Newsletter
December 2025
Dear all,
With the holiday season upon us, we thank you all for your support of the Mt Eden Village Centre this year.
Johnny Jungle is here with their fantastic Christmas Plant Market this Saturday 6 December from 9.00amto 2.00pm. Expect stacks of plants, Christmas trees, pots, gifts, and all the good stuff. Sort your gifting early, or come spoil yourself. See you here! Visit their Facebook page for more.
The last Mt Eden Village Craft Market of 2025 is here on Saturday 13 December from 9.30am to 3.00pm. The Market is an amazing NZ Handmade market with talented and passionate crafters you will enjoy meeting and admiring. A great place to purchase your Xmas presents, they also have a shopper incentive this month! Facebook for more information. Shop local and shop NZ Handmade to support our community.
George Villa and JosiahXVI bring their genre-blending artistry to Mount Eden for an intimate live show on Saturday 12 December at 8.00pm that highlights two distinct but deeply connected creative voices. Fresh off releases like Colours and Time Gon’ Trickle Down, George Villa and his live band will be bringing grooving guitar rhythms, rich bass lines and raw, soulful vocals with his signature DIY touch. Joining him is producer/rapper JosiahXVI, delivering a blend of mellow grooves and sharp introspective storytelling. This event is BYO and tickets are here.
The Auckland Somatic Dance Collective celebrate the end of 2025 on Friday 19 December and the start of 2026 on Friday 30 January both here at 6.45pm. Somatic dance is a guided free form movement journey deep into the layers of the body, supported by a carefully curated soundscape in a non judgemental space. Auckland Somatic Dance are a collective of certified somatic dance facilitators and DJ’s who regularly offer dances in Auckland. Follow them on Facebook here.
Highly regarded School Holiday Programme Side Quest is back with Hearts of Stone, an immersive D&D course that emphasises storytelling and critical thinking. Here from Monday 12 January to Friday 16 January 2026, there is no need for postholiday blues as Side Quest will have your adventurer looking forward to collaborative storytelling, character creation, monsters, mystery, and epic fun – designed especially for kids who love D&D, fantasy, and big adventures. Exciting details and to register interest is here.
Kadampa Meditation are here on Wednesday evenings for weekly Meditation Classes where a different aspect of meditation and Buddism is explained. The last class of 2025 is Wednesday 10 December and they restart in 2026 on Wednesday 21 January. Kadampa also have a half day course here on Saturday 31 January 2026. Please visit their website here for more information and updates.
The Office will close for the summer break on Friday 19 December 2025 at 12.00noon and reopen on Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 9.00am.
Support groups AA and NA continue through the December/January period. Alcoholics Anonymous meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10.00am in the Lounge, and Narcotics Anonymous meet every Friday from 12.15pm in the Hall.
On behalf of the Mt Eden Methodist Church Charitable Trust we wish you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful time with friends and family.
Ngā mihi/Best wishes
Sallyann Hingston & Ngaire Malpass
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Previous Newsletters
November 2025
Dear all, We have a busy November with quite a focus on the visual arts this month! The NZ Fellowship of Artists are here with an Art Exhibition and Sale of works in the Foyer. The Exhibition is open daily from Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November from 10.00am to...
October 2025
Dear all, October is arriving with sunshine and warmth in the forecast. Join us for events and classes and stay to enjoy the Mt Eden Village vibe! It's the International Day of Older Persons this Wednesday 1 October! Join Tracy and the Fall Prevention Team from...
September 2025
Dear all, We have something for everyone this September to celebrate the arrival of Spring! School holiday adventure is sorted with Side Quest taking over the Hall with The Stolen Serpent’s Eye from Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September. Your young adventurer...
August 2025
Dear all, As we head into Spring we have a busy August here at the Mt Eden Village Centre. One of the highlights of the Eden Arts Trust calendar is the annual Mt Eden Chamber Music Festival which celebrates 10 years across Friday 29 August to Sunday 31 August....
July 2025
Dear all, Read on for some of the events and classes we host this July at the Mt Eden Village Centre. Highly regarded Levansa Piano Trio is our concert of the month on Tuesday 29 July at 7.30pm! The Trio are Sarah Watkins and Andrew Beer who reunite with...
June 2025
Dear all, Pop in for photography and music this June to ward off the winter blues, and stay for other events and classes. IMAgEN8 are back for the Auckland Festival of Photography here in the Foyer from Monday 2 June to Friday 13 June. Opening hours are Monday to...
May 2025
Dear all, Welcome to our new subscribers from last months Little Day Out event here at the Mt Eden Village Centre. Read on for what’s on in May. Join us on Friday 16 May at 8.00pm as VillageMusic brings The DeSotos back to the old hall after a good ten years for their...
April 2025
Dear all, Join us at the Mt Eden Village Centre for a busy April of events and classes! VillageMusic is back tomorrow Friday 4 April at 8.00pm for their 17th winter series of soirées and for their first show of 2025. They welcome back three favourite “virtuosi" to the...
March 2025
Dear all, We have a busy March here at the Mt Eden Village Centre. Join us for events and classes, and spend time in the Village cafes and shops for a lovely Autumn day out. The Repair Cafe is here this Sunday 2 March from 1.00pm to 4.00pm (last item at 3.30pm)....
February 2025
Dear all, Happy New Year wishes from us at the Mt Eden Village Centre. We look forward to welcoming you back this February for events and classes! We have the Auckland Somatic Dance Collective here tonight 31 January and Friday 21 February at 6.45pm. Start your new...