
Upcoming events.

June Social - Dinner & a Movie
Come join us on our June social night at the Movies.
More details on our FB page.

Front-Line Session - Computing
Our Front-Line session today is will be on learning some computing skills. Familiarizing ourselves on Word & Excel.
For our afternoon activity, we will have another fun afternoon doing Line Dancing.
More details on our FB page.

Mānawatia A Matariki
Ka mahuta a Matariki i te pae, ka mahuta ō tātou tūmanako ki te tau
When Matariki rises above the horizon, our aspirations rise to the year ahead.
Whanake House will be close today. We will re-open on Monday, June 23 2025 at 9:00 am

Citizen Advice Bureau at Front-Line
Our Front-Line session this morning, we have Citizen Advice Bureau coming in to talk about the services they offer
Then waltz your way through to our afternoon activity of Line dancing and take the stage; everybody’s doing it.
More details on our FB page.

Grab Your Partner
You may feel you have two left feet, but no doubt your moves will always be right on!
Come join us this after for another Line dancing fun filled afternoon.
Our Front-Line session this morning (9:00 am - 11:00 am) will be exploring the support services available in Southland.
Check our FB page for more details.

It's Time for A Hoedown
To celebrate our last class of Line dancing, come along and find out who will be our line dancing champion/s.
This last session could be intense, but no doubt you will stay in the groove.
Our morning Front-Line session today will be about finding a job support services.
More info on our FB page for today’s activities.

A little Magic goes a long way.....
“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it….”
Come join us on our July Social - A night in the theater, watching the very talented cast of Matilda from the Invercargill Musical Theater.
Please get in touch with Debbie for tickets and general inquiry about the show.

To Be Frank
We will have our Front-Line session this morning from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.
Our afternoon will take us in doing some planning for our upcoming To be Frank cours.
Check out our FB page for more details.

Line Dancing
If every time you take one step forward, you take two steps backwards, don’t be discouraged. You just learned how to country line dance.
Come join us this afternoon for our Line dancing class.
But first, we have our Front-Line session of Look Good, Feel Good in the morning from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Be there or be square.

Industry Visit - Winton Mill
For our Front-Line session today, we are off to visit the long awaited Winton Mill.
Our afternoon activity today, we will be starting our very first session of Line dancing. This will be a 6 weeks session.
Please head on to our FB page for more details.

Happy Birthday to our King
We will be closed for The King’s Birthday Public Holiday.
We are back on board on June 3 2025 at 9:00 am

Fire Safety
Front-Line session today is on Fire Safety.
We have our last Self Defence course this afternoon from 1:00 pm -2:00 pm.
Check out our FB page for more details.

The Art of Self Defence
Front-line session is from 9:00 am - 11:00 am down at Front-line. We will be learning about Fire Management.
We are with Sensie Pete learning the art of self defence this afternoon from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm.
Check out our FB for more details.

Pour me Some Coffee
‘Two steamy cups of tempting brew- One for me and one for you; At a cozy little table made for two’
Today’s Front-line session will be channeling our inner barista, learning how to make our favorite hot drink café style.
Our afternoon session will reunite us with Sensei Pete in teaching us the art of self defence.

Happy Mother's Day
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a Mother.”
This pretty much sums up my feelings exactly! I know you’re always there for me and I hope you know I’ll always be there for you too. I learned from the best!

Number 10 Youth
No Front-Line today, but we have the wonderful Youth Workers from Number 10 coming to spend the morning with us.
And our afternoon will be filled with channeling our creative side in making Mother’s Day cards for our amazing Mum’s.

May Social Night - A night at the Improv
Why did the improv group perform at the zoo?
Because they wanted to unleash their wild and “untamed” comedy!
Welcome aboard, and let’s set sail on a delightful night where smiles are endless, and the humor flows as freely as the conversations. Come join us on our May social night of Pizza and a show of Improv.

Civil Defence Emergency
We have Civil Defence Emergency Management coming to our Front-Line session today.
We will then head to the Velodrome for our afternoon activity for some cycling fun.

Anzac Day
“They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we shall remember them.”
Whanake House will be observing Anzac Day today and will be close for the day.
The crew will be back on board on Monday, April 28 2025.

Southland Anniversary Day
Happy Southland Anniversary Day!
Our team are away today, probably enjoying a cheese roll and putting our feet up. Enjoy the day.
Your can reach the team tomorrow, April 23 2025.

Happy Easter
Happy Easter!
We hope you’re surrounded by sunshine, flowers, chocolate, and family on this happy day.
Whanake House will be close today.

Good Friday
Reflect on the profound significance of Good Friday.
Join us in solemn observance.
Whanake House will be close today.

Westpac Bank Site Visit
Front-Line is taking us to a site visit. We are off to see behind the scene at Westpac Bank, Invercargill in how they do things.
For our afternoon we have Robyn from the YMCA to get feedback from our Omaui trip. This is followed by some crafting with Jan, who will take us in making Mother’s Day gift for our lovely Mum’s out there.


Fall Back
Don’t forget, Daylight Savings ends early this morning. Turn your clock back an hour and get an extra hour of sleep.

Money Matters Part 2
Our Front-Line session will be the second part of our Money Matters awareness. This will be at Front-Line
9:00 am - 11:00 am.
Our afternoon will be our last planning session before we head to Omaui. This session will be covering budgeting.
More details on our FB page.

Westpac Money Matters
In the words of Pablo Picasso “I’d like to live like a poor man - only with lots of money”
We have Westpac bank taking us for our Front-Line session today and they will be teaching us the Art of budgeting our money. For more details, check our FB page.
For our afternoon session with Robyn & Katie, we will be doing our budgeting for our Omaui trip.

Health & Safety Site Visit
Today’s Front-Line session, we are going to a local business and learn how they put their health & safety procedures in practice. Check out our FB page for more details.
For our afternoon Y Squad session, we will be starting our planning for our overnight trip to Omaui.

Social Night at the Movies
Come join us for our March social night at the Movies - Captain America: Brave New World.
Check out our FB page for more details.

Workplace Safety - Site Visit
We are off to our very first off site visit with Front-Line. Don’t miss out on this very exciting day. More details on our FB page.

Workplace Safety
Today’s session at Front-Line, we will be doing an interactive group session about workplace safety.
Our afternoon session will start at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm with FENZ (Fire & Emergency NZ). Check out our FB page for more details.

Drivers Licence - Part Two
In today’s session we will be wrapping up our knowledge about driving licence.
We will have our third lesson with Self Defence for our afternoon activity.

Roll with it - Social Night
Come join us in our February Social Night.
If you have a couple of hours to ‘spare’ roll on down to SuperBowl and leave no pin standing. This night could be just right up your alley :-)
Check out our FB page for more details.

Drivers Licence - Part One
Come join us and the gang to the first part of picking up some pointers about driving. Today’s session will be held at Whanake House.
We will continue with our Self Defence for our afternoon activity.
Please check our FB page closer to the time for more details.

Interview Skills
Our Front-Line course today will continue to look out some interview skill, but this session will be with a twist…..Speed Interviewing.
Our Self Defence will start today as our afternoon activity.
More details on our FB page.

Front-Line is Back
We start our 24 weeks course with Front-Line today.
We start our first session today looking at Team Building and the importance of this at any settings - socially and professionally.
The afternoon will be followed by a lovely walk exploring Anderson’s Park.
More details on our FB page.

Bucket Full of Fun
Let’s start the New Year with a bang!
Come join us on our very First Tuesday activity of the year of Bucket drumming. More details on our Facebook page.
This will be followed by an afternoon activity of fun (and competitive) games.

Welcome Back
Time to reconnect and catch up.
Come and join us on our January Social Night for a BBQ at Whanake House. More details on our FB page