Upcoming events in Dunedin

Please see below for events in the community. If you have an upcoming event to share in the Pānui please email community@dcc.govt.nz

You can also find events at Events calendar - Dunedin City Council and add your own events.

Please also visit Community facilities/venues in Dunedin - Dunedin City Council if you are looking for a community venue, or if you want to add a venue to our Community Facilities / Venues Register.

Small Charity Reporting: What Works?

Join Dunedin Community Accounting for an informal conversation about the challenges of your charity's reporting.

• Date: Monday, 12 September
• Time: 5.15pm - 6.15pm
• Venue: Dunedin Community House

There are changes coming for Tier 4 Charity reporting standards. Tier 4 charities are the smallest charities - with expenses under $140,000 a year.

The External Reporting Board (XRB) wants to simplify the reporting process and are consulting on what this should look like.

Dunedin Community Accounting want to put in a submission and want to hear from you about what works and what doesn’t work for you.

For more information about the consultation please go to the External Reporting Board website.

Dunedin Community Accounting is still open for free one to one sessions each Monday - find out more at Dunedin Community Accounting website or email kiaora@dca.org.nz or call 0800 113 160

Funding Hui

• Date: Tuesday, 13 September
• Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
• Venue: Age Concern Rooms, 9 The Octagon

Come along to the biggest funding workshop in town!

Find out more regarding funding for your programme, project or event. Get practical advice on budgets, reporting on grants and how to apply.

For more information please see the attachment at the end of this section.

Pacific Aotearoa Lalanga Fou Engagement Series

• Date: Tuesday, 13 September
• Time: 6pm - 7.30pm
• Venue: Fullwood Room, Dunedin Centre

• Come and learn about the Ministry's products, funding and services
• Be informed of the important work that is happening to progress priorities
• Have your say on how the Ministry for Pacific People is doing, and where to next fo the ministry's report back on Pacific Aotearoa Lalanga Fou

For more information please see the flyer at the end of this section or please go to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website.

Migrant Communities in Japan and New Zealand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repercussions and Responses

Public talk by Professor Ma Reinaruth D Carlos (Ryokoku University, Japan)

• Date: Wednesday, 14 September
• Time: 12pm - 2pm
• Venue: Zoom (Meeting ID:962 0686 9228; Password 221194)

For more information, please see the attachment at the end of this section.

Manaakitanga Engagement Community Pōwhiri

• Date: Saturday, 24 September
• Time: 10.30am for an 11am start
• Venue: Araiteuru Marae, 24 Shetland Street

The Pōwhiri is to welcome newcomers from the former refugee community and the migrant communities but is also open to anyone new to Ōtepoti Dunedin and new to Araiteuru Marae. If you have been to the Marae already then you are welcome to awhi and tautoko the Pōwhiri and joining the welcoming committee and volunteering to help with the set up, running of the event and clean up.

For more information please see the attachment at the end of this section.

Moana Nui Festival

• Date: Saturday, 24 September
• Time: 10am - 4pm
• Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium
• Cost: Koha entry

A celebration of the music, food and cultures of the Pacific.

For more information, please see the attachment below and go to the Moana Nui Festival website.

Be the Change, with Vu Le

Dunedin Community Builders, Hui E! Community Aotearoa and Volunteering NZ are pleased to be hosting internationally renowned speaker and funding equity advocate Vu Le. Vu will speak about the need for greater funding equity in our community sectors at events in Ōtepoti, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tāmaki Makaurau from late September.

To open the tour, Vu will officially launch Be the Change: Funding and Equity, a resource produced by Dunedin Community Builders, that centres Ōtepoti experiences and stories in a discussion of ways the funding system can enact equity and change. Since being released in July, the resource has generated hugely positive national interest and attention. The free event will include conversations with several community champions as well as plenty of time for attendees to ask questions.

• Date: Wednesday, 28 September
• Time: 10am - 1pm (includes lunch)
• Venue: Glenroy Auditorium

For more information, please see attachment at the end of this section and to book your tickets, please go to the Humanitix website.

Pāsifika Funding Fono

• Date: Thursday, 29 September
• Time: 6pm - 8pm
• Venue: Toitu Otago Settlers Museum

This fono is an opportunity for Pāsifika people to meet face to face with a variety of funders and discuss funding opportunities to meet the needs of your group, organisation or community.

For more information, please see the attachment at the end of this section.

Dunedin BA5: Otago Polytechnic

• Date: Thursday, 29 September
• Time: 5.15pm - 7pm
• Venue: The Hub, Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street

Come along to this BA5 event to find out more about why Otago Polytechnic are proud to be a leader in high-quality, career-focused tertiary education - and why employers love their graduates because they are work-ready, capable and confident, and why their learners are at the heart of everything they do.

For more information and to register, please go to the Business South website.

Mates Car Cruise

• Date: Sunday, 23 October
• Time: 10am - 3pm with the cruise starting at 1pm
• Venue: Kettle Park, Dunedin

The cost is $10/car - so fill your car with some mates and come have a good day out to connect with others in our community. Gold coin entry for the public.

There will be lots of activities, prizes, and food. For more information, please visit Life Matters website.

Otago Pop-Up Job Shop

• Date: Thursday, 10 November
• Time: 1pm - 4pm
• Venue: Glenroy Auditorium, Harrop Street

The Otago Pop Up Job Shop Options 2022 Employment, Training and Careers expo will be held at the Glenroy Auditorium. This is an any age/any stage event for anyone looking for work, thinking of changing jobs, looking to study or upskill, keen to volunteer, chat with a social service organisation, or to get advice on a CV and check out the epic job board. Information will be posted on The Otago Pop-Up Job Shop facebook page.

Pātaka Ora Community Kitchen

Pataka Ora Community Kitchen is going strong. Anyone is welcome to attend and enjoy kai and a korero.

Please see the attachment at the end of this section for further details on future dates, volunteer sign up & providing a koha. Also please check the Pātaka Ora facebook page for more information.

Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PatakaOra

Business South

For a list of all the events, please go to the Business South website.

Regent Theatre

For a list of all the events, please go to the Regent Theatre website.