Everyone loves a birthday celebration and Risingholme Community Centre (Risingholme Learning) is celebrating its 80th with a suite of events across the year to mark the special occasion. Risingholme’s beautiful historic premises built in 1864, are located in Opawa, Ōtautahi. Following decades as a private residence to a number of prominent local families, in 1943 the homestead was purchased and gifted to the people of Christchurch by philanthropist J. R.

Crows Feet Dance Collective is the brainchild of Jan Bolwell who is the director and main choreographer of this unique dance company. Founded in 1999, Crows Feet has grown from a small group of four dancers in Wellington city to four groups with more than 40 dancers based in Wellington, the Kapiti Coast, Lower Hutt and Palmerston North.