General School Holiday Programmes

October 2018 school holidays

Looking for a holiday programme for your children in the Spring school holidays.

​Have a look at these holiday programmes that offer a variety of activities each day in Auckland, New Zealand.

Central Auckland

Fun for Kids - Hebron holiday programme

1 McLean Street, Mount Albert, Auckland
Runs in the Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer school holidays
For for Kids Hebron holiday programme
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Fun for Kids offers a fun filled two weeks holiday programme in a Christian environment. Get ready to be immersed in sports, arts, baking, singing and dancing, meeting inspirational professionals and exploring the world every day. 
Ages: 5 to 12

KidZone

St Cuthberts College, 122 Market Road, Epsom
Runs in the Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring school holidays.
www.stcuthberts.school.nz

KidZone provides a safe, stimulating and enriching environment for your young ones over the school holidays. With a range of amazing onsite and offsite activities, there is no doubt the young ones will be exhausted with fun! Operating daily from 7:30am through to 5:30pm.
Ages: 5 to 13 years old

Richmond Road Holiday Programme

Richmond Road School, 113 Richmond Road, Ponsonby
​www.richmondroad.school.nz
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​Home from home programme with a multicultural passion. Variety of activities including: cooking class, fabulous art, music & dance, cinema visits, bowling & or other outings. There is also an outdoor area for 'bring your own wheels' every day and to play sport in Richmond Road School grounds. Outside tutors for Capoeira, hip hop and DJ'ing are brought in too.
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Ages:  5 to 13 years

YMCA Ellerslie

YMCA Ellerslie Recreation Centre, 46 Michaels Ave, Ellerslie, Auckland
www.ymcaauckland.org.nz

View their  holiday programme here:  YMCA Ellerslie Holiday Programme 
Ages: 5 to 7 years; 8 to 10 years; 11 to 15 years.

YMCA Onehunga

Jordan Recreation Centre 5 Pearce Street, Onehunga
www.ymcaauckland.org.nz

​Kids don’t want to waste their holidays doing boring stuff – and we totally understand!  At YMCZ's holiday programmes they make sure there is plenty to do to keep kids occupied. Go on trips to cool places, fun activities with friendly, fully trained staff. For those parents and caregivers that have busy schedules they also provide extended hours which include Before and After Care.

View their holiday programme here:  YMCA Onehunga Holiday Programme 
Ages: 5 to 7 years; 8 to 10 year olds; 11 to 15 years.

YMCA Mount Albert

Mount Albert Community and Recreation Centre, 773 New North Road, Mount Albert, Auckland
www.ymcaauckland.org.nz

View their holiday programme here:  YMCA Mount Albert Holiday Programme 
Ages: 5 to 10 years; 11 to 15 years.

Parnell Trust

Parnell District School, Gladstone Road, Parnell OR
Epsom Normal Primary School, 41 The Drive, Epsom
Runs in the Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring school holidays
www.parnell.org.nz/school-children/school-holidays/latest-programme​

Parnell Trust's holiday programmes have up to four activity options to choose from each day:
* Club House activities for on-site fun;
*Adventure Seekers activities for exhilarating adventures out and about Auckland;
*On the Move for high energy activities, mainly offsite ; and
*Special Projects for exciting technical / special challenges mostly for older kids(including LEGO EV3 Mindstorms, Scratch Coding, Animation and Interactive Story Design and Minecraft workshops.
Suitable for kids aged 5 to 14 years old

Massive Activities Kids Holiday Program

Health and Sports Fitness Club, 2 Morningside Drive, Auckland
www.healthandsports.co.nz

Indoor Sports, Arts and Crafts, Team Building games, Circus Arts, Dance, Drama, Parkour, Beach trips, Water Rescue training, Swimming, and so much more. Nutritional Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea provided, and absolutely no screen time.

Suitable for kids aged 5 to 13 years old

Eastern Suburbs

GetReal - Social and Environmental Awareness for Kids

Selwyn College, 203 Kohimarama, Road, Kohimarama, Auckland
​8 to 12 October 2018: 9:00am to 4:00pm daily.
http://www.selwyncomed.school.nz

​"GetReal" is a brand new 5 day school holiday programme to teach children both social and environmental responsibility while having fun doing it.

​Each day begins with an inspiring young activist encouraging and motivating the children to make the world a better place. The children will then create, construct or cook for specific causes based on the theme of the day. Book here

Suitable for children aged  8 to 12 years old.

Meadowbank Community Centre Holiday Programme

Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Road, Auckland
April, July, October and January school holidays
Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm (some half days and early morning starts are available)
www.meadowbankcc.org.nz

Meadowbank Community Centre is an award winning programme that runs every holiday period. The programme is safe and fun with exciting daily trips and cool centre based activities. It is an MSD approved and registered programme and eligible families can access an OSCAR Subsidy to help with fees. ​

​Cost: $60 per day
Ages: 5 to 14 years

ASB Stadium

ASB Stadium, Cnr Kepa and Kohimarama Road, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
www.asbstadium.co.nz

Shool holiday programme  of fun activities and trips around Auckland for all ages between 5 to 14 years.

​Minimum of 2 members of staff on site and ratios of 1:10 at the Stadium and 1:6 on excursions,

Multi Activity Mania Holiday Programme

AMI Auckland Netball Centre, St John's, Auckland, New Zealand
www.aucklandnetball.co.nz

Spend your holidays immersed in crafts, science, sports,baking, and fun filled activities and games. This programme introduces children to activities and sports that they may not have tried before or a chance to extend skills in those they have. Qualified instructors on each activity. Complimentary early drop off from 8am and late pick up at 5.30pm.

Cost: 1 Day programme $55 for one day
         3 Day programmes $160 for three days
         4 Day programmes $180 for four days

sKids Orakei

Orakei School Hall, 1 Grace Street, Orakei, Auckland
www.skids.co.nz

Holiday Programme which offers full day and short day care, adventurous trips and daily activities. 

North Auckland

Aroha Kids School Holiday Programme

Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre, 14 Mills Lane, Albany, North Shore, Auckland
Monday 1 to Friday 5 October 2018: Daily programme  9:00am to 3:00pm
Monday 8 to Friday 12 October 2018:  Daily programme  9:00am to 3:00pm
kawaipurapura.co.nz

Connecting Kids with Nature at Kawai Purapura. Are you a nature lover yourself and see the benefit of disconnecting from the world of technology to engage in the nurturing care of the environment? Are you a working parent or just someone during this coming school holidays that wants to impart this passion for nature onto your children fully appreciating what Mother Nature has provided to us in abundance?

This School Holiday Programme will introduce your little ones into a new setting to learn, thrive, grow, explore, and play within Kawai Purapura's 19-acre playground. One-day, several days, 1 week or 2 week tickets available!
For our future generation aged 5 to 12 years
Buy tickets click here

AUT Millennium Holiday Programme

AUT Millennium, 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
www.autmillennium.org.nz

An active programme which encourages children to ‘Be the best you can be’. Includes xmas baking, kayaking, golf, and more.
Ages: 5 to 13 years
Cost: $40 per day for onsite, and $45 per day for offsite trips.

Conscious Kids Holiday Programme

Locations at: Albany, Long Bay Regional Park & Western Springs Park
​www.consciouskids.co.nz

Free play in a natural setting with as little assistance as possible from equipment and technology. We will provide basic equipment suitable to exploring the outdoors: ropes, tarpaulins, bungees, compass, magnifying glasses, knives (to be used with supervision) and some art equipment. Any personal devices (phones, ipods etc) must be preferably left at home or in bags.
Suitable for children aged 5 to 12 years

Into the Wild 

​The Forest School, 605 Hibiscus Coast, Highway Hatfields Beach, Auckland
Spring, Winter, Autumn and Summer school holidays
www.theforestschool.co.nz

Adventure club in the forest with den building, campfire cooking, nature art and craft, games, beach and water play and woodwork.  Your child will be cared for and supervised by qualified staff who are NZ Registered teachers and Forest School Practitioners. 

Polysports Northcote Holiday Programme

Onepoto Primary School, Northcote
Harbour Sport Sportspasifik
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Cost: FREE for Pacific children aged 6 to 12 years old.

YMCA North Shore

5 Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland
www.ymcaauckland.org.nz

View their holiday programme here:  YMCA North Shore Holiday Programme 
Ages: 5 to 7 years; 8 to 10 years; 11 to 15 years.

Kid Sprite Devonport Holiday Programme

Soulsprite Studios, 59 Victoria Street, Devonport
April, July, October, December & January school holidays.
​www.soulsprite.co.nz

KidSprite lead a health and fitness focused holiday programme around Devonport and the North Shore. Their programme offers short and long days with single or multiple day bookings, Spaces are limited, so booking early is recommended.
Ages: 5 to 12 years.

South Auckland

dream BIG

16 Puhinui Road, Manukau, Auckland
www.dreambig.org.nz

Bruce Pulman Park Holiday Program

Gymsport and Recreation Centre, 90 Walters Road, Papakura
brucepulmanpark.com

Action packed holiday programme for kids aged 5-8 (kids Club) and 8-13 (Master Kids). It's a great way for boys and girls to have fun and develop gym/sports skills, and meet new friends. Before Care from 8am at $6 and After Care till 6pm at $12.

West Auckland

School Holiday Fun at Arataki Visitor Centre​

Arataki Visitor Centre, 300 Scenic Drive, Titirangi, Auckland
​www.facebook.com/aratakivisitorcentre
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Visit the Arataki Visitor Centre these April school holidays for an action-packed programme of activities, which will get the whole family excited about nature, discovery and adventure. 
Suitable for 6 to 11 year olds.

YMCA Massey

Massey Leisure Centre, Cnr Don Buck Road & Westgate Dr, Massey, Auckland
www.ymcaauckland.org.nz

View their holiday programme here:  YMCA Massey Holiday Programme 
Ages: 5 to 6 years; 7 to 10 years; and 9 to 15 years.

Glen Eden Community House School Holiday Programme

Glen Eden Community House, 13 Pisces Road, Glen Eden
osc@glenedencommunityhouse.co.nz

Arts and Crafts, Sports, Indoor Games, and much more.

Urban Farm Training

Katrina's Kitchen Garden, 18A Landing Road, Titirangi map
Runs in the Spring, Summer and Autumn School holidays.
https://katrinaskitchengarden.com/

Hands on learning within a Titirangi Urban Farm: planting seeds, growing food, making raised hügelkultr beds, creating biodynamic compost.  Plus there are a myriad of craft activities that are complementary the urban farm operation.
Ages 9 years and over.