Hobbies

Aims: 5th Element is set up in recognition of the growing belly dance interest. We hope to provide 5th Element as a platform for dancers at all levels and styles to share their belly dancing experience, learn, grow, encourage and support one another.

Aims: Teaching ballet, tap, contemporary dance for four-year-olds to adults.

Contact: A J Andrews
Phone: 06-756 8090
Address: Upland Rd, RD 2, Egmont Village

Aims: To promote amateur radio. TEMO Communications (Civil Defence).

Aims: Promotion of fish and relative water species.

Aims: An organisation for New Zealand soldiers, retired or serving, all eras, for social activities and maintaining interests in military history and traditions.

Aims: Education, entertainment. Sharing of knowledge and interest in all astronomical matters.

Aims: To encourage the breeding and conservation of birds in captivity and the wild.

Aims: Exhibiting and breeding of various birds.

Aims: To foster the art of bonsai in a friendly and supportive club environment.

Aims: Collecting antique bottles etc, and sharing information on collectables.

Aims: A group for retailers.

Aims: To enable predominately amateur photographers to increase their skills through informal education, by providing field tips, the sharing of knowledge, access to appropriate books and in the preparation of images, both prints and slides.

Aims: Motorsport affiliated club. Run various motorsport events - hill climbs, bent sprints, driver training, rallies, etc.

Aims: Camping social club.

Aims: To help the elderly, disadvantaged, lonely and people with disabilities, with craft and social mornings.

Aims: We provide communications with portable radios and operator for the TSB Bowl of Brooklands, TAFT, Taranaki Car Club and Multi-Ethnic Council events.

Aims: To support the adult leaders of the various cub packs within New Plymouth.

Aims: To promote the sport of hot rodding, custom cars and legal drag racing.

Aims: To build awareness of sports cars and bring people together for outings, weekend trips, club nights and friendship.

Aims: Promote the art of flower arranging.

Aims: To restore and maintain Ford 8 and 10 cars and trucks from 1933 through 1955.

Aims: To stimulate interest in Puke Ariki as a knowledge centre, collect and conserve items of interest to the people of Taranaki and promote Taranaki history.

Aims: To promote the delights of growing and tending fuchsias.

Aims: To encourage interest in geology.

Aims: Promote dance.

Aims: Friendship, fellowship, support.

Aims: We enable girls and young women to reach their full potential and make a difference in the world.

Aims: Showing and field trailling (hunting), using gundogs.

Aims: We teach and perform four part harmony singing in the Barbershop style for women.

Aims: To promote awareness and study of New Zealand reptiles. To supply information and support for captive keeping and breeding of those that may be legally kept.

Aims: To teach tribal (ATS) belly dance to women in a fun and friendly environment. Come and enjoy this beautiful art of dance!

Room is also available for community and corporate functions.

Aims: Holden enthusiasts sharing good times and knowledge.

Aims: To promote horticulture and friendship. With guest speakers, horticulture competitions and plants of interest.

Aims: To keep in contact with all members who served in Japan 1945 - 1948.

Aims: To bring together people of all backgrounds that have a common interest in the marque (Jaguar / Daimler).

Aims: Coffee mornings.

Aims: To help with dog-related enquiries for pure bred dogs as well as organising numerous shows throughout the year.

Aims: To promote the hobby of the study of minerals, lapidary work, rocks and fossils to the general public .

Aims: To encourage the exchange of ideas, techniques and information for the broader and more effective use of knitting machines and to promote machine knitting as an art craft.

Aims: Meet the second Sunday of each month (December through to April) 1.30pm-4.30pm. Also meet every Saturday (May through to August) 1pm-4pm.

Aims: To aid and encourage the breeding and exhibiting of the miniature horse.

Aims: Promoting miniature horses.

Aims: To foster and advance the motor caravan movement by providing relevant services and information. Providing fellowship, vehicle safety, road courtesy and protection of the environment.

Aims: To encourage riding as sport and recreation, to promote good fellowship amongst riders and good horsemanship. Able to assist with general equestrian enquiries. The New Plymouth and Districts Riding Club caters for adults 17 years and over.

Aims: To facilitate geneological research and to assist members and the general public.

Address: Marsland Hill, Robe St
Opening Hours: Tuesday evenings 7.30pm to 9.00pm during winter; 8.30pm to 10.00pm during daylight saving.

Held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, and New Year's Eve. Live music, home made supper, very sociable, visitors welcome.

Aims: To provide high quality musical theatre entertainment to the people of Taranaki.

Aims: Scientific study of birds.

Aims: To foster and encourage patchwork and quilting.

Aims: To assist members and promote the hobby of stamp collecting.

Aims: To maintain and promote quality hand-made, original, local pottery. Night classes, workshops, exhibitions and local pottery for sale in the vicorage showroom.

Aims: Promote the racing and showing of pure breed poultry and pigeons.

Aims: To provide theatrical entertainment for the general community.

Aims: To promote the sport of hot rodding. To enjoy real cars and have fun! Cars and people of all ages. We hold club meetings every second and forth Tuesday of each month 7.30pm at our clubrooms (De Havilland Drive, Bell Block). We run an annual drag racing event on Taranaki Anniversary weekend which attracts around 2000 supporters, and is a big fundraiser for the club. As a club we endeavour to meet for monthly cruises, BBQ's and family outings. Come out and find out more of what we're about. See you soon!

Aims: To plant roses into the hearts of people.

Aims: To promote the Rover marque - fellowship of like-minded, interested members, outings, rallies, assistance with car parts and maintenance.

Aims: Tree protection scheme. General horticulture - mainly amenity horticulture information.

Aims: To provide facilities and information for persons interested in novelty salt and pepper shakers. To further their hobby in a friendly, social atmosphere.

Aims: Taranaki Sangha Trust is a small local Buddist community of the Theravadan tradition set up for all those interested in mediation and Buddhism.

Aims: To promote self growth, achieve a sense of belonging and interact with other youth all under guidence of adults, who have undertaken training within the scouting movement.

Aims: To provide a recreational atmosphere for playing scrabble.

Aims: To play scrabble every Wednesday at 1pm and have fun.

Aims: To study and discuss the works of Shakespeare. To support the production of Shakespeare's works.

Aims: To collect souvenir teaspoons.

Contact: June Turner or Margaret Gregory
Phone: 06-751 0931 (June) or 06-758 7365 (Margaret)
Address: 1/25 Tahurangi Pl, New Plymouth 4310
Email: ajtu@kol.co.nz

Aims: To foster interest in and promote fibre crafts through membership of Creative Fibre.

Meets every Wednesday at 1pm at the back of the New Plymouth Bowling Club (corner Brooklands Rd and Upjohn St).

Aims: To teach and encourage the art of tatting.

Aims: To search for and study ancient wisdom teachings, to understand nature and humanity, to encourage and promote brotherhood and compassion.

Aims: Movie entertainment.

Aims: Continuing education for semi-retired and retired people. Monthly meetings held on second Thursday of the month at 2pm at the church.

Aims: Vintage car club and motoring.

Aims: Provide support for VW owners.

Aims: Come and enjoy a ride on the historic Waitara Railway Branch Line with the Waitara Railway Preservation Society. Ride the train from Waitara to Lepperton and return (55 mins) along 7km of track and a 1 in 40 gradient (the steepest gradient in New Zealand), with a river bridge crossing and SH3 underpass. On board commentary.

Aims: Meet monthly to taste and promote wines. Own cellar and visiting experts and wineries.

Aims: Promote interest in woodwork skills. Hold regular meetings to promote and share woodwork activities. To hold demonstrations and workshops from time to time.

Contact: Catherine O'Neill
Phone: 06-753 2947
Address: 441 Frankley Rd, New Plymouth 4310