Your weekend wrap

Looking for ways to keep busy during the first weekend of the school holidays? Check out what's on in Christchurch.

Whāia te Taniwha 

Celebrate the opening of Whāia te Taniwha this weekend with a night of music, kai and creativity. Enjoy live sets from Te Kahureremoa, MĀ and top local DJs, plus a range of food trucks, bar, games and art-making activities. Once there, step inside the exhibition, where Māori artists explore the power of taniwha through bold, multi-sensory works.

Come along to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū from 6 – 11pm Saturday.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2025

Celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2025 with a film or planting event this weekend.

Catch a film at Ōtautahi's own reo Māori film festival, hosted in partnership with Kōrero ki Ōtautahi and Alice Cinema's. View The Dead Lands at 8pm Friday, Kātahi Te Korokē (Shrek) at 2.30pm Saturday, or The Bones of our Past at 3pm Sunday.

Celebrate te reo and te taiao and join rangers for some gardening in the Swanns Road Wildlife Garden at 9am Friday, or help restore a wetland in a highly significant cultural and ecological area of the OARC from 10am Saturday.

School Holiday Fun

Kick off the school holidays with lollies, laughs and loads of fun as part of the School Holiday Fun programme at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.

This weekend, take part in the Lolly Trail at 10.30am Saturday, take part in the Outrageous Olympians activity from Saturday, join the Saturday Seekers Mākete with a Young Creators Market Stall, design your own ceramic mug at 10.30am or 1.30pm Sunday, and join a Paint & Sip Workshop on Sunday.

Korea Day 2025

The Korean Society of Christchurch would like to invite you to their annual cultural event, Korea Day, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and South Korea.

The event will feature cultural booths from 3 - 6pm Saturday, followed by a special performance by the Incheon City Dance Theatre. Head down to the Christchurch Town Hall to get involved.

Ride for Motorcycle Awareness Month

Come along to the Ulysses Motorcycle Club's ride for motorcycle awareness month this weekend, meet from 9.30am Saturday at Cathedral Square by the Chalice, and leaving at 10.30am. Red Knights MC ex fireman services will be assisting on route to The Spinal Unit out in Burwood, where all money raised on the day will go towards the spinal trust. It's also a chance for current and other patients to come and look over the bikes in the car park. 

Over 200 sausages will be on offer cooked by the Spinal Trust team, and Ornsby Motorcycle Training will be on hand to speak to members of the public about ongoing trading and newbies wanting to start riding. Ulysees club Secretary Jason Batchelor has organized this event and hopes this will be an annual event to raise awareness for motorcycles and raise money for the Spinial Trust.