Category: Events at the Wānaka Community Workshop

We’re hosting more Events at our Workshop

  • Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping Workshop – Christmas 2023

    Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping Workshop – Christmas 2023

    Come along to Fabricate for a Furoshiki fabric gift wrapping workshop, just in time for Christmas! You can wrap anything using just a bit of fabric. Best part is you can use the fabric over and over again. No sellotape or ribbons required.. 

    • Fabricate, 15 Gordon Road, Wanaka 
    • 13th December 6pm – 8pm 
    • Cost $25

    All proceeds donated to Wānaka Community Networks/LINK for the community Xmas hampers they make up for those who are finding the end of year a little difficult. 

     Materials provided by the amazing team at @wanakawastebusters, or purchase fabric from Fabricate at $5 per metre and bring your own! 

    We will show you how to wrap all sorts of gifts including wine bottles, odd shaped gifts and larger items like kids bikes! No sewing required! Bring along a friend for some Xmas cheer, a few giggles and discover the incredible space that is Fabricate. 

    There’s limited spaces so be in quick. Email [email protected] or drop into the Revology store on Helwick St to reserve your spot.

  • School Holiday Programme visits the Workshop again

    School Holiday Programme visits the Workshop again

    We were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day during the school holidays for the QLDC Sport and Recreation’s Wānaka-based holiday programme visit in September. Everyone went home with a toolbox they’d made themselves and some hug smiles.

    Thanks to Allan, Taj, Alan and Barrie for all the mahi cutting the parts, making the nailing jigs and being there on the day. Also to Tegan for organising. It’s encouraging to see our nations young builders honing their, already quite impressive, hammering skills.

  • The Workshop Hosts Dillastrate at Rhyme & Reason’s First Outdoor Gig

    The Workshop Hosts Dillastrate at Rhyme & Reason’s First Outdoor Gig

    Friday 15th September saw Dillastrate and The Emily Alice Band perform in the Wānaka Community Workshop yard.

    Rhyme & Reason, the brewery next door, pulled out all the stops to organise an amazing outdoor event combining the outside area of their area with ours to create a safe and secure outdoor venue with excellent music and beer.

    The Emily Alice Band played first with a funky set and Dillastrate really came through with a high energy performance that had (almost) everybody dancing with big smiles on their faces.

    Hopefully we’ll see more of these gigs. It’s so much fun being outside versus a stuffy bar and with everything finishing up by 10.30pm it played well for those who wanted to ski the next morning. This could be the missing music venue Wānaka has been looking for since … well .. the old town hall closed down in .. 1998?

    Live music, there is nothing like it.

  • Wānaka Rec Kids Holiday Programme Winter 2023

    Wānaka Rec Kids Holiday Programme Winter 2023

    We were lucky enough to have two teams of smaller builders come to the workshop last week with the Wānaka Rec Centre Holiday Programme. They bought their own hammers and used them with gusto.

    Allan had pre-prepared the components for the Small Crate Project we have been developing as a standard project lesson we can offer groups. We’ll have plans and ideas on how to best run this soon. We have to thank the Go West Trust for their funding in developing these resources and delivering them to the community.

  • The Adventure Film School Visits the Wānaka Community Workshop

    The Adventure Film School Visits the Wānaka Community Workshop

    In June we had the Adventure Film School, which is adjunct to the Mountain Film Festival in Wānaka, visit our Community Workshop. The students and Ross Mackay, their tutor, were amazing and everyone had a great time.

    Check out the video – it really sums up what we are about.

  • Repair Revolution Returns

    Repair Revolution Returns

    Last week Repair Revolution returned to the Wanaka Community Workshop. It was great to have it back.

    Repair Revolution is an event managed by Wastebusters and supported by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

    Repair Revolution brings together a range of volunteers who apply their skills and experience to repairing items residents bring in. All sorts of items – computers, clothing clocks – anything.

    By repairing items the household budget is stretched. Repaired items are not dumped but continue in use.

    The Wanaka Community Workshop is proud to be associated with Repair Revolution and the movement to reduce items going to landfill.

  • Great skills shown by Kahu youth

    Great skills shown by Kahu youth

    This week the Wanaka Community Workshop hosted members of the “Grounded Team” of Kahu Youth.

    The team are using the Workshop to build new infrastructure for Mt Aspiring College.

    The new build takes the form of two recycling bases. Each base will be capable of holding three wheelie bins providing for the separation of rubbish.

    The design was complete and all the members of MenShed Team had to do was help with some cutting and moving the heavier bits about.

    The skills shown by Kahu Youth was great to experience.

    The project is now well on its way. We are looking forward to working with Kahu Youth into the future to create some real change in our community.

  • Kahu Youth visits

    Kahu Youth visits

    With school holidays the MenShed team at the Wanaka Community Workshop this week hosted a holiday program organised by Kahu Youth.

    We loved having them.

    Everyone took away a simple planter box they built from recycled materials.

    A few lessons were learnt and many took home a little paint – on their clothes.