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CONTENTS Unipol Recreation Centre FACILITIES OUSA Recreation Centre .................................... 2 CONTENTS Unipol Recreation Centre ................................... 3 Other Facilities .................................................... 4 RECREATION ACTIVITIES Arts, Crafts and Creative Activities .................... 7 Technical Activities .............................................. 12 Food and Beverage Activities ............................. 15 Language Activities ............................................. 18 Musical Activities ................................................ 21 Dance Activities .................................................. 23 Exercise, Health and Sport Activities ................ 29 Fitness For Fun ................................................... 36 Group fitness classes Sport For Fun ....................................................... 40 Social sport on campus Trips For Fun ........................................................ 46 Day and weekend adventures around the Otago region EVENTS Events .................................................................. 55 Recreational events, competitions and tournaments AWARDS & GRANTS Blues & Golds Awards and Grants ..................... 58 CLUBS Sport Clubs .......................................................... 59 Societies .............................................................. 67 HIRE Gear For Fun ........................................................ 84 Recreation equipment for hire OTHER Other Contacts ................................................... 86 Useful contact information for other recreation providers around Dunedin INDEX ................................................................................... 88 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 The Centre will be closed over Easter/mid-semster break (Friday 18th April - Sunday 27th April) as well as Queen’s Birthday (Monday 2nd June). Reduced hours and closed at the weekend from Thursday 19th June - Sunday 6th July. 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, 19th February at 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, a sauna, a new gaming room, showers, pianos, guitars, ukuleles, a pool table, 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 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 www.unipol.co.nz Get A Taste - Recreation 3 OTHER FACILITIES OUSA AQUATIC CENTRE FACILITIES The OUSA Aquatic Centre is located Contact: OUSA Recreation Centre at 65 Magnet Street, Boat Harbour Ph: 479-5960 Reserve, and is home to the Otago Otago University Squash Racquets Club: University Rowing Club Inc. (see pg 64). www.facebook.com/unisquash 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 Otago University Rowing Club: www.ourc.org.nz OUSA Squash Courts OUSA BOATSHED Both the Otago University Yacht Club (see pg 66), and the OUSA Kayak Racing Club (see pg 62), are based at the OUSA Boatshed, 35 Magnet Street, Boat Harbour Reserve. The building also OUSA Aquatic Centre has yacht and windsurf storage lockers that can be hired. OUSA SQUASH COURTS Contact: Warren McNoe Ph: 479-8137 The OUSA Squash Courts are tucked Email: [email protected] behind School of Physical Education, and the Otago Museum, with access OUSA Kayak Racing Club: from Union Street West. As well as being www.krc.ousa.org.nz home to the Otago University Squash Racquets Club (see pg 65), one of the Otago University Yacht Club: courts is reserved for casual bookings. Email: [email protected] 4 Get A Taste - Recreation FACILITIES OUSA Boatshed SPORTS FIELDS 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 45 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 Come and check out the NEWLY RENOVATED OUSA RECREATION CENTRE! We’ve decked her out with new heating, décor, and rooms including a new gaming room! As always OUSA has your study and recreation needs covered! ousa.org.nz/recreation/ 84 Albany Street ph 479 5960 6 Get A Taste - Recreation ARTS, CRAFTS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 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 will cover bone preparation, choosing a side in learning some of the more design, making and finishing a carving, unconventional approaches to art. plaiting cord or using the pre made You will learn a variety of techniques version and the cultural significance of REC. ACTIVITIES to widen your repertoire and deepen bone carving. All equipment and tools your imagination. Beginner though to are provided. advance experienced; all are welcome. So come along and take a journey to Starts: 12th March your subconscious. Days: Wednesday (6.00pm – 8.30pm) Sessions: Five Starts: 6th March Day: Tuesday (6.00pm – 7.30pm) Starts: 30th April Sessions: Four Days: Wednesday (6.00pm – 8.30pm) Sessions: Five Starts: 1st May Day: Tuesday (6.00pm – 7.30pm) Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre Sessions: Four Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre CALLIGRAPHY OUSA RECREATION CENTRE BONE CARVING In this course you will learn calligraphy, OUSA RECREATION CENTRE the technique of beautiful writing and develop several styles of lettering. Once Design and produce your own piece the basics are mastered, the course will of New Zealand culture. Produce move further to apply these techniques something uniquely New Zealand to to creative contemporary works of art give to a friend or keep for yourself. including calligraphic portraits, abstract This practical course in bone carving letterform compositions etc. Get A Taste - Recreation 7 Starts: 11th March DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS Day: Tuesday (7.15pm – 9.15pm) OUSA RECREATION CENTRE Sessions: Five Sign Up: OUSA Recreation Centre This course is designed for artists of all levels, from beginner to those more experienced. Take this opportunity to CERAMICS PAINTING have some time out and experiment OUSA RECREATION CENTRE with new drawing techniques using both black and coloured pencil. This ceramics painting workshop is designed to introduce you to painting or Starts: 30th April stencilling, decorating your own coffee Day: Wednesday (5.00pm – 6.00pm)
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