Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Christchurch, New Zealand

37 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Christchurch, across 13 activities. Updated .

Book clubs 7 book clubs

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Illustration: A red paperback held shut by a smooth pebble rests on a navy groundsheet between dune grasses, photographed low under an overcast coastal sky.Active

Book clubs

Cherish Book Club

  • Third Monday of the month
  • Last
  • English
Illustration: A blue notebook on a red stool in an empty greenhouse.

Book clubs

Canterbury Writers

  • Once a month
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Colorful fabric bookmarks clipped to a line in a reading-room alcove.

Book clubs

Dewey Book Group (Wednesday)

  • Last Wednesday of the month
  • English
Illustration: A green paperback partly inside a gray protective sleeve rests on perforated metal seating beside a cool bright window, photographed low and close.

Book clubs

Scorpio Books Club

  • First Thursday of the month
  • English

Dance 6 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: A speaker, audio cable and dance-shoe bag beside an open floor.

Dance

Argentine Tango at MOVE

  • Every Saturday, 13:30 to 14:30
  • Weekend afternoon
  • English
Illustration: Five adults aged 30 to 65 rehearse a simple line-dance step in two staggered rows in a community hall.

Dance

Ballroom and Latin for Mature Dancers

  • Monday, 12:30 to 13:30
  • Afternoon
  • English
Illustration: Black tango shoes on a curved green rehearsal bench.

Dance

MOVE Ōtautahi

  • Several times a week
  • English, Samoan
Illustration: Two young women in their 20s rehearse a salsa step in a bright room.

Dance

Open Breaking Jam

  • Friday, 17:30 to 19:30
  • Evening
  • English

Running and walking 6 run clubs and walking groups

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Illustration: A runner warming up beside a trail railing with friends nearby.

Running and walking

Frontrunner Colombo Run Club

  • Every week
  • English
Illustration: A plain burnt-orange hydration vest hangs on a shelter hook above dark gravel and pine needles.

Running and walking

Renegade Run Club

  • Wednesday, 17:30
  • Evening
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A short stretching strap, a closed plain water bottle and a folded mat rest on a low concrete terrace beside grass.

Running and walking

Run New Brighton

  • Wednesday, 18:00
  • Evening
  • English
Illustration: A running belt, dark watch and shoes on a canal-side bench.

Running and walking

Whippets Running Project

  • Every Sunday, 08:30
  • Weekend morning
  • English

Pickleball 3 pickleball groups and clubs

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Pickleball

Prebbleton Pickleball Club

  • Several times a week: Monday, Thursday and Saturday
  • English
  • Paid
  • Prebbleton; Lincoln; Rolleston

Language exchange 2 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Open notebooks, pencils and cups arranged on a wooden table.

Language exchange

Christchurch Language Explorers

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Several languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Listening pouches and notebooks hanging from a blue room divider.

Language exchange

Polish Language Club at Tūranga

  • No schedule listed
  • Polish

Board games 2 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Open plain game boxes and colored wooden pieces occupy a yellow crate beside stacked aluminum chairs on a community hall floor, in a low close view.

Board games

Christchurch Gamers

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Two adult friends play chess at a green park table, one thoughtfully reaching toward a correctly formed eight-by-eight board.

Board games

Social Quizzes & Puzzles

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Meetups and social clubs 2 social clubs and meetup groups

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Volunteering 2 volunteer groups

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Illustration: A water carrier and mulch rake beside a young tree in a shared courtyard planter.

Volunteering

Christchurch South Community Gardens Volunteer Team

  • Several times a week: Thursday and Saturday
  • English
  • 188 Strickland St, Spreydon
Illustration: Young gardeners sort harvested squash into crates.

Volunteering

Te Waerenga Community Garden Working Bees

  • Several times a week
  • English
  • Addington Park

Hobbies 2 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: A black unbranded compact camera on a rust canvas pouch among dark volcanic pebbles at a tide edge.Active

Hobbies

Christchurch Photographic Society

  • Every Wednesday
  • Last
  • English
Illustration: A palette knife and mixed paint on a glass palette.

Hobbies

Christchurch Art Group

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • Paid

Badminton 2 badminton groups and clubs

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Illustration: A basket of feather shuttles beside a racket cover and towel.

Badminton

Badminton Canterbury Drop In Social Badminton

  • Wednesday and Sunday, 19:30 to 21:00
  • Evening
  • English
Illustration: A badminton racket and feather shuttle beside a service line.

Badminton

Badminton Canterbury Weekly Para Badminton Coaching

  • Thursday, 16:00 to 17:30
  • Afternoon
  • English

Volleyball 1 volleyball group or club

Illustration: Young adults take part in friends warming up before an outdoor volleyball game.Active

Volleyball

Pioneer Volleyball Club

  • Next
  • English

Tennis 1 tennis group or meetup

Illustration: Two unbranded racket bags and a wire ball basket stand beneath a mustard shade sail beside an empty blue tennis court.

Tennis

Hagley Park Social Tennis

  • Wednesday and Saturday, 18:00
  • Evening
  • English
  • On Meetup

Dating 1 singles meetup or dating group

At a glance

  • Of the 37 clubs, groups and meetups in Christchurch, 4 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 23 are listed with no meeting date seen, 1 has not been checked yet, 8 cannot be checked automatically and 1 may have stopped.
  • 18 of the 37 give a regular day. Wednesday is the most common meeting day (6 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 10 of the 15 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 22 do not say how often.
  • 7 of the 11 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 36 of the 37 name a language: English (35), Japanese (1), Polish (1) and Samoan (1).
  • Of the 37, 2 say they are paid; 35 do not say.
Meeting days of the 18 that give one
  1. Monday: 5
  2. Tuesday: 2
  3. Wednesday: 6
  4. Thursday: 5
  5. Friday: 2
  6. Saturday: 5
  7. Sunday: 3
Languages named by the 36 that name one
  • English35
  • Japanese1
  • Polish1
  • Samoan1

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