pm; Saturday: 10.00am 1.00pm 30

31 Port Chalmers Community Library Where: 20 Beach Street, Port Chalmers Phone: When Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am pm Thursday 9.30am 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am 2.00pm Macandrew Bay Library When: Open Fridays pm Waikouaiti Community Library When: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1.30pm 5.30pm Wednesday 10.00am noon and 1.30pm pm Friday 10.00am noon and 1.30pm 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am 1.00pm Hocken Library Where: 90 Anzac Avenue Phone: When: Weekdays: 9.30am 5.30pm; Saturday: 9.00am 12.00pm The Athenaeum Library Where: 23 Octagon When: 10.00am 5pm Monday to Friday Cost: Yearly subscription to belong to Library $67.50 which equates to $1.30 per week. $1 per month renewal and late fees. Three books can be taken out at one time at no extra cost, display stand of sale books 20c. Phone:

32 Museums The Dunedin Gasworks Museum Where: 20 Braemar Street, South Dunedin What: Working steam engines, steam shovel, traction engine Cost: donation When: 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month and every Tuesday, 12.00pm 4.00pm. Phone: for further information org.nz Otago Museum Where: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin When: 7days, 9am-5pm Phone: Free to main areas, go to www. otagomuseum.govt.nz Otago Settlers Museum Cost: Free, Open Everyday, 10am to 5pm Where: Cumberland Street Phone: Comments: Special exhibitions are held time to time GENEALOGY Museum National Archive Where: 556 George Street Inquiries regarding family research and government departments for the Otago and Southland region. Cost: No charge for research, small fee for photocopying Taieri Historic Park When: 2pm-4pm Sundays or by arrangement Phone: Neil Gamble for further information Sports Hall Of Fame Where: Dunedin Railway Station Cost: Adults $5, students and pensioners $3, children $2 Phone: Comments: Exhibits of sporting memorabilia 32

33 Is Art Your Passion? Creating Art Artsenta Where: 81 Crawford St, Dunedin When: Weekdays 9am 4.30pm, Wednesday opens at 10am Phone: Comments: Painting, printing, poetry, drawing, collage, stained glass, and pottery. For users of Mental Health Services in a creative, caring and co-operative environment. The Bead Shop Free Workshops first Friday each month 12 2pm Learn how to crimp. 2nd Friday of each month 12 2pm Learn how to link. EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES Dunedin Public Art Gallery Cost: Free When: Open 10am to 5pm daily. Where: Octagon - Bus/walk to centre of town. Phone: Blue Oyster Contemporary Art Gallery Cost: Free to view Where: 24b Moray Place, down the alleyway One block south of the Octagon - opposite the Rialto Movie theatre. When: Tues- Fri 11am-5pm and Sat 12pm 3pm Phone: Brett McDowell Gallery Cost: Free When: Monday to Friday, 11am- 5.30pm; Saturday, 11am 2pm Where: 5 Dowling Street - 2 blocks south of the Octagon Phone: Comments: Dealer, gallery works are for sale Otago Art Society Cost: Free or $2 dollars depending on exhibition. Where: Dunedin Railway Station When: Daily 10am to 4pm Phone: Stuart Potters Co-op Cost: Free to view Where: 14 Lower Stuart Street opposite the Law Courts When: Monday to Friday 10am 5pm; Saturday 9am 3pm Phone: Comments: Interesting art works for sale. Where: Dunedin North Galleries Lure Jewellery Workshop Cost: Free When: Tuesday to Friday, 12pm - 5pm; Saturdays, 11am - 2pm Where: 130 Lower Stuart Street, Phone:

34 Grays Studio Where: 201 North Road, North East Valley Cost: Free to view exhibitions When: Weekdays 9.30am 6pm Saturday 10am 1pm Phone: Comment: Bus route St Clair to Normanby. Service runs every 10 minutes during weekdays. Port Chalmers Has an exciting array of Art Galleries and exhibitions in the main shopping area, George Street. GALLERIES ON THE OUT- SKIRTS OF DUNEDIN Bellamy s Gallery Cost: Free When: Daily, 12 noon 5pm Where: Macandrew Bay Shopping area, Otago Peninsula Bus/walk route: Portobello Bus leaves from Centre City Mall outside New World on one-way system. Bus costs $3.60 from town to Macandrew Bay. Phone: Renaissance Gallery Cost: Free to view exhibits Where: Corner Junction Road and Matai St, Upper Ravensbourne When: Saturday and Sunday, 12pm 5pm. Phone: for further information Watch out for Displays of art works by senior students at secondary schools at the end of the year (advertised in local papers). 34

35 Join a Group! ACTIVITY CLUBS AND HOBBY GROUPS Clubs and Societies Activities Centre Where: 84 Albany Street Cost: Free or next to free for all OUSA Students Phone: or look on the Website: St.Kilda Community Club Cost: Memberships are $5 annually Where: Recreation Hall, Victoria Flat s, opposite the Stadium Store. Art, Crafts, Fitness and Walking Groups, Euchre, Scale Modellers Group. Phone: for further information Otago Antique Bottle and Collectables Club Where: Citibus Rooms, Princes Street When: Meets 2nd Sunday of every month, 7.30pm Otago Model Engineering Society Where: St Kilda, beside Ocean Beach Railway When: 1.30pm 4.30pm, last Sunday of the month Phone: www. omes.org.nz Ocean Beach Railway Where: Kettle Park, St Kilda When: Sundays (weather permitting) Cost: $2 for all day ticket Check O.D.T for details Phone: Dunedin Scrabble Club Where: Caversham Presbyterian Church, 61 Thorn Street, Caversham When: Tuesdays, 7pm Cost: $2.50 weekly Supper and equipment provided Contact: Chris Handley Phone: Dunedin Bridge Club 100 Otaki Street Dunedin When: Monday at 10.30am and Saturday 1.30pm Phone: Otago Darts Association Where: South Dunedin Community Hall, 255 King Edward Street Cost: Apply to join for yearly sub of $30. Members pay $2 per club evening. When: Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm Phone: Otago Chess Club 7 Maitland Street, Dunedin When: Wednesday at 7.30pm coffee Phone: Mosgiel Darts Association Where: 27 Irvine Street, Mosgiel When: Wednesday evening 7.30pm 35