Recreation in Dunedin Free and under $5 Contents Areas ................................................................................................................. 2 Map .................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword ......................................................................................................... 4 Life's a Beach ................................................................................................... 5 Sport and Exercise ......................................................................................... 7 Stadiums and Sports Centres .................................................................. 8 Volunteering .................................................................................................... 9 Finding out more .......................................................................................... 13 Eat Fresh and Grow Your Own ............................................................... 16 Dunedin Community Gardens .............................................................. 16 Where did you get that dress? ................................................................. 18 The Octagon Club ....................................................................................... 20 Central Dunedin .......................................................................................... 21 North .............................................................................................................. 29 Is there history under your doorstep? .................................................... 38 South & East .................................................................................................. 39 West ............................................................................................................... 47 Surrounding Districts .................................................................................. 53 The hand drawings are all by Doreen Michelle and design by Rob Tìgeir. The booklet was compiled and edited by Teresa Mulligan, Ellen Scarrow and Rob Tìgeir. The map on page 3 is from openstreetmap.org and is © OpenStreetMap contributors licensed under the open database license. Other images are credited or obtained from commons.wikimedia.org. Areas City centre, page 21 Centre City • City Rise • Dunedin North • Fernhill North, page 29 Balmacewen • Burkes • Dalmore • The Gardens • Glenleith Leith Valley • Liberton • Maia • Maori Hill • Mount Mera Normanby • North East Valley • Opoho • Pine Hill • Prospect Park Ravensbourne • St Leonards • Wakari •Woodhaugh South & East, page 39 Corstorphine • Forbury • Kensington • Kew, • Musselburgh Ocean Grove (Tomahawk) • St Clair • St Kilda • South Dunedin Sunshine • Tahuna • Tainui • Concord • Otago Harbour • Challis The Cove • Grants Braes • Highcliff Vauxhall • Waverley • Andersons Bay • Shiel Hill West, page 47 Abbotsford • Balaclava • Belleknowes • Bradford • Brockville Burnside • Caversham • Calton Hill • Concord • Glenross Green Island • Halfway Bush • Helensburgh • Kaikorai Kaikorai Valley • Kenmure • Littlebourne • Lookout Point • Maryhill Mornington • Roslyn Surrounding Districts, page 53 Sunnyvale • Evansdale • Fairfield • Mosgiel • Waldronville • Wingatui Ocean View • Brighton Macandrew Bay • Broad Bay • Company Bay • Portobello • Pukehiki • Harington Point • Otakou Aramoana • Port Chalmers • Careys Bay • Roseneath • Sawyers Bay • Waitati 2 Map North City West Centre South & East We use some symbols in the text, here’s what they mean: CSC Discount available for Community Services Card Holders Discount available for Gold Card Holders FREE Free activity Koha Koha requested Phone number Email address Web address Dunedin City Libraries Book Bus 3 Foreword This recreational booklet began life as an idea amongst the staff of the Mental Health Services of the Otago District Health Board. People with experience of mental illness often found discovering recreation of quality and meaning on a limited budget difficult. Signpost, a consumer run initiative that works with people experiencing mental health issues by way of advocacy, information, and community liaison work, took up the task of compiling this resource to be used as a stimulus to finding that recreation. While the confines of finding things for under five dollars was not easy, all involved in the project knew that with imagination and an appreciation of the free things life offers, quality experiences are possible. Now in its seventh edition copies may be found lying on coffee tables, in bookcases and drawers of people from all walks of life and it is still in demand. Thanks to Bendigo Trust, Community Trust of Otago and Dunedin Casino Charitable Trust for support in recognition of the project's worth to the wider community. For additional copies, contact Otago Mental Health Support Trust on the 3rd Floor, Queens Building, 109 Princes Street (03) 4772-598 [email protected] To all who choose to use our booklet, our best wishes in finding that something enjoyable to do without spending much. Otago Mental Health Support Trust 2014 PS We’ve tried our very best to make sure everything in here is correct at the time of printing but we can make mistakes and things change. Please check with the organisation concerned before making plans. 4 Life's a Beach One of the great things about life in Dunedin is that a beach is only ever a short hop away. Call Dunedin’s i-SITE visitor centre on 477 3300 for help finding the right bus. You can also car-pool – why not get a few friends together? It would only coast a few dollars each. St Kilda Beach Tunnel beach Lies to the East of St Clair Beach. 7.5km south-west of Dunedin Either walk along the sandy shore city centre or up along John Wilson Ocean The carpark is on the seaward Drive, which runs parallel to the end of Green Island Bush Road beach, up to Lawyers Head. off Blackhead Road or take the From here you can look out Corstorphine bus from the city across the Pacific Ocean, over centre to Stenhope Crescent at both St Kilda and Tomahawk the start of Blackhead Road, it’s a Beach, as well as Dunedin's short walk from there. Southern suburbs. St Clair Beach Sandfly Bay Just a 10 minute drive from the 15km east of central Dunedin, city centre accessed from Seal Point Road This is Dunedin's most popular or a walking track from beach, and is a renowned surfing Sandymount location. There are regular public transport services from the city. This is a sandy bay with large dunes is a popular site for Second Beach Hooker's Sea Lions. To get there from Dunedin, take the Highcliff To the west of St Clair Beach, Road and then Sealpoint Road to separated by a rocky outcrop. car parking at the end. The This beach is rocky rather than round hike to Sandfly Bay from sandy. This beach is accessible by here takes about an hour. getting a bus to St Clair, then walking from there. 5 Lawyers Head Victory Beach At the eastern end of Dunedin's On the coast of Otago Peninsula, St Kilda. 24km from the city centre. It is Named for the likeness of the northeast of the entrance to cliff face to the profile of a Papanui Inlet. Access to the lawyer in a traditional legal wig. It beach is via a narrow metalled reaches a height of 60m, and is road which links to Portobello on connected to the city by the the Otago Harbour coast and road John Wilson Ocean Drive. also, via further narrow roads with Highcliff Road which runs Aramoana Spit along the spine of the peninsula. A small coastal settlement, The longest beach on Otago 27km north of Dunedin city. Peninsula - it stretches for The settlement on a sand dune 3.5km. It’s backed by high sand spit at the mouth of the Otago dunes. Keep an eye out for Harbour, opposite the end of the yellow-eyed penguins and sea Otago Peninsula. Head through lions. Port Chalmers to get there. 6 Sport and Exercise Sport Otago produce leaflets and share information on all types of sports and exercise groups happening in Dunedin. You can contact them on 474 6350 or visit www.sportotago.co.nz to find out when and where things are happening and how you can join in. The more you move the fitter you’ll get. But it’s always wise to start gently. A few examples of gentle exercise groups and classes in Dunedin are Tai Chi, Aerobics, Gym, Sailing, Walking Groups, yoga and pilates. Prices vary but they are very affordable and some are free. Community Exercise Programme A gentle introduction to exercise aimed at getting you moving. Join others at Fraser Building on Hanover Street for a gold coin donation. 471 6168 [email protected] Bush Walks You can pick up leaflets with directions at Dunedin Public Library and DCC Visitors' Centre. Walking and Tramping Groups Sport Otago has many excellent pamphlets on local walks, tramps and walking groups. Visit them at 184 High Street, Dunedin 474 6350 www.sportotago.co.nz Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association 470 1337 www.osssa.org.nz Special Olympics Coaching The Regional Sports Development Office can arrange coaching and training in a range of sports for people 8 years and older with intellectual disabilities or special needs. Call 479 2126 for details. 7 Central STADIUMS AND SPORTS CENTRES Bowls Westpac Bowls Stadium, 38 Tahuna Road, Tainui Book in advance and find out costs by calling 456 1144. Take the Sheil Hill bus from the Octagon. Table tennis, basketball, netball and more Edgar Sports Centre, Corner Portsmouth Drive and Midland Street The centre is