Tabletop Tūranga - a free boardgame festival for Canterbury
Join friends old and new for a weekend of tabletop gaming at Christchurch's Central Library. All welcome, from seasoned gamers to those who are brand new to the hobby. Mathateca will be running the maths of Hex activity on Saturday 7th and the maths of Mancala on Sunday 8th, with round robin tournaments in the afternoons both days to test your skills.
🗓️ Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th June, 2025
📍Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square
Mathapoetica: Mathematical Poetry Workshop
Join us at the CWEA on Sunday 3rd August for an exciting three-hour workshop exploring the poetry of mathematics and the maths of poetry. All backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome, from maths-phobic poets to mathematicians who’ve never seen a sonnet!
Delivered in collaboration with the Canterbury Poets’ Collective.
Exercise Your Brain with Logic Puzzles!
Join us on Level 4 at Tūranga, Christchurch's Central Library on the last Sunday of every month from 3:00pm - 4:30pm for our free logic puzzle workshops delivered by New Zealand's top puzzle solver, James McGowan.
Whether you're new to logic puzzles or looking to sharpen your skills, come along to train your brain and have a good time!
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We're creating maths resources that you can use to have fun with mathematical concepts.
From paper crafts to figuring out strategy games and logic puzzles: click through to our downloads page to explore!
Mathateca is a movement based in Christchurch, New Zealand, which aims to create a public space dedicated to mathematics so that everyone has the opportunity to engage with maths recreationally.
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