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| Manawatu Home Budgeting Service Inc. | The Ashhurst Service is an outpost of the Manawatu Home Budgeting Service Inc. The Ashhurst Service sees clients by appointment. Accommodation and facilities are currently provided by St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Cambridge Ave, Ashhurst. One on One Advice includes Rescue or Crisis advice and On-going support through regular contact. Sorry, our service does not undertake custodial budgeting – we do not take your money and pay your bills for you. We do offer free, confidential, non-judgmental budgeting assistance: Budget Work Sheet to support application for assistance to Work and Income; Cash flow sheet, allocating next income payment; Statement of Means to support Creditor negotiations to set up affordable payment arrangements; Advice and assistance relating to insolvency procedures: Summary Instalment Order, No Asset Procedure, Bankruptcy. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Pohangina Netball Club | Social and competitive Netball Club | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst School Primary & Intermediate Age Hockey | Hockey teams for the area's school-aged children. | | ViewMap |
| Pohangina School Reserve | The group is a registered charity. The Pohangina School Reserve is a community recreational park available for use by families and community groups. It features 100 yr old restored school building & landscaped grounds including swimming pool, tennis court, playground, toilets & BBQ. The group supervises the maintenance, development and use of the facility. Hall Hire: contact Kim Couper. Pool Keys-$10, annual pool subscription $25. | | ViewMap |
| WEA Book Discussion Group | Sets of books which the group selects are sent out monthly from WEA in Christchurch, with accompanying notes. On the second Tuesday of each month we meet in the Pohangina Library for coffee and a chat, to exchange our books and to discuss the previous month’s book. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Christmas Parade | Annual parade with opportunities for local groups to contribute floats, marchers, etc. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Pohangina Football Club | Junior soccer. Training 3:30pm on Thursdays in Ashhurst Domain | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Memorial Returned Services Association (Inc) | Mon-Thurs: 4.00pm-7.30pmFri:4.00pm-midnightSat:11.00am-7.30pmRSA people rally to help fellow New Zealanders in need and the ex-service community in particular. They are a part of a national network of over 170 Returned Services’ Associations each affiliated to the Royal New Zealand Returned Services’ Association.RSA help is available to eligible war veterans and their families whether or not they are RSA members, and to the wider New Zealand community. RSA is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand. Above all, the RSA movement is committed to ensuring that every ex-serviceman and woman receives the pensions and other benefits to which they are entitled, whether or not they are members of a Returned Services’ Association.RSA in the Community: RSA plays a central role in community life and gives generous sponsorship to all kinds of community projects. Many New Zealanders have at some time visited a local RSA, dined in an RSA family restaurant, or benefited from RSA support of a community event or national charity. | | ViewMap |
| RECAP Inc | Community orchards and gardens; sustainability workshops; permaculture design courses. See our web site for full information. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Art Explorers | Meets at: The Anglican Church Hall, Cambridge Ave., every Monday at 7:30 p.m.The Art Explorers are a group ranging from absolute beginners to experienced artists. There is no formal teaching: group members encourage each other and those with a bit more experience are very happy to offer advice and demonstrate their methods. There is no subscription fee and free tea or coffee. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Music Club | A club for musicians to meet other musicians, create shared performance opportunities, and provide mutual support. Bands are available for hire. Individual club members can also run sound and mix and engineer recordings. | | ViewMap |
| Manawatu Community Fruit Harvesting | Manawatu Community Fruit Harvesting works with tree-owners who have spare fruit or nuts on trees they are unable to pick for any reason and connects them with volunteers who are willing to pick the trees--leaving some with the owners if wanted--and then distribute the fruit for free to those who can use them. | | ViewMap |
| Grove of the Four Dragons | This open-to-all, community-based grove gathers several times a year--especially at solstices and equinoxes--to bring people together to support one another's spiritual development, to build a sense of community, and to participate in ceremonies that honour the participation of humans in the natural world. The grove is led by Adrian Bill Phillips, a Druid Of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. "Wild Bill" also offers Druidic services in a variety of other contexts, e.g. weddings, home and business blessings, naming ceremonies, and more. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Dot Org | Ashhurst Dot Org is the top online source of local information for Ashhurst and the Pohangina Valley. This volunteer community effort provides information about upcoming community events, community groups, churches, schools, and businesses, the Village Voice (including archives), and much, much more. | | ViewMap |
| Pohangina Ashhurst Community Trust | Community garden, annual community hangi, home budgeting service, Ezee Meals, Food Bank (also see separate directory listing), Little Kiwis Playgroup, Loved4Life to welcome new babies, mentoring, and Seasons loss and grief programme for children. See organisation web site for more. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst / Pohangina Basketball Club | Provides a basketball league for women and men throughout the year on Tuesday nights | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst and Districts Senior Citizens Assn Inc | Social afternoon, First Thursday of each month, 2pm start at the Methodist Hall, Bamfield St Ashhurst | | ViewMap |
| Womens Institute | The motto is: For Home & Country. Join an atmosphere of fun & enthusiasm that encourages craft, cooking, home gardening & friendships. All ages are welcome including preschool children. Meet on 2nd Tuesday of month at 1.30pm in Methodist Hall, Bamfield St, Ashhurst. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Country Crafts | a social group that meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 9.30am. Activities include doing crafts together as well as outings. | | ViewMap |
| Ashhurst Indoor Bowling Club | Meets weekly from 3rd week of March to 1st week of October in the Village Valley Centre at 7.30pm. There are social and competitive options including the Nationals which are held annually in June. Summer Club play is also available. National Fees are required on an annual basis. Students over the age of 13 are welcome with the opportunity of playing Junior Representative Bowls. | | ViewMap |
| Pohangina Valley Newsletter | Community newsletter distributed to Pohangina Valley residents | | ViewMap |
