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CONTENTS Other Facilities FACILITIES OUSA Recreation Centre .................................... 2 Unipol Recreation Centre ................................... 3 CONTENTS Other Facilities .................................................... 4 RECREATION ACTIVITIES Arts, Crafts and Creative Activities ..................... 7 Technical Activities .............................................. 13 Food & Beverage Activities ................................. 16 Language Activities ............................................. 19 Musical Activities ................................................ 22 Dance Activities .................................................. 24 Exercise, Health and Sport Activities ................ 29 Fitness For Fun ................................................... 38 Group fitness classes Sport For Fun ....................................................... 42 Social sport on campus Trips For Fun ........................................................ 48 Day and weekend adventures around the Otago region EVENTS Events .................................................................. 56 Recreational events, competitions and tournaments AWARDS & GRANTS Blues & Golds Awards and Grants ..................... 60 CLUBS Sport Clubs .......................................................... 61 Societies .............................................................. 69 HIRE Gear For Fun ........................................................ 86 Snow For Fun ....................................................... 88 Recreation equipment for hire OTHER Other Contacts .................................................... 90 Useful contact information for other recreation providers around Dunedin INDEX ................................................................................... 92 Get A Taste - Recreation 1 OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Where students and student clubs and societies meet and recreate OPENING HOURS FACILITIES (during semester and examination periods) Monday - Friday 9.00am - 10.30pm Weekend 10.00am - 8.30pm Over the university holidays, including mid-semester break, the Centre is open shorter hours and is closed at the weekend. The Centre will be closed on Labour Day, Monday 27th October. The Centre will close completely for the year from Saturday 29th November, re-opening in early January for Summer School. FACILITY FUNCTIONS Blues and Gold Awards: These awards recognise sporting (Blues) and artistic / cultural (Golds) achievement, plus contributions in supporting roles. Clubs and Societies: 100+ clubs and societies, plus support and advice to clubs. Clubs Day: Wednesday, 9th July at MCR - Union Hall, University of Otago. Courses - 50+ activities and courses: Spanning a range of categories including: food & beverage, dance, sports, fitness, martial arts, exercise and health, languages, arts, crafts and creative activities, technical activities, music, & everything in between. Facilities and Gear: Most facilities are cheap or FREE! Check out the wonderful updated facilities, including: refurbished meeting rooms (with audio-visual equipment), dance and exercise spaces, sauna, a new gaming room (opening during semester two), showers, pianos, guitars, ukuleles, newly renovated craft workshop, squash courts, vegetarian lunches – Monday to Friday, during semester. The Centre also has uni student WiFi. Grants: Individuals and affiliated clubs can apply for financial assistance for specific projects. Tournaments: A wide range of tournaments and competitions is on offer. To find out more, or to enrol for recreation courses and tournaments and to book facilities, visit: www.ousa.org.nz/recreation/ CONTACT DETAILS 84 Albany St (opposite the Central Library) Dunedin Ph: 03-479-5960 Text: 021-2TXT-CLB [email protected] www.ousa.org.nz/recreation/ 2 Get A Taste - Recreation UNIPOL RECREATION CENTRE Recreation at Otago OPENING HOURS FACILITIES Monday - Friday 6.00am - 11.00pm Saturday 8.00am - 9.00pm Sunday 9.00am - 11.00pm These hours remain the same during semester, break time and on all statutory holidays. The Centre will close late December and reopen early January 2015. FACILITY FUNCTIONS Court Space: For badminton, various ball court activities plus pool and snooker. Fitness For Fun: Group exercise led by qualified fitness instructors. Gear For Fun: Quality gear for a wide range of recreational activities all year round. Personalised Programmes: Individualised exercise programmes tailored to personal goals. Physiotherapy Clinic: Ph: 479-5757 to make an appointment. Sport For Fun: A wide range of sports played purely for fun at various sports grounds and facilities around campus. Trips For Fun: A vast array of activities, day trips and weekend excursions around Dunedin and beyond. Weights/Cardio Rooms: Extensive range of weight and cardio equipment. Access to the Centre is FREE provided you show your 2014 OU, OPSA, OLC I.D. card, or a Unipol Recreation Centre membership card, at reception. Otherwise casual fees apply. CONTACT DETAILS University Plaza Building One 130 Anzac Ave Dunedin Ph: 03-479-5888 [email protected] www.otago.ac.nz/recreation Get A Taste - Recreation 3 home to the Otago University Squash OTHER FACILITIES Racquets Club (see pg 67), one of the OUSA RECREATION CENTRE AND UNIPOL RECREATION CENTRE courts is reserved for casual bookings. Contact: OUSA Recreation Centre OUSA AQUATIC CENTRE FACILITIES Ph: 479-5960 OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Otago University Squash Racquets Club: www.facebook.com/unisquash The OUSA Aquatic Centre is located at 65 Magnet Street, Boat Harbour Reserve, and is home to the Otago University Rowing Club Inc. (see pg 65). The Centre features first-class indoor training amenities and change rooms. Kayak storage is available for hire. Contact: Glen Sinclair Ph: 027-476-9377or 477-1060 Email: [email protected] for info OUSA Squash Courts Otago University Rowing Club: www.ourc.org.nz OUSA YACHT CLUB BUILDING OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Both the Otago University Yacht Club and the OUSA Kayak Racing Club (see pg 64), are based at the OUSA Boatshed, 35 Magnet Street, Boat Harbour Reserve. The building also has yacht and windsurf storage lockers that can be hired. OUSA Aquatic Centre Contact: Warren McNoe Ph: 479-8137 Email: [email protected] OUSA SQUASH COURTS OUSA RECREATION CENTRE OUSA Kayak Racing Club: www.krc.ousa.org.nz The OUSA Squash Courts are tucked behind School of Physical Education, Otago University Yacht Club: and the Otago Museum, with access Email: [email protected] from Union Street West. As well as being 4 Get A Taste - Recreation FACILITIES OUSA Boatshed SPORTS FIELDS UNIPOL RECREATION CENTRE Sports fields form an important outdoor ‘play’ space for students. Grounds such as Logan Park, North Ground and Opoho are used for the many social sport games organised by Unipol Recreation Centre through the Sport For Fun programme. Additionally, colleges, cultural and church groups use these grounds as well as the casual student user. See page 47 for the location of Logan Park, North Ground, Opoho and other green spaces. For any bookings regarding sports grounds please contact Unipol Recreation Centre at recreation@otago. ac.nz. Logan Park - outdoor space for casual recreation. Get A Taste - Recreation 5 FACILITIES 6 Get A Taste - Recreation ARTS, CRAFTS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Let those creative juices flow! Have you ever wanted to create artworks or pieces of kiwiana craft to decorate your flat or give away as gifts? Art and craft options are endless once you learn the skills – so have a go at something new! ART ON THE WILD SIDE OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Come and explore your expressive Starts: 16th July side in learning some of the more Days: Wednesday (6:00 – 8:30pm) unconventional approaches to art. Sessions: Five You will learn a variety of techniques Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre REC. ACTIVITIES to widen your repertoire and deepen your imagination. Beginner though to Starts: 3rd September advance experienced; all are welcome. Days: Wednesday (6.00pm – 8.30pm) So come along and take a journey to Sessions: Five your subconscious. Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre Starts: 22nd July Day: Tuesday (6.00pm – 7.30pm) Sessions: Four Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre BONE CARVING OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Design and produce your own piece of New Zealand culture. Produce something uniquely New Zealand to give to a friend or keep for yourself. This practical course in bone carving will cover bone preparation, choosing a design, making and finishing a carving, plaiting cord or using the pre made version and the cultural significance of bone carving. All equipment and tools are provided. Get A Taste - Recreation 7 CALLIGRAPHY OUSA RECREATION CENTRE In this course you will learn calligraphy, Starts: 4th September the technique of beautiful writing and Day: Thursday (6.00pm – 8.30pm) develop several styles of lettering. Once Sessions:One the basics are mastered you will create Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre contemporary works of art including calligraphic portraits, abstract letterform compositions etc. Starts: 21st July Day: Monday (7.15pm – 9.15pm) Sessions: Five REC. ACTIVITIES Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre CREATIVE WRITING FOR BEGINNERS OUSA RECREATION CENTRE This course is for anyone who is, or wants to be, writing creatively. It will explore ways to tap in to your reservoirs of stores, gain an understanding of the CERAMICS PAINTING basics of story structures, and hone your OUSA RECREATION CENTRE ability to craft believable characters, emotive settings and more.
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