Laughter Clubs around Aotearoa / New Zealand | Laughter Yoga

Here is a list of the Laughter Clubs we know about.

If you run a Club that is open to the public please notify us of the details and we will be very happy to list it.
If you cannot find a Club in your area, why not attend a Leader Training workshop and start your own?

NORTHLAND	Whangarei
NORTH AUCKLAND	Browns Bay	Glenfield
WEST AUCKLAND	Titirangi	Massey
CENTRAL AUCKLAND	Ponsonby
EAST AUCKLAND	Howick
SOUTH AUCKLAND	Pukekohe
WAIKATO REGION	Hamilton
BAY OF PLENTY	Tauranga
HAWKES BAY	Hastings
WELLINGTON REGION	Lynda's	Southern Coast
NELSON REGION	Motueka	Takaka	Victory
CANTERBURY REGION	Christchurch	Honalee's
OTAGO REGION	Dunedin	Wanaka

NORTHLAND

	Whangarei Laughter Club Mondays, 7:30 – 8:15pm. Koha. Web Site Happiness House, 22a Wolfe Street, Regent, Whangarei. Map link Email: sitabonita@live.com or info@happinesshouse.co.nz Phone: Sita on 022 049 5076 or Linda on 027 274 3598 for details. Please let us know when you are joining us so we can make sure there is room.

NORTH AUCKLAND


	Browns Bay Laughter Club Saturdays, 9:00 – 9:45am. Gold coin koha. East Coast Bays Community Centre, 2 Glen Road, Browns Bay. Map link Email: laughterbrownsbay@gmail.com Phone: Jayshree Nayee on 027 227 0041 or Louise Stevens on 027 475 3734 for details.


	Glenfield Laughter Club Tuesdays, 9:30 – 10:15am. Gold coin koha. Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall, Mayfield Centre, 5 Mayfield Road, Glenfield. Please bring a blanket or mat. Map link Email: laughterglenfield@gmail.com Phone: Louise Stevens on 0274 753 734 for details.

WEST AUCKLAND

Titirangi Laughter Club Every Sunday except the last one each month, 11:00 – 11:45am.
Titirangi Community House, 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Waitakere City.
Email: laughtertitirangi@gmail.com
Phone: Gustavo on 021 130 9236 or Gay on 021 0635 035 for details.


	Massey Laughter Club Tuesdays, 1:30 – 2:30pm. Gold coin koha. *Please Note: Classes are only run during school terms.* Massey Leisure Centre, Cnr Don Buck Road and Westgate Drive, Massey, West Auckland. Email: laughtermassey@gmail.com Phone: Louise Stevens on 0274 753 734 for details.

CENTRAL AUCKLAND

Ponsonby Laughter Club Saturdays, 10:00 – 10:45am. Gold coin koha.
The Pohutukawa Room at Youthline, 13 Maidstone Street, Ponsonby. Map link
Email: laughterponsonby@gmail.com
Phone: Gay on 021 0635 035, Bob on 021 646 280, or Catherine on 021 124 8288 for details.

EAST AUCKLAND

Howick Laughter Club
Saturdays, 10:00 – 11:00am. Gold coin koha. 31 Uxbridge Road, Howick. Map Link
Email: moonbeamsnz@yahoo.co.nz
Phone: Pauline 533 8485, Pat 576 7735, or Chandni 537 4936 for details.

SOUTH AUCKLAND


	Pukekohe Laughter Club Monday evenings, school terms only, 7:00 – 8:00pm. Enrol at the High School, Harris St, Pukekohe. Class fees apply. Map link Phone: Gustavo 021 130 9236 for details. Out of school term – sessions may be held at an alternative location and time. Contact Gustavo.

WAIKATO REGION

	Hamilton Laughter Club First Saturday each month, 10:15 – 11:00am. *HAMILTON LAUGHTER CLUB WILL BE BACK FROM SATURDAY, 6 JULY 2013. HURRAH!* At the Celebrating Age Centre, 30 Victoria St, Hamilton. Gold coin koha. Please bring a blanket or mat to lie on for relaxation. Email: Jean at LaughterHamilton@gmail.com for details.

BAY OF PLENTY

	Tauranga Laughter Club Mondays, 9:30am – 10:15am, at the Sound Shell on The Strand, Tauranga (if not wet/wild). Fridays, 9:15am – 10:00am, Te Whare Manawa on ‘Taniwha Street’ in the Historic Village, 17th Avenue west, Tauranga. Gold coin koha at both sessions. Email: hobdid@gmail.com Phone: Andria 021 022 55 898 or see www.laughteryogabop.webs.com for details.

HAWKES BAY

	Hastings Laughter Club Fridays, fortnightly during school terms, 9:30am – 10:45am. $10, includes preliminary Yoga practice. Body Fusion, 231 Warwick Rd, Hastings. Email: yogakirsten@clear.net.nz Phone: Kirsten 06 878 9776 for details.

WELLINGTON REGION

	Lynda’s Laughter Club First Wednesday each month, 7:30 – 8:30pm. Free! Emerald Glen Homestead, 5 Emerald Glen Road, Raumati. Email: nzwildwoman@gmail.com Phone: Lynda Andrews on 04 299 3066 or 021 02 555 705 for details.


	Southern Coast Laughter Club Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Gold coin entry. Breaker Bay Hall, 150 Breaker Bay Road, Seatoun, Wellington. *Club runs from 1 August 2012* Email: Laughterclub.s.c@live.com Phone: Christina on 021 204 5550 for details.

NELSON REGION

Motueka Laughter Club Fridays, 9:30 – 10:15am. Gold coin koha.
Arcadia Cafe, 265 High Street, Motueka. Please bring a yoga mat or towel and a willingness to smile.
Email: linda@arcadiaorganics.co.nz
Phone: Linda on 03 528 9891 or 021 188 5778 for details.



	Takaka Laughter Club Laughter on demand. Gold coin koha. Phone: Hera on 03 525 8771 for details.

	Victory Laughter Club Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30pm Victory Community Centre, Totara Street, Nelson. Gold coin koha. Email: gareth@victory.school.nz Phone: Gareth on 03 546 8389 for details.

CANTERBURY REGION

	Christchurch Laughter Club Sundays, 11:00 – 11:45am. Scottish Society Hall, cnr Edgeware Road and Caledonian Road, St Albans. $2 per person. Phone: Hannah Airey on 021 998 109 for details.


	Honalee’s Laughter Club First Friday of every month, 7:00 – 8:00pm. 9 Starwood Lane, Clifton Hill. $8 waged, $6 unwaged per person Phone: Honalee Hunter on 021 182 6167 for details.

OTAGO REGION

	Dunedin Laughter Club Wednesdays, 5:15 – 6:00pm. Room H601, Otago Polytechnic H-Block, Forth Street. All welcome, entry by donation. Email: laughingindunedin@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/dunedinlaughteryoga Phone: Hannah on 021 162 2298 for details.

	Wanalaugh Laughter Club Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:15pm. Faulkes Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street, Wanaka. Gold coin koha. Phone: Sarah on 022 068 5450 or Liz on 0274 334 520 for details.