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Active Canterbury is passionate about supporting local activity providers and seeing community programmes and initiatives thrive.
Unfortunately we are no longer able to provide the free courses, seminars and workshops we did previously. However we will continue to promote relevant training opportunities available in Canterbury!
The 2025 Autumn Active Canterbury Hui will be held on Friday 9th May. A date for the Spring Hui will be announced soon.
View a selection of videos of key presentations from past Active Canterbury workshops.
Get help to put your idea in action. Learn how to create a successful and accessible recreation opportunity for everyone in your community.
Explore functional movement from a completely new perspective in this workshop from Marietta Mehanni and Mark Davis on Saturday 18th February 2017.
Join this jam-packed one-day event from Exercise NZ designed to offer world-class education opportunities for exercise professionals and movement practitioners of all types.
This REPS registered course at SIT covers fitness fundamentals, mechanics of music, group communication and control, creating choreography, delivering a dynamic performance and much more.
Join this hui to learn and network with other local providers.
Take the first steps to becoming a registered practitioner for this powerful multi-sensory exercise method for the brain.
Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka has launched a study programme for health and physical activity practitioners who want to develop advanced knowledge and skills in promoting physical activity and mātauranga Māori.
Exercise as Medicine NZ (EAM) has online courses designed for exercise professionals wanting to upskill around long-term conditions and exercise.
My Group Move's online courses provide education so any instructor can be better at teaching group fitness classes.
Exercise as Medicine NZ offers online foundation courses for exercise professionals wanting to up-skill around long-term health conditions and exercise.
Exercise NZ runs EXNZ Academy and other professional development opportunities for members.
Find REPs approved Continuing Professionals Development (CPD) courses.
Skills Active provides training to teach, support and lead groups and individuals at any stage of their exercise journey.
EXULT facilitate a number of workshops for community groups covering topics such as fundraising, sponsorship, marketing, and managing volunteers.
Find out about the Stress Management Programme from Exercise NZ to provide exercise or fitness services to local workplaces.
Get information on becoming an Approved Strength and Balance Programme to help reduce the number of falls in our older population [PDF].