For those who have attended our Te Reo Introduction 1 course. Continue learning Te Reo and Te Ao Māori. Please contact the office if you are new to our programme. To claim a fee subsidy, you should attend at least 80% of classes. To find out when future courses are scheduled, register your interest via the link below. We'll send an email when courses are set up.

A follow-on course for those who have attended Children's Book Illustration Character Development or those who have a picture story (original or borrowed) to work with. Please telephone the office for registrations within a two days of the course.

Have you got broken necklaces at home that you'd love to repurpose into new jewellery? Bring some of your own old beads and fashion fabulous new necklaces. Beading afficionado Kathy will show you the tricks of turning beads into necklaces. Learn to restring beads and finish your necklace with a secure clasp.

Join resin artist Andrea Waterhouse and make your own personalised piece of resin art to hang on your wall. Artworks need to dry overnight and will be available to collect during the following week. Each workshop is three hours long. Full courses with long waiting lists may not be visible on the website.

You have completed our Sewing Beginners and Sewing Next Steps and would like to continue with your own project, with Karen's assistance.

For Intermediate level English learners.

Have you read about the Cinque Terre? The "Five Lands" is composed of five villages on a rugged portion of coast along the Italian Riveria. It is a region close to June's heart and in this course she will share with you recipes collected both from her travels and from her Italian friends. Among the local specialties covered in this course are focaccia, farinata, pesto, pansotti, torta della nonna.

Great for gifts. Less packaging. Kind on your pocket. Learn to make solid shampoo and conditioner bars.

You are invited to attend our free Writer's Weekend opening address at 9am on Saturday 27 August 2022. Carole Beu from The Women's Bookshop will fire up the day with an early morning talk on her raves and faves. Have a cuppa, listen to Carole and meet others.

Sandra Morris' third course in our Children's Book Illustration series. Learn extended techniques for children's book illustration. Bring your own materials. Please contact the office for last minute registrations.

Yeah. Nah. Sweet! Eh. It's raining cats and dogs. She'll be right! Join Cathie for a fun weekend course (over two days) to understand idiomatic Kiwi English. Suitable for Intermediate level English learners and higher.

An introduction to this popular programme will lead you through how to create spreadsheets, charts, perform calculations with formulae, and analyse numerical information. A course fee subsidy applies for permanent residents of NZ (conditions apply).

Come and learn how to capture the secrets of the tiny world around you, in stunning images from abstracts to detailed shots. You'll have lots of hands-on photography throughout the day to perfect your skills and learn about cameras, lenses and accessories.

Join Nancy November from the School of Music at the University of Auckland to learn about the life and times of two great composers.

Join Seann for an introduction to Tik Tok and how it can help promote your business. You will learn how to create a business profile, write stories, generate posts, make a reel, and create a live feed for video.

Lots of us have a passion for something - writing about it can be your next step. Join Lindsey Dawson and learn how.

Learn to create your own healthy bread knowing the ingredients will be good for you? You'll learn some delicious and healthy varieties including walnut and fig and beetroot bread.

Rather than writing a whole memoir, this interactive course teaches how to write well about single events.

Learn how to create contemporary and fashionable mosaic art from broken vintage (or modern!) china, ceramic, glass, beads and trinkets. All materials are provided and you'll take home your completed artwork at the end of the weekend.

Join resin artist Andrea Waterhouse and make your own personalised piece of resin art to hang on your wall. Artworks need to dry overnight and will be available to collect during the following week. Each workshop is three hours long. Full courses with long waiting lists may not be visible on the website.

Problem-solving is a core skill. We use it all the time in our personal and professional lives. I’m teaching this course to give attendees an intuitive framework and practical techniques for improving their problem-solving skills and decision-making efficacy.

Having style is the ability to know how to create a fantastic look that is uniquely you. Come and learn tips and tricks to work with your own figure, personality and lifestyle to create a look that flatters you, and is uniquely you!

In this course you'll learn how to create eye-catching line and wash artwork, combining the linear qualities of pen and ink with the looser characteristics of watercolour. Suitable for beginners and all course materials are provided.

Always wanted to write a picture book? This course will teach you tips and techniques for developing your ideas, organising them into a story, polishing them into a finished manuscript and submitting them to publishers and competitions.

Are you interested in writing poems for children? Join Elena de Roo to learn the key elements of crafting poetry for children. (This course is for adults who want to write poetry for children).

Join resin artist Andrea Waterhouse and make your own personalised piece of resin art to hang on your wall. Artworks need to dry overnight and will be available to collect during the following week. Each workshop is three hours long. Full courses with long waiting lists may not be visible on the website.

From minions to penguins, elephants to giraffes, and roses to wild flowers, this class  will introduce you to working with sugar paste and modelling fondant to make basic animals, flowers and figurines.

You have completed our Sewing Beginners and Sewing Next Steps and would like to continue with your own project, with Karen's assistance.

Learn the building blocks for professional knife handling that will have you slicing and dicing through a broad range of ingredients in no time. There will be plenty of drill practice with an emphasis on proper technique and safety. Our chef tutor will introduce you to the no more tears method for cutting an onion and help you identify the correct knife for whatever you are cutting or slicing.

Come and learn the elegant script writing of past generations. You'll learn to use a pointed pen nib to write Script Cursive Lettering. All materials included and you'll take home your pen.

Through a combination of online learning and hands-on practice, learn about espresso and learn to make popular espresso coffees. A course fee subsidy applies for permanent residents of NZ (conditions apply). You need to bring a mobile device (see below).

Personal colour analysis is an investment in yourself and your future. Confidence comes from wearing the colours that enhance you and truly suit your own unique personal colouring. Learn how in this group workshop.

June will share with you her recipes, secrets and techniques for creating a great selection of versatile seafood dishes that you will find useful for a number of occasions. You will also learn how to fillet your own fish.

Join French Pastry Chef Nicolas to learn authentic French pastries.

Do you want to recreate some memorable Balinese cuisine? Using authentically Balinese ingredients, you will create delicious and flavoursome dishes incorporating flavours and influences from other Indonesian regional cuisine.

Sourdough bread is well known and has been loved in Europe for many centuries. Come and learn the secrets of making delicious loaves and rolls using rye and wholemeal spelt flour. Take home a sourdough starter at the end of the course.

Join us for a central city walk of art which will embrace sculpture, murals and commissioned art and the influence it has on public spaces. 10am - 12pm

This workshop will be held at the Tahaki Reserve, off Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden.

Feel you don't know the basics? Need the confidence and skills to cook for yourself and others? This course will give you all the basic skills you need to get started with cooking. Course fee includes $50.00 for ingredients.

Join Richard Holtz for these four 90 minute sessions for an overview of four periods of Roman History.

Understanding accounting concepts will help you successfully read, create and comprehend financial reporting. You will gain useful practical knowledge of accounting principles and methods. This course is designed for those new to accounting.

Come and explore what makes NZ architecture unique, starting with our first human inhabitants, right through to modernism. This course is run via zoom.

Looking to buy property this year? This course will take you through the steps and strategies that will help you make good decisions.