Bonsai clubs in New Zealand
Joining a Bonsai club is greatly recommended to start and progress in the Bonsai hobby. Besides workshops most Bonsai clubs organize tours, contests and exhibitions; a great way to learn as much as you please about growing Bonsai.
Inside New Zealand about 20 Bonsai clubs and organizations were founded, most of them member of the New Zealand Bonsai Association (NZBA). Please contact us to submit missing/updated club information.
Bonsai clubs in New Zealand by region
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Bonsai clubs in New Zealand (Google maps link: Clubs in NZ)
North Island Bonsai clubs
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North Shore Bonsai Club
Contact: Errol McLintock, ph 64-9-426 1913
44 Gervin Rd, RD2, Silverdale
Auckland
lotusflower (at) clear.net.nz
Meetings: 2nd Sunday of each month, 10am - 2pm
Auckland Bonsai Society
President: Louis Buckingham
office (at) bonsai.co.nz
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month (except January), 7:30pm
Auckland Horticultural Council, 990 Great North Road,
Western Springs, Auckland
http://sites.google.com/site/aucklandbonsaisoc/
Hamilton Bonsai Club
President: Peter Mudie
inquiries (at) hamiltonbonsai.co.nz
Meetings:
For Winter (May to September) meetings at 2pm, 2nd Sunday of each month
For Summer (October to April except January) meetings at 7:30pm, 2nd Wednesday of each month
Glenview Community Centre,corner Tomin Road and Glenview Terrace,
Hamilton
http://www.lrd.co.nz/hbc/
Matamata Bonsai
Contact: Graeme Hancock ph 64-7-888 8140, fax 64-7-888 5938
c/- Kaiamai Garden Centre
State Highway 27, Matamata
Bay of Plenty Bonsai Society
Contact: Gloria Smith
rob (at) bopis.co.nz
Meetings: 1st Sunday of each month, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Cliff Road Clubrooms, 45 Cliff Road, Tauranga
http://sites.google.com/site/bonsaibop/
Rotorua Bonsai Group
Contact: Jan Hansen ph 64-7 345 6339
p-jl (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: 2nd Sunday of each month, 2:00pm
St Chads Hall, Fenton Street
Rotorua
Eastern Bay of Plenty Bonsai Society
President: Colin Churchill ph 64-7-323 7650
colin_churchill (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: Flexible but usually the 1st Sunday of each month
Gisborne Bonsai club
Gisborne Bonsai Club on the East Coast is a very small and informal group who get together once a month for coffee and workshop.
108 Stafford Street , Gisbaorne.
Contact: Heather Deere ph 64-6-868 9519
tetia (at) slingshot.co.nz
Hawkes Bay Bonsai Society
President: Neil McCorkell
Secretary: Ian Sayer ph 64-6-843 4717
iansayer (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
Clive Community Church Hall, Napier
New Plymouth Bonsai Club
President: Glenys Jackson ph 64-6-753 9644
mrep (at) clear.net.nz
Meetings: Last Sunday of each month, 2:00pm
The Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 131 Vivian Street,
New Plymouth
http://www.newplymouthnz.com/print/Hobbies.htm
Wanganui Bonsai Buddies
President: Neil Gardner ph 64-6-327 7720
http://www.bonsainz.com/wanginquiry.html
Meetings: 2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00am
Workshop on 4th Saturday of each month, 10:00am
Held at members homes, contact the President for details
Wellington Bonsai Club
President: John Costello
Secretary: Marilyn Hannah
wnbonsaiclub (at) paradise.net.nz
P.O. Box 30-621, Lower Hutt 5040
Meetings: 1st Sunday of each month (except January), 1:00pm
Hutt Valley Tramping Club rooms, Birch Street Reserve, Waterloo, Lower Hutt
http://www.huttcity.com/bonsai
South Island Bonsai clubs
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Nelson Bonsai Club
President/Secretary: Nigel Sutton
nigel.sutton (at) ihug.co.nz
Meetings: 1st Monday of each month except Public Holidays, 7:30pm
Meetings held April to August, Stoke Hall, Stoke
September to March at Nikau Gardens, 411 Nayland Road
Nelson
All correspondence to: 11 Torlesse Street, Wakatu, Stoke, Nelson 7011
Blenheim Bonsai Kai
Contact: Dave Hunt ph 64-3-577 8679
bonsaitech (at) actrix.co.nz
7 Hale Street, Blenheim
Christchurch Bonsai Society
President: Wendy Gibb ph 64-3-981 8594
chchbonsai (at) yahoo.com
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
Cotswold Preschool, Colesbury Street, Bishopdale Christchurch
Avon Bonsai Society
President: Beverley Van ph 64-3-358 2591
Secretary: Alison McIntosh
alisonmc (at) clear.net.nz
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
Isleworth School Hall, Farrington Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch
http://www.avonbonsai.org.nz/
South Canterbury Bonsai Society
President: Jan Simmons, ph 64-3-688 2386
bakfarm (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of each month (February to November), 7:30pm,
Arts Centre, Gleniti Road, Timaru
Otago Bonsai Society
President: Brian Ellis ph 64-3-467 9629
gjletts (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm
Holy Cross Hall, corner Ajax & Richardson Streets, St Kilda, Dunedin
http://www.otagobonsai.co.nz/
Balclutha Bonsai Club
(No information)
Gore Bonsai Club
President: Lois Davidson, ph 64-3-208 6644
Secretary: Helen Whyte ph/fax 64-3-208 6793
r.hwhyte (at) xtra.co.nz
Meetings: 2nd Saturday of each month (February to November except May/June), 1:30pm
Phone for venue details
Source
www.bonsainz.com
Individual club pages