Our Community Development team compiles a list of fun activities and programmes to help parents and caregivers organise activities for their children and young people during the school holidays.
Some of these programmes are free, and many are registered with OSCAR and WINZ and may be subsidised.
School Holidays 2020 Term 4
Action Zone Camps
Sunday 10 January to Thursday 14 January
Ages 9 - 12yrs
actionzonecamps@gmail.com
www.actionzonecamps.com
Active Attitude
Monday 14 December to Wednesday 23 December
Tuesday 5 January to Friday 29 January
8:30am - 3pm
Ages 5 - 12yrs
$30 per day
Gymnastics, trampolining, crafts and themed activities
09 945 4876
admin@activeattitude.co.nz
www.activeattitude.co.nz
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Summer Holiday Programme
Whangarei Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
020 404 19468
Extreme Kids Youth Programme by Extreme Mini Golf and ESports Gaming Whangarei
2 Reyburn Street Whangarei
Weekdays Monday 11 January to Friday 29 January
8am - 6pm
$50 per day
Pools, beach, caving, PC gaming, mini golf and more
021 185 0320
esportsgamingwhg@gmail.com
www.esportsgamingwhangarei.co.nz
www.glowlfworld.com
Northland Cricket
Johnson Crawford Indoor Cricket Centre
Weekdays Monday 11 January to Friday 22 January
10am - 2pm
Ages 11 - 18yrs
Free holiday programme
Cricket, touch, ripper ruby and more
09 438 2400
www.northcricket.co.nz
Northland Hip Hop Dance
Whangarei Intermediate
9am - 1pm
Free holiday programme for children aged 8 to 17 years.
info@hardcoredance.co.nz
Info and Registration form
Maunu Educare Holiday Programme
Maunu School Hall on Austin Road Maunu
Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 24 December
Tuesday 5 January to Friday 29 January
8am - 5:30pm
$39.00 (staying in), $42 (outings)
027 482 1331
info@schoolholidayprogrammes.co.nz
www.schoolholidayprogrammes.co.nz
Kidzones Holiday Programmes
Kamo Kidzones – Kamo Primary School
Monday 14 December to Wednesday 23 December
Tuesday 5 January to Tuesday 2 February
Whau Valley Kidzones – Whau Valley Primary School
Tuesday 5 January to Friday 29 January
Tikipunga Kidzones – Tikipunga Primary School
Tuesday 5 January to Wednesday 3 February
7:45am - 5:30pm
Ages 5 - 14yrs
$40.00 per day
Movies, Beach, Aquatic Centre, themed fun days and more
021 249 3308
sandra@kidzones.co.nz
www.kidzones.co.nz
Kiwi North Summer Holidays
Sunday 27 December to Sunday 31 January
10am - 4pm
All Ages
Magic lantern exhibition, scavenger hunt, Kiwi feeding and more
027 550 3994
allief@kiwinorth.co.nz
www.kiwinorth.co.nz
KiwiSport Boost Girls Holiday Programme
McKay Stadium – Kensington Park
Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December
9am - 2:30pm
Year 7 and 8 Girls
Free holiday programme and lunch provided
Sports-based
anthyde@taniadaltonfoundation.org.nz
Northland Hip Hop Dance
northhiphopdance@gmail.com
info@hardcoredance.co.nz
Quarry Arts Centre Holiday Programme
21 Selwyn Ave Avenues Whangarei
Second half of January
Ages 5 - 17yrs
workshops@quarryarts.org
www.quarryarts.org
Register online
Safe Outdoors Nature's Cool and Limestone Rangers
Various starting Tuesday 5 January
8:30 - 3:30pm* (official programme runs 9am – 3pm)
Ages 5yrs and up* (conditions apply)
$50 - $55 per day
Outdoor adventures – all day, every day
safeoutdoorsnz@gmail.com
www.safeoutdoors.co.nz
Sistema Whangarei – Toi Akorangi
Monday 25 January to Thursday 28 January
9:30am - 11:30am
sistemawhangareioffice@gmail.com
www.sistemawhangarei.org.nz
Surf Tutukaka School Holiday Learn to Surf Programme
Shop 2 Marina Road Tutukaka
Monday 14 December to Friday 18 December
Weekdays Monday 4 January to Friday 22 January
9:30am - 12pm
School Ages
$30 - $35 per day
Learn to surf, safety in the water (equipment provided)
09 434 4135
www.tutukakasurf.co.nz
Whangarei Academy of Gymnastics School Holiday Programme
25 Park Avenue Kensington
Weekdays Monday 14 December to Wednesday 23 December
Monday 14 January to Friday 19 January
8:30am - 4:30pm
Ages 5 - 14yrs
$27 half day or $42.50 full day
This programme will only run under levels 1 and below
09 437 6667
Office@wags.org.nz
www.wags.org.nz/holiday-programmes
Whangarei After School Care
Weekdays Tuesday 15 December to Wednesday 23 December
Weekdays Monday 4 January to Friday 29 January
7:30am - 5:30pm
Ages 5 - 13yrs
$45 full day
Crafts and week-long themed activities (i.e. Spy Week)
027 338 4634
rapana7@xtra.co.nz
Whangarei Art Museum
Weekdays 10am - 4pm (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day)
- All ages
- Free entry
- Installation of neon sculptures, exploration of wetlands and sound workshops
09 430 4240
whangareiartmuseum@wdc.govt.nz
Whangarei Youth Space Breakaway Holiday Programme
Weekdays only Monday 18 January to Friday 29 January
10am - 4pm
Ages 12 - 18yrs
Free holiday programme
Team activities, bowling, water sports and more
09 972 7248
021 797 513
contact@youthspace.co.nz
http://whangareiyouthspace.co.nz/
Youthtown Holiday Programme
NorthTec Raumanga Campus
Ages 5-12yrs
MSD subsidy available
(027) 839 8485
www.youthtown.org.nz