What's on!

Gear up Ōtautahi is recycle/reuse a community-driven project designed to help children and adults participate in sports.

Donate old, new and used sports equipment to the various Gear Up Ōtautahi wheelie bins around the city.

Please check our Facebook page for the up-to-date list of locations.

League starting 31st October - 12th December 2025
Games Fridays 4:30-7pm

Registrations now open!

Play Hubs will be back next holidays!

Follow our Facebook page for updates

2025/2026 Team competition starts in OCT and runs through into MAR with a break at Christmas.

Beach Walkers with Michelle! Come along for a walk along New Brighton Beach and socialise at a cafe afterwards. Looking for more information? Contact Michelle on 021 881 588

Games are made up on arrival.
New players are welcome with paddles available.
4 courts in play with up to 18 players
Bookings online at Pay2play.co.nz

What is Pickleball?

Pickleball is a court game, can be played either outdoors or indoors, and it can be played by most ages and abilities.  Play is with two (singles) or four (doubles) players. 

Looking for a fun activity to try with your workmates? Bring the team together and try out pickleball!

Hoops and Hangs is back for Term 4!

At Thomson Park every Wednesday from 3:00pm to 4:30pm for an afternoon filled with fun.
Suitable for Year 5-8 and up and open to all abilities.

Football fun is back for term 4!

Bring the tamariki down to give football a try!

Come along to our FREE session for tamariki with one of our Participation Activators.

Emphasis is on fun, movement and kicks, adapted games to suit whoever turns up.
Whanau welcome to stay and play along too.
Suitable for 8 years plus if coming alone, younger ones can come and play out on the Astro court if fine with caregivers.

Be part of the fun SOCIAL netball league at Eastern Canopy.

Registrations now FULL

Tuesdays nights - 28th October - 9th December 2025

Get your mates together and enter a mixed team!
This is for players over 15 years old.

Michelle Durham is an experienced fitness instructor. Classes range for abilities. Check out the fantastic classes below!

Come along and give pétanque a try! A fun game that combines skill and strategy.

The Eastern Community Winter Sport Cluster has been running since 2015. This year we celebrated our 10 year anniversary of the Cluster with over 1000 tamariki participating in 2025. Over the past 9 years we have had up to 9 schools participate with 10000 tamariki taking part.

Any school interested in participating please contact Kate directly kate@easterncommunity.co.nz

The In school PE & sport delivery initiative is one that Eastern Sport has been providing to the New Brighton community since 2011.
We have a strong emphasis on building self confidence, self esteem and co-operation.

TIMA provides physical activities adapted to individual needs. We do this in a safe, fun, inclusive and integrated environment. Professional instructors run school holiday programmes and weekly basketball to small groups of participants aged 8-21 who have a disability. TIMA also provides leadership and educational opportunities for volunteers.

Trumotion provides children a space for music, movement and physical activity through dance.

We work in a way which promotes uniqueness, creativity and community for parents and children and bends social norms through music, movement and dance.

Classes build on our Students’ unique movements, individuality, creativity, thought, movement and dance.

New Brighton Photographic club is based in New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand. We welcome new members from any area, who are interested in furthering their photographic skills through competitions, tutorials, speakers and field trips.

Gillian runs fun dance classes combining moves from jazz, hip hop and ballet, into fun, simple choreography, set to upbeat dance music of today to get your body moving and sweating.

Join this relaxing and nourishing yoga class to help unwind into your evening.