About The Torbay Friendship Club
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Here's our home base at the Torbay Community Hall.
35 Watea Road, Torbay.
Arrive early if you want a park near the front door.
If you arrive at our meeting time the car park is normally full so there's overflow parking on Watea Road, where there's no parking time limits.
About Us
About Us
The Torbay Friendship Club is a local social group of impending retirees and retired people, based in beautiful Torbay, Auckland. We are a welcoming community of active, friendly people who enjoy good company, shared interests, and staying socially connected. Whether you’re soon to retire or been retired for years and are looking for new friendships and fun activities, our club offers a relaxed and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome.
Where and When We Meet
We hold our monthly meetings at the:
Torbay Community Hall
35 Watea Road, Torbay
Auckland 0630
Meetings take place on the second Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM.
Our gatherings include guest speakers, morning tea, club news, and plenty of friendly conversation. Members also enjoy a variety of regular activities throughout the month, including:
☕Coffee mornings at local cafés
🔡🔡Scrabble
♠️Rummikub
🀄Mahjong group
✂️Craft sessions
🚌Excursions to interesting places around Auckland
Our aim is simple: to bring people together in friendship. We believe that staying socially and mentally active is an important part of well-being—and that it’s never too late to make new connections.
The Torbay Friendship Club is proudly affiliated with Friendship New Zealand Incorporated (FNZI), a national organisation that supports friendship clubs throughout the country.
Monthly Meetings
Our typical meetings go from ⏲️ 10.00 am until approximately 12.00 midday.
We have a projector and screen 🖵 for slide show presentations. As well as microphones 🎤and a sound system to amplify the audio to the back of the hall. 🔉
A meeting usually includes:
🗣️One or two speakers with a tea break in the middle when☕ free coffee, tea and tap water are available. With a table of tempting snacks 🍪 to recharge your energy. While you have an opportunity to meet new and existing friends for a chat.👥
🪙 Bring some gold coins if you want a chance to win a modest door prize in our raffle that’s near the hall entrance when you arrive. 🎁
Note - Prospective members may attend only two meetings unless otherwise approved by the President. Then we like you make a decision to join us so we can remain financially viable. The Membership Coordinator is usually the first person you’ll meet when entering the hall at the greeting table.
Whether you’re interested in attending a meeting, joining an activity, or just curious about what we do, we’d love to meet you.
Come along to a meeting and see what we’re all about - you’ll be warmly welcomed!
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