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HomeNewsWhat’s On: June

What’s On: June

Times Team
By Times Team
June 9, 2025
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The Reformed Church of Pukekohe holds a free soup night every fortnight. Photo supplied Keesha’s Kitchen on Unsplash

What’s On is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. Send notices of less than 50 words to editor@franklintimes.co.nz with the subject ‘What’s On’. Due to space restrictions there is no guarantee your notice will run.

Papakura U3A

Do you want to keep your mind active? Papakura U3A meets for friendship, socialising and
stimulating speakers on the third Tuesday of each month at 10am at the St John’s Hall, Ray
Small Drive, Papakura. All welcome.

Franklin’s Got Talent

A multi-art form competition open to all ages 10 years and over. You can be an individual act, a small group, or a larger group – entry is open to everyone with talent. Entries are open until July 31, with the showcase held at Buckland Hall on Saturday, September 6.

More info: www.bucklandhall.nz.

Franklin Combined Probus Club

Are you retired or semi-retired? We welcome you to come along for some ‘fun’ and ‘friendship’ initially as a guest to see what we are about or join in on your first visit. We meet on the fourth Monday of each month at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club at 10am to listen to a guest speaker, learn of planned outings, and chat over morning tea.

Enquiries Jake Jacobsen (09) 238 8930 or www.probusfranklincombined.org.nz.

Papakura Men’s Probus Club

Join like-minded retirees, on the last Friday of every month at 10am to listen to guest speakers and hear about planned outings and activities. Chatting over tea/coffee and biscuits.

Meet at Papakura Club, 5 Croskery Road, Papakura. Enquiries call Pip 298 6811.

Tuakau Women’s Institute

We currently meet on the third Monday of the month at 4 Kimshee Way, Tuakau. Anyone
interested in joining, please call Loryn Tompsett first on 021 038 4011. We are a small group looking to grow and, if we expand, meeting times can be changed to accommodate.

Free soup nights

The Pukekohe Reformed Church soup nights are back. These are held fortnightly outside 2
Victoria Street, Pukekohe – there’s a sign out front. Soup to go! We’re all set up at 5pm until all soup is gone (usually by 6pm). Bread to take away to help with your lunches (subject to availability). All welcome.

The next soup evenings are on June 10 and 24.

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