Kia Kori Waitaha - Play in Canterbury

09/05/2025

We are in the search of a new PLAY LEAD at KKW. Looking for candidates who can deliver fun, engaging PLAY sessions with our tamariki and rangatahi across Christchurch.

If you're interested please follow the link and apply

24/07/2024

School Holidays are so much fun! Wicked Holiday celebrating Matariki at the end with a hangi and plenty of games of Kī-o-Rahi.
Looking forward to the next Holiday Programme with Belfast Community Network

26/05/2024

Nau mai haere mai whānau.
This is an awesome event with two great organisations collaborating to manaaki some of our best tamariki within the Shirley Community.

See you all there today :)

05/03/2024

How good is this? 🏏🏏🏏
Great to see our Redwood Primary School Christchurch interact with the Blackcaps. All the best to our boys in black for the test ahead!

08/11/2023

IT’S PLAY WEEK! WIN AN AWESOME PRIZE PACK!

This week Canterbury Cricket challenged us at Kia Kori Waitaha to create some outdoor games with only items we found outside in the park. With only a tennis ball and some sticks we made 3 games

- Batting activity with a large stick and Tennis ball
- A fun aiming activity trying to knock over the sticks
- The very fun Pooh Sticks on the bridge

Be in to WIN some awesome Canterbury Cricket Merch and a DOUBLE PASS to our Double Header Super Smash Match at Hagley Oval (Family Day) on Sunday the 7th January!

How to enter:

1. Follow the Kia Kori Waitaha - Play in Canterbury page!
2. Post in the comments of this video or Message us with a video/photo of how you’re incorporating PLAY into your week! Use the Hashtag

Winner will be drawn on Monday the 13th Of November! Good Luck!

07/11/2023

PLAY WEEK DAY 2!!

Play is not a luxury, it is a necessity 👌🏼

Canterbury Cricket

05/11/2023

Te Wiki Tākaro o Aotearoa 2023 - Kei ngā Wāhi Katoa te Tākaro

Play week Aotearoa 2023 - Play is everywhere

Its PLAY WEEK in Aotearoa, and we will be celebrating by providing as many PLAY opportunities to all of our kura, hāpori & whānau within Christchurch!

30/10/2023

Nau mai haere mai whānau :)

Remember to book your tickets for our Nature Play Event. Great tips for whanau & kaiako alike.

16/10/2023

Sorry everyone - Kā Pūtahi Youth Drop in at Sheldon Park is cancelled due to the wet weather - we look forward to seeing you all next Tues at 3.15pm for sausage sizzle and games!

21/09/2023

Nau mai, haere mai!

Looking forward to connecting with our rangatahi and delivering an awesome holiday programme.

Sign up now if you are looking for some cool things to do for the holidays.

Mauri ora :)

Kia ora koutou - we still have some spaces available for next weeks holiday programme. If your child is 10 to 13 yrs old we have ten pin bowling, mountain biking (all gear supplied) and skate park fun on from Mon 25th to Wed 27th Sept - 9am to 3pm. Cost is $60 for the 3 days. We have limited funding to sponsor some spaces so please get in touch if $ is an issue. We don't want kids missing out. Please email [email protected] for more info or to enroll. 🙂