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.

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.

Come join us for our March social night at the Movies - Captain America: Brave New World.

Check out our FB page for more details.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Y.A.W.S programmes & activities for 2024 are now completed.

Looking forward in seeing your bright eyes and bushy tailes in 2025!

This is our last Yoga session for the year.

Make sure you join us to help you find your Zen leading up to the Christmas session & don’t get bent out of shape :-)

“Hidden talent is silent, until it finds its stage”

According to the words of Bob Ross ‘Talent is nothing more than a pursued interest’ In saying that let your talent be awakened at our first ever Talent Show.

Come join us and share with us your hidden talent. This doesn’t necessarily have to be singing or dancing. Share a funny joke, show us a magic trick, showcase your cooking skill. The possibilities are endless…….

More details on our FB page.

This will be followed with our last Yoga session today from 1:00pm-2:10pm

South Coast Environment Society are continuing with their workshops - today will be all about bringing the birds back to our gardens.

Yoga for today is CANCELLED due to an illness. See FB page for more details.

Come join us in a Yoga session with Lynda.

Southland Coast Environment Society is taking us into a three sessions in finding our inner green.

First session is composting and beastly bugs.

Come join us for an afternoon filled of Resin crafting. Today we will be making Christmas decoration/ornaments in resin.

This will be a tree-mendous fun afternoon, so come one down and ‘lets hang out’

This is our last Music Therapy with Cheree Tawhara.

Come and join us for a fun morning and you might just find the keys to making great music!

See you then.

Stretch out of your comfort zone and join us in our Yoga session this afternoon and find a way of channeling your ‘Yogi’.

“Inhale the future, exhale the past.”

We continue our planning for this course to be delivered next year. Planning today will be based from the questionnaires that was sent home.

Join us for a fun filled morning with our Music Therapy with Cheree Tawhara

Two sessions : first session is on Tuesday, October 22 2024 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & second session is on Tuesday, November 5 2024 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm.

Cost: $25

Please RSVP by Friday, October 18 2024 by emailing Debbie at whanake.manager@gmail.com

Our October Social Night will be an un-bowl-leaveable night of lawn bowls, 5:30-7:00pm. Followed by dinner at the Northern Tavern until 8:00pm. For more details please bowl on over to our FB.

This is our last Session for our Speech Language Therapy. In this session we will be covering a selection of relevant activities from the last Five weeks.

‘I don’t agree with what you said’

In today’s session we learn how to read the signs that someone is interested in our conversation and how to respond when we don’t agree with what someone said/someone did.

To end our last session with the Y squad this term we are going to Crank up the fun with every pedal. We are off cycling in the Velodrome. More details in our FB page.

In today’s session we get to explore the different types of relationships. Please check our Facebook page for more details.

Come along for an afternoon full of fun. Today’s session targets lots of different muscle groups at once for total body toning. It not only Boosts your heart health but it also helps you de-stress.