Ōtautahi Transgender Collective

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We are back again for this month's trans social meet!

This month of September we are going to be having various hot drinks to enjoy while having a chat. Feel free to bring your favourite to share, or just enjoy what's already there.

All ages and all stages of transition are welcome!
Under 16s must be accompanied.
Cisgender +1s are welcome but it is your responsibility to make sure they're friendly!
Please remember that this is an alcohol-free, non smoking event.

About Us

Who are we?

A free to attend social, networking and support group for the greater Ōtautahi transgender community.

We meet monthly at the Christchurch Workers Educational Association building, 59 Gloucester St from 7-10pm. A given meetup will typically have some kind of activity, icebreaker or other focal point, mixed with time to mingle, chat and eat snacks. All meetups are free, though donations towards venue hire are always welcome. We are working towards registered charity status, but this hasn't happened yet so for now, ice cream koha box it is.

Who can come?

We are for everyone over the age of 13 who identifies in any way that falls under the transgender umbrella. In addition, cisgender people accompanying a transgender person, such as a parent, partner or supportive friend, are welcome. People who are questioning whether or not they are transgender are welcome as well, or can get in touch outside of meetups with any questions they may have.

What do I need to do/bring?

Yourself. We're pretty casual, no need to worry about dress code or anything. Contributing some of your favourite snacks to share or some money to cover venue hire is always welcome, but not required. You're welcome to bring dinner with you and eat it without sharing as well, just be sure to tidy up your rubbish.

What is the venue like?

The CWEA is a hall, with a small kitchen and gender neutral bathrooms, as well as two smaller rooms we are not currently hiring and thus will not have access to. The building is fully wheelchair accessable. Parking is limited to mobility parking, but there is a parking building across the road. It is a shortish walk from the bus exchange. No alcohol or smoking is permitted on site. Rubbish has to be taken away at the end, so please be considerate of this.

When do you meet?

On the last week of the month. Currently for 2026 we have bookings for Thursday the 28th of May, Friday the 26th of June, Thursday the 30th of July, Friday the 27th of August & Monday the 28th of September. This is not the same day of the week each time, bad for consistency but harder to reliably clash with.

Previous Events

27th of August, 2026

Board game night! We had a massive collective of crowd-sourced board games to chat over.

30th of July, 2026

We had a pot-luck with a highly excessive amount of desserts. 🙂

26th of June, 2026

This month we had a craft night! People were encouraged to bring a craft or project they've been working on.

28th of May, 2026

This meetup our ice-breaker activity was friendship-speed-dating! It's like regular speed dating but purely platonic.

24th of April, 2026

No major theme for this one, just a fun time over some hot drinks and snacks.

28th of March, 2026

Our first meetup! To kickoff good and proper we had a 6 hour event, featuring a massive dinner and dessert pot-luck.

Get in touch!

You can email us at otautahitranscollective@protonmail.com or message us on facebook.

We are working on getting a group chat running in Matrix, but this is not done yet. (We are not using discord due to privacy concerns with their recent updates.)