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Come on down and try out some different sports in a fun and friendly environment or support your local community! Bookings may be required.
- Pickleball at Badminton Hall (every Monday);
- FREE Chair Yoga at He Waka Tapu (every Tuesday);
- $13 Beginner Ice Skating lesson sessions (Saturdays until 31st May);
- Gravity Canterbury Victoria Park Dig Days (Saturdays until 26th September);
- Qiqong for Winter - online or in-person (Tuesdays until 9th June);
- FREE Intro to Brazilian Zouk (Friday 29th May);
- Gamified Nature for rangatahi (Saturday 30th May);
- Community Workout at Unbreakable Training (Saturday 30th May);
- Salsa and Merengue Beginners Class (Monday 1st June);
- Adult Drop-in Swim Sessions in Selwyn (starting on Tuesday 2nd June);
- Badminton Have A Go in Darfield (Tuesday 2nd June);
- Winter Swimming Workshop (Wednesday 3rd June);
- Barnett Park Community Planting Event (Saturday 6th June);
- Pretty in Pink at ParkRun (Saturday 6th June);
- Public Planting Days at Linda Woods Reserve (Saturdays from 6th June);
- FREE Sunrise Yoga Club (Sunday 7th June);
- Friday Night Barndance - no experience needed (Friday 12th June);
- Litter Intelligence Audit at Sumner Beach (Saturday 13th June);
- Line Dancing Social in Bishopdale (Saturday 13th June);
- Brooker Reserve Community Planting (Sunday 14th June);
- Petrie Park Plant and Tidy (Sunday 14th June); and
- Strictly Ballroom at The Ballroom (Saturday 20th June).
Discover the benefits of botanic gardens to support health and wellbeing in May 2026 as part of the Grow Your Health Challenge.
Get 1 month for the price of 1 week when you sign up for a Gym & Pools membership before Sunday 14th June 2026!
Terms and conditions apply.
Enjoy unlimited access to swimming pools, fully equipped gyms and huge variety of exciting group fitness classes at all their locations across the city - including Parakiore!
Find out more about this Christchurch City Council promotion.
Active Canterbury on Facebook has the latest local events and happenings on physical activity.
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Here are some snippets on the latest physical activity research or news that we found interesting.
If you like to exercise outdoors, summer gives you more chance to catch the daylight. It’s often easier to get out of bed and still light when you finish work. But what about when it gets really hot?
You don’t need a gym membership, dumbbells, or expensive equipment to get stronger.
Special Olympics NZ has launched a series of online modules to help provide inclusive opportunities across sport, play and active recreation.

