Tai Chi with Viv
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-27 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Claris Conference Centre
Everyone Welcome. Koha.

Mulberry Grove School Art Auction
2025-04-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Barrier Social Club

International Dark Sky Week - Free Stargazing - See details
2025-04-21 00:00 - 2025-04-28 12:00 | Medlands Beach, Oruawharo Bay, 0991, New Zealand
Free community Stargazing at Medlands Beach. 23 April 2025 @ 6:30pm and 7pm. Please message Deb on 027 407 8037 for your 30 min slot.

Gentle Yoga
2025-04-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Iyengar Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-04-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Claris Conference Centre

Island Screens Movie NIght - 'The Mountain'
2025-04-21 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 Ordinary Business Meeting
2025-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Claris Conference Centre
Any enquiries to : AoteaGreatBarrierLocalBoard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Yoga at Okiwi Kura
2025-04-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Okiwi School

International Dark Sky Week Free Community Stargazing
2025-04-22 18:30 - 20:30
RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY 22ND APRIL.

Free community Stargazing at Medlands Beach. Please message Deb on 027 407 8037 for your 30 min slot.

Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-23 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-04-30 09:00 - 10:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Yoga with Linda Power
2025-04-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Claris Conference Centre

Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust AGM
2025-04-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Claris Conference Centre
contact.gbiet@gmail.com

Somatic Movement & Mantra Meditation with Eunate
2025-04-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Volunteer Morning at Medlands Community Garden
2025-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Medlands Community Garden

ANZAC Day Services
2025-04-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Motu Community Nursery Opening Celebration
2025-04-25 13:00 - 18:00 | Aotea Brewing – The Village, 50A Mason Road, 0991, New Zealand
MOTU COMMUNITY PLANT NURSERY OPENS IN MEDLANDS
Just in time for the planting season, in line with the much needed rain, we are really excited to announce that we have opened the new native plant nursery in Medlands at The Village on Mason Road – alongside Aotea Brewing, Aotea Roast, and Good Neighbors Food Truck.
This is our retail nursery site, where you can come check out all the eco-sourced natives we have available, chat to us about planting plans and projects, learn about Aotea’s native plants and just enjoy the atmosphere in the nursery.
Opening Party Celebration
Friday 25 April 1-6pm
Food, drinks, and of course plants will be available. Come celebrate the opening of the nursery, check it out and enjoy The Village.
Everyone is welcome and we’d love to see you there!
Weekly Nursery Opening Hours:
– Fridays 9:00am – 2:00pm
– Saturdays 8:30am – 12:00pm
(Closed Good Friday, Open Easter Sunday)
This project has been a big undertaking and we are super proud and excited about what we’ve accomplished so far, but we wouldn’t be here without all the support. Huge thanks in part for the funding and backing from the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board plus many gracious whānau & friends who have helped us get this nursery built. This really has been a group effort and we couldn’t have done it without these awesome, enthusiastic and caring people.
Many thanks to the rest of the team at The Village on Mason Road for being super helpful, supportive and excited about this collaboration.
Massive thanks to Malcolm MacRae, Morgan Munroe and Victor Greenfield who were endlessly helpful and totally crucial.
Ngā mihi nui e te whānau,
Alan Phelps & Bree Biederman
Contact us and find more information at:
Facebook: Motu Community Nursery
Email: MotuCommunityNursery@gmail.com
Web: Motucommunitynursery

Guided Stargazing Experience with Good Heavens
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.

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

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