Te Wiki o te Reo Maori is coming up!
In celebration the community centre is welcoming everyone to our drop in session on Thursday 19th September at 10.30am. Come along and join us for a waiata, kai and kēmu patapatai (quiz).
Come along to a fun and FREE cooking class with Travelling Kitchen.
It’s conservation week! Have a go at identifying local seaweed species, meet the team working to restore seaweed in Te Motu Kairangi | Miramar Peninsula, and find out how you can get involved in the Love Rimurimu project.
- presented by experts from Bali
- learn about the music and try the instruments
- Q & A session with snacks and refreshments
- sign up for our 2024 course
For WCC's Seniors Week - Te Wīki Kaumātua, MMCC is holding a picnic and tour up at Miramar Prison Garden.
MMCC will hold this space for hapori to gather and connect via te reo Māori. Click going on the event to save the date. It will be after the usual 10am Saturday kōrero sessions at Park Kitchen (come along to that too if you'd like - all welcome).
All welcome to join us for another gardening bee coming up on Sunday 24 Sept from 9am
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we are hosting a beginners crochet session with local Suzi. Suzi has kindly agreed to teach us some of her expertise. Go community-power!
Nau mai haere mai ki te Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre hei whakanui i a Matariki.
There will be a speaker to talk to us about Matariki. A fire will be burning outside and we will drop our dreams into it (written on paper) to send to Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the star who looks after our dreams and hopes.
"A Potluck of Everything!"
When: Wednesday 29 March 2023 at 5-7pm
Where: Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre, 27 Chelsea St, Miramar
What: Bring a plate of kai and something special to share e.g. song, music, poem, art, dance, games ...and more.
Free!
Nau mai haere mai! Kore te utu! A free event for the community
Kia hui tātou, kia kāpunipuni tātou ki te whakawhanaungatanga, ki te whakanui. Kia mahara tātou, kia huritau tātou, kia whakaaro, kia wawata, kia moemoeā...
Gather, celebrate, reflect, connect, plan and aspire.
There will be kapa haka, hula, mirimiri, raranga, and hāngi (event is free except for hāngi $10 eat-in only).
Rāhoroi 2 Hurae (2 July)
4 - 8.30pm
Karakia and hāngi at 6.30pm
See event link below
Women’s Self-defence: Free, non-binary, transgender etc. inclusive. Targeted for culturally Isolated Women Including:
Migrant and Refugee Women in Urban Areas
Women Isolated by a Culture of Violence
Wāhine Māori in Rural Communities
Rural Programmes for Tau Iwi (including Migrant) Women
Women Isolated by Disability.
Will be run by an Accredited Self-Defence Kaiako from Kia Haumaru – Personal Safety Education.
Enquire for more info. Must register with Hà at ha@mmcc.org.nz.
See event link below.
When: Saturday December 18th.
Time: 10am-12pm.
What: Building planter boxes and some more planting.
Where: Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre, 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar.
This violence prevention course is for
Culturally isolated women including migrant and refugee women in urban areas and women isolated by a culture of violence
Women isolated geographically e.g. rural communities
Women isolated by disability
This violence prevention course is for
Culturally isolated women including migrant and refugee women in urban areas and women isolated by a culture of violence
Women isolated geographically e.g. rural communities
Women isolated by disability
Hui mai nei ki te whakanui Matariki... All welcome, free entry and everything is free except the hāngi.
Come down to the Centre to whakawhanaungatanga with the neighbours. See FB event for more details.
Together we gather to celebrate the season’s harvest; produce grown at our local community gardens, schools, backyards and foraged gifts of our local ngāhere. We gather to celebrate the connections, support and kindness of community, the generosity of people and the soils. Koha tickets available now, click here
**NOW FULLY BOOKED Join Esther from Ethers ferments (local foodie) to learn fermenting skills & to help us ferment some radish for our seeds to feeds feast in February & make a cabbage/carrot kraut for you to take home.
Come join us in te māra for some good old gardening. Cuppa and snacks provided.
8 WEEK S - THURSDAYS - 5.30-7.30PM @ SCOTS COLLEGE
Bring your bike along to tune it up with Mark and Hilleke from Cycle Wellington. Enjoy some brunchy kai and kawhe whilst you talk and learn about bikes.
Old Hall Gigs returns to present a special daytime gig for the whole household at Miramar and Maupuia Community Centre on Saturday 10 October at 3pm.
A winter hākari/feast to celebrate our Motu Kairangi community. We welcome EVERYONE along to this hākari. Free Entry!
Join us for a gardening (mahi māra) bee followed by a free community lunch!
The last Sunday of every month.
Gardening from 11am, Lunch served at 1pm. Come to either or both!
EVERYBODY DANCE: All fun, no rules dance party. We aim to get everybody moving! We mean everyone - of all sizes, fitness levels, ages, ethnicities, dancing skills. Let your hair out and kanikani with us doing easy-to-follow moves. From Hip-Hop to 80s, Bollywood to Latin rhythms...
STARTS 22 March - Sundays 4:30 - 5:30pm.
FREE/KOHA: Learn the basics of fermentation, kombucha and what to do with unusual vege.
Free seminar on wills, insurances, rental agreements, banking, funeral planning and more. February 19th 10am - 1pm
Come and enjoy a couple of relaxed musicians playing acoustic music. Sit and watch, get up and dance, join in - whatever feels right for you! Koha
Office phone: 04 388 1944 | Mobile: 020 4023 5786
Email: grant@mmcc.org.nz or maddie@mmcc.org.nz
Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:30am - 3:30pm
These are the hours that the office is staffed, however the best way to see us in person is to call and make a time as we are sometimes out of the office.
For events outside these hours please see timetable.
The Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre
Address: 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand
For internet banking payment:
Miramar and Maupuia Community Trust
Kiwibank 38 9016 0304798 00
