Interest Groups

Interest Groups are a great way to Make Friends that you immediately have something in common with.

• External Interest Group Sites
  • Community Information Christchurch (CINCH)
  • Christchurch Meetup.com

Gaming

Analog Gaming

Name	Focus	Cost	Platform	Physical Location	Times
Boardgames Irregulars			Facebook		Friday Evenings
CHCH Wargaming: General	Wargaming \ Warhammer		Facebook
CHCH Wargaming: Warhammer 40k			Facebook
DnD South Island			Facebook
Magic the Gathering	Collectable Card Gaming			Wizards Retreat
SAGA	Board Gaming \ Table Top \ LARP		Facebook	University of Canterbury

Bar Gaming

Focus	Name	Coost	Location
Ping Pong	Serve Ping Pong Club		CodeBreaker's Escape Rooms

Dancing

Name	Focus	Location
Fevah	Modern Jive
	Belly Dancing
	Latin Dance
Swing Town Rebels	Swing Dance

Sports

Name	Focus	Location
open water swimming group		Sumner
Canterbury Archer's Society	3D archery
	Croquet
Canterbury Ultimate	Ultimate Frisbee
Golf, Christchurch	Golf
Redwood Tennis	Tennis
SlowRiders	Biking
Uprising	Bouldering\Climbing\Yoga\Fitness

Technology

Name	Location	Meets	Focus
Canterbury Tech			Tech Business Networking, Tech Events
Christchurch Ham Radio			Amateur Radio
IT Curry Group		Monthyl	IT and Curry
Geocaching.com			Geocaching
Game Dev Meetup			Gaming Software Development
Kiwibots: Robotics Group	Fendalton	Monthly	Robotics
Project Workshop		Monthly	Meetup.com group for electronics projects

Makerspaces \ DIY

Name	Location	Hours	Cost	Focus
Chch City Library Makerspace			Misc Material Expenses	3D Printing, Crafting, Sewing, Vaccuum Forming, Vinyl Printing\Cutting
MenzShed				Men's group for DIY skill sharing and charity projects
Tool Lendery	230 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central (next to City Putt and Cruise).	Wednesdays 4-6pm Saturdays 1-3pm	Free to join. Price differs per tool	Tool Borrowing, Workshop
Te Puna Auaha	Lyttelton		$20 for 6 months or $40 / year	Woodworking, Tool Borrowing
Re Kindle				Wood Crafting
Silversmith's Guild	The Tannery in Woolston		After two $300 classes, $65 a year, plus $7 per visit	Precious Metals Crafting

Indoor Interest Groups

Name	Platform	Focus	Location
Pinot and Picasso		Painting
		Cooking Classes	Riverside Collective, upstairs
		Pottery Class
Uprising		Bouldering\Climbing\Yoga\Fitness	~$20

Outdoor Interest Groups

Name	Platform	Focus	Location
Community Garden			New Brighton
Geocaching.com	Event List	Geocaching
Christchurch Tramping Club		Tramping
Canterbury Flyfishing Club		Fishing
Longboarder's Club		Longboarding

Online Only

Name \ Link	Platform(s)	Focus	Must already live in area of interest
Americans Living in Chch	Facebook	American expats living in Christchurch, monthly meetup	Yes
Exchange Christchurch (XCHC)	Facebook	artists, writers, makers, chefs, architects, performers, musicians, and other creatives to this group to collaborate, converse, announce, ask, and share	No
Make Friends Here - Christchurch NZ	Discord	A discord chat server with chat channels pertaining to food, local news, technology, helping immigrants\expats\visitors, and much more. Many of the members are associated with the /r/chch subreddit	No
Reddit: /r/chch	Reddit	Discussion forum for all things related to Christchurch	No

Age Based Groups

Name	Age Range	Activities
Walk 'n' Talk	"Older"	Walking and talking
What's On Offer (WOO)	40+	craft beer pubs / cafes / restaurants pot luck dinners/ games walks/ bike rides beach days day trips
U3A	Retirees

Gender \ Orientation

Name	Focus	Platform	Ally Inclusive Group
Gone Girl International: ChCh	Women's Expat Friend Group	Facebook	No
Make Friends Here: LGBTQIA	LGBTQIA	Discord. Request Access from Moderators.	Yes
MenzShed	Men's Skill Sharing \ Charity Work	Website