Aotea Great Barrier Island

Guided Stargazing Experience with Good Heavens
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-02 19:30 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Medlands Beach, Oruawharo Bay, 0991, New Zealand
Aotea Great Barrier Island is a Dark Sky Sanctuary. This means that our skies are exceptionally clear and dark. The island is widely considered as one of the best places in the Southern Hemisphere to view the night sky. It’s the perfect place to embark on a stargazing adventure!
To get the most out of your time under the stars consider a stargazing experience with small local business Good Heavens. They provide guided stargazing experiences – on top of a sand dune. Here, the team provide moon chairs and blankets, so that you can lean back in comfort and wonder… Is there a better place to appreciate our place in the universe?
Picture yourself, nestled under a blanket while you gaze up and are whisked away on a journey through our solar system and beyond. Good Heavens’ guides are your celestial companions, treating you to captivating tales and mind-blowing facts about the night sky. They’ll share the enchanting stories our ancestors used to make sense of this wondrous world above. And they’ll even treat you to a hot chocolate, to still increase your stellar bliss.
There are experiences 2-4 times a week, so have a look at their website and see if they coincide with your island stay. If not, send them an email and they may be able to book in an experience for you, especially if you book long in advance or if you have a group of 4 or more. Also, book in for your first night on the island, so that you have a few nights up your sleeve in case the weather isn’t suitable for stargazing on your first night. Clear skies!

Bird Aversion Training
2025-04-26 09:00 - 15:00 | Various
No bookings required.

Bird Avoidance Training is taking place on Aotea on Saturday the 26 th of April in Okiwi, Okupu, Medlands and Tryphena.
Bird Avoidance Training can minimise the threat of dogs injuring or killing native birds. As a responsible dog owner, it is a key part of training your pooch and looking after our wildlife.
Nesting time might be over for many of our shorebirds, but there are still chicks around. Black petrel chicks fledge in April and May, and by July and August, our pāteke and bitterns will be starting to nest.
Like people, some dogs learn faster than others, and practice makes perfect. So, whether your dog is a young puppy coming along for the first time or an older pet that has been before, we encourage you to bring them along for a refresher. Bird species used are changed each season to make it relevant for the dogs. This makes it beneficial for bach owners and holiday makers that are visiting the island with their four-legged mates.
For information email Chris Giblin at blackdogconservation@gmail.com

Everybody's Market
2025-04-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Everybody's Market at the Art Gallery
2025-04-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Autumn Groove at Aotea Brewing - Moved to ANZAC
2025-04-26 12:00 - 18:00 | Aotea Brewing – The Village, 50A Mason Road, 0991, New Zealand
Let’s have one last crack before winter!
Come on down to our Autumn Groove at the brewery on ANZAC weekend Saturday arvo.
We are stoked to be bringing you five piece reggae/ska band Strangely Arousing
Proudly living an odyssey dreamed up in a forge of fiery hearts – these four young scallywags have been around the world and back since their formation in Rotorua in 2013. They moved to Auckland as a collective and promptly dropped out of University to tour full-time. Since then they’ve clocked multiple near sell-out circuits of NZ, a tour of South Korea/China, and Dubai. This journey has kept the boys together longer than many marriages.
And while the union of man and woman can bless us with the wonders of new life; six years of union (and blood, and sweat, and tears… and Jim Beam) between these trippy hippies has led to the genesis of a new wave of music inspired by New Zealand’s legendary hip-hop and reggae dub forefathers.
In an era where Fat Freddy’s Drop and Red Hot Chili Peppers are considered heritage artists and in a world where it’s ok to take the good bits from wherever you happen to find them, Strangely Arousing considers themselves “trans genre” and have dropped multiple bone-wiggling E.P.s if you want to find out what that means.
While they may be hard to describe they are easy to enjoy: Their Dub/Jazz/Reggae/everything-that’s-good influenced sound has taken them from the main stage of Rhythm and Vines to the exotic cityscapes of Dubai and Beijing.
This train has been chugging along for awhile now, and it’s not gonna stop anytime soon.

Alongside these awesome grooves we will be experimenting with some seasonal food and drinks created especially for the event which celebrate the new collaborations across our Mason Road hub of Aotea Brewing, Aotea Roast, Good Neighbours Foodtruck and Motu Community Plant Nursery.
As always kids are welcome if they are supervised by whanau.

Tai Chi with Viv
2025-04-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Claris Conference Centre
Everyone Welcome. Koha.

Iyengar Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Claris Conference Centre

Gentle Yoga
2025-04-28 10:00 - 11:30

Island Screens Movie Night - "The Critic"
2025-04-28 19:15 - 21:00 | Barrier Social Club
Come & enjoy a night out at Barrier Social Club
Monday is movie night
Entry is $10 / $15 cash on the door.
ALL WELCOME – SUPPORT LOCAL
Come early for yummy meals from 5.30pm
Posters on local noticeboards have the film details
Or follow us on FB: gbiislandscreens

Local Board Extraordinary Business Meeting
2025-04-29 11:30 - 15:00 | Local Board Office
aoteagreatbarrierlocal board@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Yoga at Okiwi Kura
2025-04-29 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Okiwi School

Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-05-07 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-05-14 09:00 - 10:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-30 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Claris Conference Centre

Somatic Movement & Mantra Meditation with Eunate
2025-05-01 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-05-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Jam night at the Currach
2025-05-01 18:00 - 23:30, 2025-05-08 13:30 - 14:30 | The Currach Irish Pub, 78 Blackwell Drive, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Volunteer Morning at Medlands Community Garden
2025-05-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Medlands Community Garden

Gentle Yoga
2025-05-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Island Screens Movie Night - "Eric Ravilious" Documentary
2025-05-05 19:15 - 21:00 | Barrier Social Club

Yoga with Linda
2025-05-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Claris Conference Centre
