MENZSHED - Westport

MENZSHED is a registered charity that supports Men's Sheds, community groups for men. In these groups men can share their skills, have a laugh, and work on practical tasks (either personal projects or as a group).  It is also a place where they can learn new skills.

Sheds often tackles projects that help the community.

MENZSHED aim to:

• Bring sheds together to enable them to establish relationships and collaborate where appropriate.
• Promote the concept to communities without sheds, and support groups as they go through the establishment phase – and this includes linking new groups with nearby established sheds and our team of regional representatives.
• Establish national sponsor relationships.  Sheds often initiate relationships at a local level too.
• Encourage sheds to act autonomously.  We encourage sheds to make their own decisions and rules but we have resources to assist.
• Operate at minimal cost to sheds.  Member sheds pay a $25.00 annual fee.
• Organise national conferences, which are currently on a two year cycle.
• Allow sheds to drive the organisation rather than the organisation driving the sheds.

Some sheds do allow for women members or women side groups, but their main focus is creating a community space for men.

There are two MENZSHEDS on the West Coast, one in Hokitika and one in Westport.

The MENZSHED in Westport Meets at 122 Peel Street,