ANZAC Midday Service
2021-04-25 12:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Tryphena Hall, 1 Medland Road, Great Barrier Island, 0991, New Zealand

The Great Fitzroy Raft Race & Bomb Competition
2021-04-26 | Port Fitzroy Reclamation
Heaps of categories and prizes
All ages welcome!
Rafts launched at 2.30pm
Racing starts at 3pm
Register your vessel & team with Casey 0212397051 prior to the 26th.

All contestants must wear lifejackets
All rafts and rubbish to be removed on the day
No boats or kayaks, rafts must be paddled
Please try to use recycled materials

Off the Grid Festival 2021
2021-05-07 00:00 - 2021-05-09 00:00
Off The Grid Festival 2021 is a weekend of inspiration, innovation and conversation around sustainable off grid living.

Off The Grid is an interactive festival event spanning over 3 days delivering a diverse, sustainable learning experience for visitors and locals of the island. We hope to see our attendees listening to talks, engaging in conversations and getting involved in workshops.

On Friday we will be joined by industry experts in energy, waste, transport, housing, water and food. As living off the grid living becomes more popular we want to explore what it might look like on Great Barrier Island 50 years from now and what fundamental changes are just around the corner.
Saturday provides a number of activities to be involved in. The Property Tour will showcase the diversity of living styles on the Island. From quirky bach set ups to award winning architecturally designed homes. Following the Property our will be an evening of good food, great company and some in-depth conversations of what life is really like ‘Off The Grid’. For those keen to carry on, there is also the option for booking a guided star gazing tour of the Island’s Dark Sky.
To wrap up the weekend, on Sunday we will get the creative juices flowing and discuss different aspects of off grid living. At the Field Day event at Claris Sports Club we will have a variety of Off Grid technologies on show as well workshops and presentations.

For more information and to book into any of the tour options, please refer to the Off the Grid website here!

Trading Post Monthly Market
2021-05-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-07-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-08-21 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-09-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
GBI Community Heritage and Arts Village hosts a monthly Traders Market on the third Saturday of each month from 10am-1pm. This is a lively little market where people can buy or trade excess produce, plants, crafts and bric-a-brac all while enjoying a fun and social atmosphere. An event to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike, the market is open to all stall holders by donation. To reserve a spot contact gallery.coordinator@aotea.org or turn up on the day and take pot-luck on where you set up.

Janene Hunsdale - Winging It
2021-05-17 10:00 - 2021-05-30 16:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
Art Exhibition

Open Exhibition - Black & White, Plus One
2021-05-31 10:00 - 2021-06-13 16:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Womans Workshop at Motairehe Marae
2021-06-04 17:00 - 2021-06-06 13:00 | Motairehe Marae, 10 Motairehe Road, Catherine Hill Bay, 0691, New Zealand
Joy, Power and Authenticity
How to live your life more powerfully through loving self and communicating with purpose
Our lives as wahine on the island can be hard, thankless and sometimes isolated. We invite you to take a weekend (or part of it) just for you – away from the day to day of your life. Come and learn, share strengthen and be strengthened by spending time with other Barrier women, remembering that none of us are at it alone, and most of all being inspired!
Friday – Dinner and Inspirational Speaker
Saturday – Workshops
Sunday – Time Out for Women
You could just choose to attend the talk on Friday night, or any of the Saturday workshops – as much or as little as you can. The workshops will be full on and interactive – lots of internal work for you to do in writing and small groups – but you definitely won’t just be sitting and listening all day! You could stay at the marae, or return home to your own bed. Sunday will be a really special time – nothing planned just time, space and a chance to work on your thoughts from Saturday, spend more intimate time with Shelly or just rest and get the quiet time we so desperately need in our busy lives. Childcare available.

The presenter Shelley Davies is a descendent of Ngatiwai whose grandparents Gordon and Rene Davies grew up at Kawa, where she has a home now. When she’s not on the island she’s running her business ShelleyDavies.com – Writing Joy & Badassery – where she trains government and corporates how to communicate more effectively through writing.

If you want questions or want the full three day programme contact:
Lynette 09 4290 790 or motairehemarae@xtra.co.nz
Kellie 0273565567 or kellie.cleave@aoteafamilysupport.co.nz
Register at www.motairehemarae.co.nz/registration.html

Ngā Whetū o Aotea - Matariki 2021
2021-07-02 15:00 - 2021-07-03 11:00 | Motairehe Marae, 10 Motairehe Road, Catherine Hill Bay, 0691, New Zealand
Ngā Whetū o Aotea 2021

There is only one place on Aotea where you have the opportunity of being welcomed onto a traditional Marae, receive an unforgettable pōwhiri (official Maori welcome) share a hāngi meal and climb a hill to stargaze over the ocean.

All the community are welcome to come and share food, stories and stargaze stay overnight do it again and then join the community for breakfast while you warm up by a fire and share the warmth of some great company and wonderful food.

Program:

Fri 2 July
4pm–5pm: Gather together
5pm–9pm: Community dinner at Orama
9pm–5am: Stay at Motairehe Marae or go home

Sat 3 July
5am–8.30am: Gather at Whangapoua for dawn ceremony and stargazing
8.30am–3pm: Art activities, rongoā, weaving hāngī baskets, planting, maramataka, Maha Taonga o Aotea, Tū Mai Taonga
3pm–5pm: Hangī dinner and waiata with the tamariki
5pm: Movie night

For more information visit the Motairehe Marae Facebook Page

Aotea or Great Barrier Island in Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the first dark sky sanctuaries and is the first island sanctuary in the world. Motairehe Marae has a Māori perspective on the dark sky sanctuary here on Aotea.
Matariki is the start of the New Year for Māori. Matariki is actually the name for a star cluster also known as the Pleiades, that rises in late June or early July. It literally translates in English to the ‘little eyes’. The 9 Matariki stars are called:
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Matariki
Pohutukawa
Tupu-a-nuku
Tupu-a-rangi
Ururangi
Waipuna-a-rangi
Waiti
Waita
Chairman Darren Cleave carried out the first successful Ngā Whetū o Aotea Matariki event in 2019 with a newly developed star gazing platform, amazing telescopes and a wonderful community gathering. We are ready for 2021…come and join us!

Ladies Night - Mid-winter Christmas
2021-07-10 18:00 - 2021-07-11 23:30
Come along and enjoy a night out with the girls, music, dancing, interactive games, raffle, prizes, BYO drinks & shared nibbles, hall décor will be decorated in a christmas theme for the night, free tea & coffee, a Koha would be appreciated on entry to help with Hall costs.
Organiser
Deb Baker 027 611 5577

Winter Pruning and Training in the Orchard
2021-07-17 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday July 17 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch) $85

Hands on practical in a mature productive orchard

Why prune?
Fruit tree growing habits
Using tools effectively
Pruning and training young trees the first three years
Mistakes we have made
Pruning more mature trees

Refreshments and morning tea provided, please BYO lunch

Planting Fruit Trees
2021-07-31 09:30 - 13:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday 31 July 2021 9.30-1.30 (4 hrs inc lunch) (early finish for the ball!) $70

Getting your new fruit trees off to the best start possible

rootstocks and spacing
right tree, right place
pollinators to get fruit set!
prepping the best planting hole
using natural fertilisers, inoculants and compost
planting and heading back
mulching
to stake or not to stake
protecting from rabbits and birds

Refreshments and morning tea provided, please BYO lunch

Annual St Johns Fundraiser Great Gatsby Ball
2021-07-31 18:00 - 2021-08-01 01:00 | Barrier Social Club
St John fundraiser Great Gatsby Ball!
Barrier social club 31st July 6pm
Featuring the amazing award winning band White Chapel Jak
Tickets $55 – includes a drink token and nibbles
Tickets available soon.

Wharf to wharf: Join us for a training walk!
2021-08-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Forestry Track, Forest Road (Port FitzRoy - Whangaparapara), Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Sunday August 8th – Forestry Track entry to Whangaparapara (approx’ 14km)
Meet at 10am. Bring drink, snack and a smile!

Roots and Shoots!
2021-08-14 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday August 14 2021 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch)

A full on day of sowing, planting and eating super healthy Kai! $85

Growing Greens for Smoothies and Salads

Bed Prep Using Compost and Worm Poop for best greens!
Sowing, planting and growing spring greens: microgreens, snowpeas, sprouts, and wheatgrass, lettuce, cabbage and other leafy greens…plus meet a few edible weeds
The Importance of Greens in your Diet

Roots, Tubers and Onions for Minerals and Flavour

Bed Prep with Natural Ferts for best roots!
Onions and Shallots: planting, mulching, storing
Jerusalem Artichokes: harvesting, replanting, health benefits
Potatoes, Carrots, Beetroot, Radishes: tricks of the trade for successful direct sowing, best varieties

Make and eat a Green and Red Crunchy Lunch (GRunch?) and sip on a nutritious Smoothie!

Wharf to Wharf: Join us for a training walk!
2021-08-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Te Ahumata, Te Ahumata, Great Barrier Island, Auckland, 0991
Sunday August 15th – Te Ahumata/Whitecliffs (approx’ 5km)
Meet at 10am. Bring a drink, snack and a smile!

The Living Soil (and Why it Really, Really Matters)
2021-08-21 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday August 21 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch) $85

Yes it’s true – the answer does lie in the soil! Take time to look down!

So what is healthy soil?
Introduction to the Stars of the Unseen World
Why growing healthy soil is SO relevant to climate change
How healthy is your soil?

how to assess and monitor your soil’s health yourself

Creating a Dark Earth Sanctuary: introduction to feeding the soil

Refreshments and morning tea provided, please BYO lunch

Wharf to Wharf: Join us for a training walk!
2021-08-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Okupu Road, Okupu Great Barrier Island, Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Sunday August 22nd – Okupu Road to Medlands hill (approx’ 11km)
Meet at 10am. Bring a drink, snack and a smile!

The Magic of Herbs!
2021-08-28 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday August 28 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch) $85

A fragrant day!

Growing herbs from cutting, division and seed: from tarragon to thyme, verbena to Vietnamese mint
Planning and planting a herb garden
Seed Saving
Harvesting and Storing

Make, Drink and Eat herbal tea, coriander pesto, herb risotto, herbed yoghurt cheese, herb salad

Ladies Night - 50 Shades of Pink, Purple & Mauve
2021-08-28 18:00 - 23:30
Come along and enjoy a night out with the girls, music, dancing, interactive games, raffle, prizes, BYO drinks & shared nibbles, hall décor will be decorated in a 50 shades of Pink, purple and Mauve theme for the night, free tea & coffee, a Koha would be appreciated on entry to help with Hall costs.
Organiser
Deb Baker 027 611 5577

Wharf to wharf: Join us for a training walk!
2021-08-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Tryphena Hill, Medlands Road, Auckland, 0991, New Zealand
Sunday August 29th – Over Tryphena hill (approx’ 5km)
Meet at 10am. Bring a drink, snack and a smile!

Kids Exhibition - My Future Home
2021-08-30 10:00 - 2021-09-12 16:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

Creating Dark Earth Sanctuaries
2021-09-04 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday Sept 4 9.30-2.30 (5 hours including lunch) $85

A Day of Action in Service of the Earth!

Making Compost
Building Worm Farms
Mulch
Growing Green Manure

Refreshments and morning tea provided, please BYO lunch

Print Collective - Group Exhibition
2021-09-13 10:00 - 2021-09-26 16:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991

The Magic of Grafting
2021-09-19 09:30 - 12:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Sunday Sept 19 9.30-12.30 (3 hours) $70

The why’s and how’s of joining one variety of fruit tree to another

why graft
what goes with what
grafting techniques
graft a delicious apple tree to take home

Refreshments and morning tea provided

The Thriving Summer Garden
2021-09-25 09:30 - 14:30 | Okiwi Passion, 10 Mabey Road, Okiwi, 0991, New Zealand
Saturday Sept 25 9.30-2.30 (5 hours including lunch) $85

Growing the Generous Fruits and Roots of Summer

planning in space and time: (ie, trying to fit it all in and get non-stop food!)
sowing, growing, planting

cucs, zucs, pumpkins and melons
eggplants, tomatoes, chillis and capsicums
beans
kumara

pruning and training
water management
beneficial flowers for pest control
maximising health, minimising disease

Please bring a contribution for a shared lunch for the final of the winter-spring series!

POSTPONED Sarah Harrison - Solo Exhibition New date TBA
2021-10-04 10:00 - 2021-10-17 16:00 | Aotea Arts & History Village, 80 Hector Sanderson Road, Claris, 0991
