Rakiura Calendar - 2026

Darning Workshop & Dahlia Swap
2023-06-04 14:00 - 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | The Snuggery, 9 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
*Edit postponed to 4th June
Come learn to darn your winter woolies from one of the volunteers teaching different darning styles.
Bring your own damaged or worn out pieces to learn darning repair techniques.
And/or bring in your dahlia tubers and swap with others to grow your summer garden.
This FREE event is thanks to Sanford 10c grant

SIRCET's 20th Birthday Party
2023-06-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Come and help the Stewart Island/Rakiura Community and Environment Trust (SIRCET) celebrate 20 years of community conservation on Rakiura/Stewart Island!
Nibbles and tea/coffee provided – BYO other drinks

Tai chi
2023-06-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-26 10:00 - 11:00 | RSA Pavilion, 7 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Tai chi every Monday and Thursday- relaxed pace and beginners welcome! Gold coin donation.

Kāmahi Yoga
2023-06-05 18:30, 2023-06-12 18:30, 2023-06-19 18:30 | St Andrews Anglican Church Hall, 10 Excelsior Road, Oban, 9818, New Zealand
Kāmahi Yoga has regular classes available on Mondays but we also offer kanohi ki te kanohi/ face to face one on ones for those who want to dive a little deeper into a practice that works for them and the holistic practice of all 8 limbs of Yoga
Monday/Manei – 6:30pm *
Classes held at the Old School Building – property shared with St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Excelsior Road
Includes all mats and props.
Casual class $15
* classes are limited to 10 persons so please check availability by text (+6421 512 218)

Oban Fire Brigade Training Night
2023-06-05 19:00, 2023-06-12 19:00, 2023-06-19 19:00 | Oban Fire Station, 6 Argyle Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Fire and Emergency NZ weekly training for the local brigade.
Come along to see what we’re up to and if you’re interested in volunteering.

Games Day
2023-06-07 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-14 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-21 10:00 - 15:00 | South Sea Hotel, 26 Elgin Terrace, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Wednesday Games Day
Come just for the morning/ afternoon/ or stay all day!
Whatever game takes your fancy- be it a favourite card game or board game or learn/teach something new- the idea is to have fun. “We’re not playing for a sheep station”
Find us in the lounge bar- all welcome!

Community Nursery – Plant & Plot
2023-06-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Traill Park Nursery, Golden Bay Rd, Stewart Island, New Zealand
Join us up at the community nursery as we propagate native plants, and have a chat. It is a great way to learn more about the plants of Rakiura.
Please bring your own gardening gloves, sturdy footwear, weather appropriate clothing, and a drink and snack.
EVERYONE WELCOME!

Stewart Island/Rakiura Community Board meeting
2023-06-08 09:45 | RSA Pavilion, 7 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand

Badminton!
2023-06-08 19:00, 2023-06-15 19:00, 2023-06-22 19:00 | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Thursday Badminton!
Gear provided.
$2 for non-members.
Come and have some fun!

Future Rakiura committee meeting
2023-06-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Southland
Monthly meeting of the Future Rakiura committee.
Meeting venue to be confirmed each month.

The history of whaling; a talk by Lindsay Alexander
2023-06-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Department of Conservation – Visitor Centre, 15 Main Road, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Bay of Islands whaling historian, Lindsay Alexander, will give an hour’s illustrated presentation. Find out about how the whalers of old went whaling in small open boats. Learn some Rakiura-related facts about Frank Bullen’s book Cruise of the Cachalot.
Free admission, all welcome.

Rakiura Toy Library session
2023-06-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Traill Park Building, 29 Golden Bay Road, Rakiura / Stewart Island, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Rakiura Toy Library is the community toy library for Rakiura residents and visiting families. Run by a small number of passionate individuals, determined to enrich our children with quality, sustainable toys at as low a cost to families and to the planet. The Toy Library aims to provide a good range of toys for children from birth to teens.
Each fortnight between approximately 10 and 11am, a session is hosted where you can come in with or without your kids to borrow and return toys. A small amount of children’s clothing is available to purchase for a small donation. We have a free seed library.
We are a volunteer run Toy Library. To find out more about joining our Toy Library volunteer team, have a chat with one of the team; Liz Cave, Alina Atkins, Carolin Loefller, Karin Lewis and Bridget Carter.
We hope you and your family enjoy the experience. This is your library and we need your ideas to make it work. Please tell us if you have any toy or other suggestions, queries or concerns.

Fabulous Fungi Community Exhibition
2023-06-19 - 2023-07-17 | Rakiura Environment Centre, 20 Elgin Terrace, Oban, Rakiura / Stewart Island, 9818, New Zealand

Health Committee AGM
2023-06-21 19:00 | Rakiura Library, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Health Committee
AGM
Wednesday 21 June 7.00pm at the Library.
The Health Committee is a non-incorporated group of community members who work together to support and advocate for health care (for residents and visitors) as provided through the clinic.
All welcome.
Apologies to Kirsten – 027 325 1721
