Aotea Great Barrier Island

@BSC421 Garden Bar Music
2021-01-10 14:00 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Barrier Social Club
Join us for music from a few of the island’s musicians as you relax in the garden bar.
Open from 2pm.
Kitchen open from 3pm.
Entry free.

Aotea Brewing Sunday Sessions
2021-01-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Aotea Brewing – The Village, 50A Mason Road, 0991, New Zealand
Aotea Brewing craft beer and wine on the bar, food and live music every Sunday in January at the brewery, located near Medland’s beach along Masons Road.

Cocktail Party at the Barrier Social Club
2021-01-09 18:00 - 2021-01-10 00:00 | Barrier Social Club
Come down to the Barrier Social Club in Tryphena on the 9th of January for some cocktail party fun!
Formal dress although men just a collared shirt is fine, ladies Cocktail dresses are normally of the short variety, you can get those tanned pins out for the night!

The FLAMING MUDCATS are coming back to entertain us again! For those who missed this years ball its your chance to catch this AMAZING band, they rocked the place!!

Fundraising for the Barrier Social club to complete the playground for the kids.

Of course no Cocktail party would be complete without cocktails right!!
Espresso Martini’s and Medland Mules will be on the list yum yum yum!

New Years Market Day St Johns Goodwill Oppshop
2021-01-09 10:00 - 14:00 | St Johns Oppshop, 558 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Start the New Year in a fresh and festive way. Market day at St Johns Goodwill Oppshop near Medlands Beach.
Host your own stall of crafts and wares or support locals by finding goodies for yourself and loved ones.

Stall enquiries,contact Cait Devey 021 2226 410 or caitdevey@gmail.com

Same day as the Medlands Beach Sandcastle Competition!

Medlands Beach Sandcastle Competition
2021-01-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Medlands Beach, Oruawharo Bay, 0991, New Zealand
Bring your family, hats, sunscreen, water and snacks for the annual Sandcastle competition on Medlands beach.
If you have any trophies from last year- please bring them with you!
This event is hosted by Oruawharo Medlands Ecovision – Awesome prizes including major prize kindly donated by Auckland Council & Hooked on Barrier, with entry by koha which goes towards planting days.
Registration from 8.30am.

High Rotation
2021-01-02 18:00 - 2021-01-03 01:00 | Claris Sports Club, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Have you bought yourself some new glad rags and dancing shoes but have nowhere to go to show off your slick moves?

Well, we have the solution for you right here!

Fundraising for our local radio station Aotea FM, with a great local DJ line up!
Aotea FM & The Claris Sports & Social club presents – High Rotation.
Featuring: NESKI, SOURCE, Simon Fougere, Joe Revell, William Park, Herbaceous, ADZ, GUILIO.
$10 Entry
No BYO

CANCELLED Aotea Family Support Group Annual New Years Picnic
2021-01-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Claris Sports Club, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions and too much uncertainty AFSG have decided to cancel this event. When things are more clear, keep an eye out for small spin-off events like market days.
Kia kaha

Come enjoy a family fun day at the annual New Years picnic, to raise funds for our local family support group!
Featuring:
Live music by Celtic Connection & Phil Santiago
Food hall in conference centre
Local art/craft/artisan goods stalls
Games, waterslide, face painting, clown, spot prizes, raffles
Live Auction
Historical exhibit and more!!!

New Years Eve at Barrier Social Club
2020-12-31 16:00 - 2021-01-01 01:00 | Barrier Social Club
New Years Eve 2021 will be an evening for members and guests to enjoy an evening of music.
70’s rock music.
Kitchen open from 6pm.
Numbers will be limited,and members will be prioritized, so get in quick to avoid disappointment!
A Koha of $5 and up on the door would be greatly appreciated to cover the cost of the evening.

Carol service
2020-12-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Medlands Beach, Oruawharo Bay, 0991, New Zealand
St John’s Church annual Carol service.

Maha Taonga o Aotea
2020-12-13 15:00 - 18:00 | Okiwi DOC Office, 1501 Aotea Road
Do you see whales and Dolphins around Aotea?
Ever wondered what species you are seeing and what they are doing?

Learn more about the amazing marine mammals found around our shores and how you can be involved in an exciting new Citizen Science project to monitor marine mammals around Aotea.

There will be a whale and dolphin themed kids craft corner, including how to make an origami whale!

Destination Great Barrier Island AGM
2020-12-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Claris Conference Centre
Destination Great Barrier Island AGM
Save the date!
Tea, Coffee & a Light Lunch
With all the normal AGM agenda items, plus an
update on destination management, hearing
from stakeholders, introducing new
visitor information resources and a chance to
discuss challenges and projects for the coming
year.
See you there.

Santa Parade & Christmas Market
2020-12-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Claris Sports Club, 19 Whangaparapara Road, Claris, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Come and enjoy the annual Santa Parade & Christmas Market Day at the Claris Sports Club. Check out the amazing floats, gaze in awe at Santa as he cruises by on some weird contraption or another.
Local Produce & Products, Sausage Sizzles, Live Entertainment, Water Slide, Lolly Scramble & other activities for the kids to enjoy. Always a fun day for the whole family. See you there!

Sealink Food Drive - Giving back to Aotea/Great Barrier and Waiheke Island communities
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-31 | Sealink Ferry
This year, SeaLink will be running a food drive right through December at all our terminals and onboard all vehicle and passenger ferries!
We’re collecting non-perishable food and toiletries to help support the communities on Waiheke and Great Barrier Island this Christmas and New Year. Just pop any donation you have, big or small, into the Hamer St, Half Moon Bay, Kennedy Point terminals or onboard the ferries (including our Clippers).
All donations will be split between the Waiheke Budgeting Services Trust on Waiheke Island and the St John Community Church on Great Barrier Island.
It’s been quite a year so we hope, with your help, we can end 2020 with some positive community cheer!

Rose Day
2020-11-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Stonewall Village Markets, Pah Beach
Our annual showcase of the islands talented rose growers!
Prizes given for the best roses in various categories

Stonewall Village Markets
2020-10-24 09:00 - 12:00
Hosted at Stonewall, every Saturday morning. A small market for local producers to sell their goods.
Stonewall village is located right by Pa Beach, pop to the beach, grab a coffee from Pa Beach cafe and see what’s available to buy from some of our island’s makers.

2020 No Barriers – Small Island, Big Ideas
2020-09-12 09:30 - 22:00 | Claris Conference Centre
This well loved event is now in it’s sixth year and it’s going to be a good one. After 2019’s deeply moving topic of death, organisers have decided to focus on LAUGHTER for this year’s event.
The event will be Moderated by Michele A’Court – renowned comedian, write, social commentator and mum. Winner of multiple awards for comedy. You may know her from… well, everywhere really – radio, television, theatre, clubs and pubs up and down the country.
Panelists:
Nick Holm: Senior Lecturer in media studies at Massey University. Nick will discuss the role humour plays in advertising, politics, popular culture and the media, and look at parody, satire, irony and comedy. Nick’s twitter handle reads: “pursued a PhD in media and cultural studies. Caught it.” Make sure you catch him on September 12.
Alex Taylor: Senior Lecturer in psychology and leader of the Animal Minds Lab at Auckland University. Alex will answer one of the most pressing questions of the day – do animals laugh? Alex studies the minds of humans, dogs, kea and crows, using theoretical and experimental approaches to figure out if our furry friends see the funny side of life.
Barbara Plester: Senior Lecturer in Management and International Studies at Auckland University. Barbara is an expert on workplace humour. Can banter and a chortle at work improve performance? Barbara will also explore kindness and cruelty in laughter.
And no panel on laughter would be complete without a comedian. How do these guys go about making people laugh? What’s funny and what’s not? And what happens when it all goes wrong? Jeremy Elwood, award winning comedian, and regular panelist on TV3’s 7 Days and RNZ’s The Panel, will reveal all.
Program:
Break Outs & Panelists Passions at the Claris Club
9:30 am – 10:45am Barbara & Nick
11:15 am – 12 noon Alex
1pm- 2pm – Jeremy & Michele
Dinner with the experts
7pm – 10pm (Limited to 30 guests $65pp- Email gendiesr@hotmail.com for tickets)
The No Barriers team would like to thank Awana Rural Woman for being the event partner for the past five years, and welcome Destination Great Barrier Island as the new No Barriers umbrella organisation.
