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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.
- $13 Sunday beginner ice skating lessons at Alpine Ice Sports Centre (until 14th December 2025);
- Gaelic Football Kids Social League (Wednesdays until 19th November 2025);
- Experience model yacht sailing (Sunday 12th October);
- Archery Have A Go in Doyleston (Saturday 12th October);
- Have A Go at a Adult beginner hip hop class at Rolleston Community Centre (Monday 13th and 20th October);
- Introduction to outdoor rock climbing (18th and 19th October);
- Free community self-defence workshops in Rolleston (Saturday 25th October);
- Paddleboarding Have A Go at Selwyn Aquatic Centre (Saturday 8th November);
- Addington Fun Fair (Saturday 22nd November);
- Bishopdale Skate Jam (Saturday 22nd November);
- Table Tennis Have a Go at Selwyn Sports Centre (Saturday 22nd November); and
- Family Fun Day at Halswell Community Church (Sunday 23rd November).
Explore 40 events around Selwyn this October as part of their SWELL Seniors' Series and some are aimed to help increase movement.
Many of these opportunities are FREE, but bookings are recommended for some.
- CanMove firness class for women - Tuesdays at the Selwyn Sports Centre (10 to 11am);
- Blues Brothers class for men - Tuesdays at the Selwyn Sports Centre (2 to 3pm);
- Prost-FIT class for men - Thursdays at the Lincoln Event Centre (5 to 6pm);
- Ahuriri Walk on Wednesday 15th October;
- Mature and Motivated classes in West Melton and Darfield; Pickleball in Darfield, Rolleston and West Melton;
- Try an E-bike on Saturday 18th October;
- BrainFit Motion+ at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre; and
- Move it to Music on Wednesday 22nd October.
Find out more about SWELL events in Selwyn.
Join this 6-week rongoā hikoi wānanga series starting in October! Each Sunday afternoon event will involve:
- a guided hīkoi and native plant identification;
- mātauranga Māori (rongoā, atua, pūrākau); and
- group reflection and whakawhanaungatanga.
Dates and Locations:
- Sunday 26th October 2025: Kaputahi Confluence Conservation Park Rongoā Gardens (easy);
- Sunday 2nd November 2025: Barnett Park (easy to hard);
- Sunday 9th November 2025: Travis Wetland (easy)
- Sunday 16th November 2025: Mt Vernon Farm Park (easy);
- Sunday 23rd November 2025: Taylors Mistake (easy to medium); and
- Sunday 30th November 2025: Orongomai Trail (hard).
Time: 2 to 4pm.
Cost: From $15 plus GST and booking per person per walk. Kids are attend for FREE. Discounts available. You can book for the whole series or any number of events.
Find out more about Haere ki te Taiao, Haere ki te Atua, including how to register (Humanitix).
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Here are some snippets on the latest physical activity research or news that we found interesting.
New findings highlight step count as a metric for measuring cancer risk. So what should you be aiming for?
EMD UK has released a report on the groundbreaking social value of group exercise in the United Kingdom - a remarkable £5.3 billion.
Recreation Aotearoa has launched new Outdoors Accessibility Design Guidelines to improve access to outdoor recreation spaces for people with impairments and accessibility needs.