The Rock presents Jon Toogood at GBI Sports & Social Club
2024-11-09 | Claris Sports Club, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

The Winter Resilience Crop Garden - Grow Food Aotea
2024-11-10 09:00 - 12:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand

Aotea Bird Count
2024-11-15

Driver & Vehicle Licensing
2024-11-15 11:30 - 15:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Auckland Council Service Centre

Metal Germination by Adam White
2024-11-15 16:00 - 2024-12-03 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
Welcome to the art exhibition by Adam White.
Through his talented hands Adam creates sculpture and form based from experiences learned from travel around the UK. Bringing home to Aotearoa/ Aotea his sense of wonder.
November 15th – 3 December
Opening 15th Nov 4-6pm

Art Exhibition ‘ Tau’ by Aria Whaanga
2024-11-15 16:00 - 2024-12-03 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
Tau (meaning year) by Aria Whaanga.
Works created/finished over the past year, predominantly on recycled or refurbished canvas. (Linen curtains and tent canvas sorted locally).
A mixed bag of subject and medium but more importantly what Aria finds happiness from making.
Opening 15 Nov 4-6pm
At Aotea Arts & History Village – Claris
November 15 – 3 December

What's that bird?
2024-11-16 09:30 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | OME Eco-hub

Devonshire Teas at St Johns Church
2024-11-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-11-23 10:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Johns Oppshop, 558 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Fundraiser with Oppshop & Car Boot Sales – Every Saturday through mid Nov to mid Dec.

Native Seaweed workshop
2024-11-17 10:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Native Seaweed Workshop with Wendy Nelson | 10am-2pm
Email: ecologyvisiongbi@gmail.com to sign up

Gentle Yoga
2024-11-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-25 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Island Screens GBI Movie Club 18/11/24
2024-11-18 17:00 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Barrier Social Club
SPECIAL EVENT ***ISLAND SCREENS** Maurice & I
Monday 18 November 7.15pm @ Barrier Social Club
We will be joined in person by Jane Mahoney the co-producer & co-director of this unique kiwi doco.
Entry is $10 on the door. Fab food from 5.30pm. All welcome !
Having lost almost their entire life’s work in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, there iconic NZ architects fight to save their finest building from demolition. The film includes rare archival footage & exclusive interviews. ….and reflects on the enduring importance of architecture in shaping and enriching communal life.

Local Board Extraordinary Business Meeting
2024-11-19 15:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Local Board Office

Yoga for Presence
2024-11-19 17:30 - 18:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Yoga
2024-11-19 17:30 - 18:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Okiwi School

Somatic Movement & Mantra Meditation with Eunate
2024-11-21 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-28 13:30 - 14:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

Hatha Yoga
2024-11-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-29 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Glenfern Sanctuary, Glenfern Road, Port Fitzroy, Auckland, 0963, New Zealand

Everybody's Market
2024-11-23 10:00 - 13:30 (Africa/Abidjan) | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Everybody’s Market
2024-11-23 10:00 - 13:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
23 November Everybody’s market. 10am – 1.30pm
Either bring a stall or be our guest.
At the village of Aotea Arts & History Village.
2 min walk from Claris airport
Great vibes, great things & even more greater to have you ☀️🎶🥰
All stall enquiries to Kylie please manager@aoteaahv.nz

"Wildly Beautiful" - Elise Bishop Ceramics - Open studio
2024-11-23 10:00 - 2024-11-24 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Elise Bishop Ceramics Studio, 111, Hector Sanderson Road, Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Wildly beautiful

My studio is tiny and easily accessible if you are already on Aotea and a worthwhile visit according to those who have visited before For the past few years I have been exploring the potential of truly local materials and inspirations in this beautiful unique place that I live. Expect strange and interesting treasures that never make it into retail spaces, a range of work from many years of practice, and stories from the layers of the mountain and the ocean.
If you know when you would like to come, let me know via text or email and I will make you especially welcome.

Open 10am-4pm on both days.

Glenfern Sanctuary Sunday Summer Series with Rodney Ngawaka
2024-11-24 10:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Glenfern Sanctuary, Glenfern Road, Port Fitzroy, Auckland, 0963, New Zealand
Come, be inspired and view the environment through the lens of local mana whenua. Please bring a picnic, coffee and teas will be provided.

Island Screens - The Convert
2024-11-25 19:00 - 21:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Barrier Social Club

Local board Ordinary Business Meeting
2024-11-26 13:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Claris Conference Centre

Six Inches of Soil - Film Screening - Ōkiwi kura
2024-11-26 19:15 - 21:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Okiwi School

Garden Tour Feast & Auction
2024-11-29 18:00 - 20:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Sunset Waterfront Lodge

Guided Stargazing Experience with Good Heavens
2024-11-29 21:30 - 23:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Medlands Beach, Oruawharo Bay, 0991, New Zealand
Aotea Great Barrier Island is a Dark Sky Sanctuary. This means that our island is protected from the harmful effects of light pollution, forever. Aotea’s skies are exceptionally clear and dark. Without the impact of artificial light, 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?
Experiences are scheduled 2-4 times a week, generally on Tuesdays/Fridays and Sundays, but may be brought forward or postponed if the weather dictates this. Just book in on your preferred date, your first night on the island if possible, and note any additional dates in the comments. The Good Heavens Team is looking forward to taking you stargazing!

Spectacular by Nature - Garden Tour 2024
2024-11-30
In 2024, the Totara, Kauri, Rewa and Nikau Garden Tours will be on Saturday 30th of November.
Bookings have already opened on 1st May 2024.
This is a unique opportunity to view a variety of residential gardens on the Island. The guided tours will enable you to visit charming cottage gardens, to see spectacular coastal panoramas and experience the hidden native flora and birdlife. The ticket includes tour transportation, a scrumptious Morning Tea and a charming Devonshire Afternoon Tea.
The Garden Tour is a major fundraiser for the Great Barrier Island Community Health Trust, enabling it to purchase equipment for use on the Island. The event involves many 100’s of hours of community volunteer time and energy and the participant feedback has been outstanding. It has become a very popular event, national and international celebrities who have participated in the past tours, quote that it is ‘a must-do event’ for every keen adventurous gardener.
A previous special guest Russell Fransham comments,
“Thank you so much for persuading me to come over for the garden tour. I had the most wonderful weekend on the Barrier.. my first time on the island.
The gardens I saw were such a treat, all different and all very personal expressions of their creators’ lives. The passion, creativity and commitment were so inspiring. Its very clear that Great Barrier people know they are part of something very special. I came away feeling so welcomed into island life and so many of the people I met felt like old friends by the time I flew home.
I’m still on a high and I’ll be back for more.”
