Kerala Cultural ClubAotearoa New Zealand

നമസ്കാരം · Kia ora · Welcome

Kerala, at home in Aotearoa.

ആഘോഷങ്ങൾ, കലകൾ, കൂട്ടായ്മ

A community of Malayali families across New Zealand, keeping our festivals, our language and our arts alive for the kids growing up here.

Today here

Spring · Kōanga

Today in Kerala's calendar

തുലാം 4, 1202

Thulam · Vrischikam begins 17 November

Our new website is being built by club volunteers. More is coming soon.

പരിപാടികൾ · What's on

One year, two calendars.

Onam lands at the tail end of our winter. Vishu comes with the autumn leaves. Here's where the Malayalam months sit against the seasons we actually live in.

  1. ചിങ്ങംChingamAug–SepOnamWe are here
  2. കന്നിKanniSep–OctWe are here
  3. തുലാംThulamOct–NovWe are here
  4. വൃശ്ചികംVrischikamNov–DecWe are here
  5. ധനുDhanuDec–JanChristmasWe are here
  6. മകരംMakaramJan–FebWe are here
  7. കുംഭംKumbhamFeb–MarWe are here
  8. മീനംMeenamMar–AprWe are here
  9. മേടംMedamApr–MayVishuWe are here
  10. ഇടവംEdavamMay–JunWe are here
  11. മിഥുനംMithunamJun–JulWe are here
  12. കർക്കടകംKarkidakamJul–AugWe are here
  • STEM[START DATE]

    Code Club: Scratch pilot

    Ages 8–12. Eight classes of 90 minutes, building one project to demo at the end.

    Register interest [REGISTRATION LINK]
  • Sports[DATE] 2027

    Kalikkalam 2027

    Our sports and family day, with events for every age. Venue: [VENUE].

    About Kalikkalam
  • Arts[DATE] 2027

    Kalamela 2027

    Our annual arts festival. Registration and chest numbers handled right here on the site.

    See past festivals

കഥകൾ · Stories from home

Coming soon

Voices worth keeping.

Short recordings from our elders. A recipe, a village memory, a song from school. Two minutes each, kept for the grandkids.

  • Onam in the village, sixty years ago[Elder's name] · [mm:ss]New this week
  • How amma made avial[Elder's name] · [mm:ss]
  • The school song we still remember[Elder's name] · [mm:ss]

All recordingsRecord a story with your parents

പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല് · Proverb of the week

പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലിൽ പതിരില്ല

pazhamchollil pathirilla

There is no chaff in a proverb.

Old sayings hold tested truth, like grain with no empty husks.

പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലിൽ പൊള്ളയായ ഒന്നുമില്ല.

തലമുറകളുടെ അനുഭവത്തിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായതാണ് പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകൾ; അവയിൽ സത്യമുണ്ട്.

Past proverbsSuggest one from your family

ഞങ്ങളുടെ പരിപാടികൾ · Our programmes

Coming soon

Something for every age, all year.

Each programme has its own page with dates, how to take part, results and photos from past years.

  • Arts

    Kalamelaകലാമേള

    Annual arts festival. Dance, music, recitation and more across every age group.

    Kalamela page
  • Sports

    Kalikkalamകളിക്കളം

    Sports and family day. Games and races for kids, parents and grandparents.

    Kalikkalam page
  • STEM

    Code Club

    Free, volunteer-run programming classes, from ScratchJr up to Python.

    Code Club page
  • Every programme

    All programmes

    Everything the club runs through the year, in one place.

    See all programmes