Boaters Toastmasters

Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.

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Boaters Toastmasters is a friendly central Christchurch Toastmasters club where our members gain confidence in public speaking and leadership skills.

We are a hybrid online/in person club.
Visitors are welcome to attend any of our meetings.

What is Toastmasters?

Toastmasters is a non-profit organisation which provides a forum for you to improve your public speaking and leadership skills.

Our members come from all walks of life which offers participants a great opportunity for networking.

Boaters is part of Toastmasters International’s global network of over 14,000 clubs that meet in 150 countries around the world.

About Boaters

For over 20 years Boaters has offered our members a proven and enjoyable way to practice their communication skills to become better speakers and better listeners.

Our friendly, supportive club currently meets bright and early every Friday morning (excepting Public Holidays & over the summer break) at the Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Our meetings are non-political, non-religious, and open to anyone 18 years or older.

Come for a visit!

We welcome anyone who is interested in improving their speaking and/or leadership skills to visit a meeting and see what Toastmasters is all about.

Attending our club as a guest is free. There’s no pressure on you to speak, you are most welcome to come simply observe if you wish. ​

View our meeting dates page to see when our next meeting is, contact us if you’d like to know more, or just come on in!

Where we meet

We currently meet in the Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Christchurch.

Upcoming meetings

Guests are more than welcome to join us!

If you’re coming along for a visit, please aim to arrive 10-15 minutes early as meetings start promptly at 7am.

Recent club News

2025 & beyond – what’s your vision?
November 25, 2024
Celebrating 100 years of Toastmasters
October 19, 2024
Tropical Island Escape – Which one is your favorite?
August 6, 2024

What people say about our club

I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who  is motivating and supporting me during the last  meeting. Such a nice and wonderful motivational  environment with a very high energy.
Joji ThomasMember, joined Jan 2021