Rakiura Calendar - 2026

Games Day
2023-06-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-05 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-12 10:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | 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
2023-06-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-12 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!

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

Tai chi
2023-06-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-13 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.

Badminton!
2023-06-22 19:00, 2023-06-29 19:00, 2023-07-06 19:00, 2023-07-13 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!

Kāmahi Yoga
2023-06-26 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 *
This will be the last class for term 2, term 3 dates will be updated soon.
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
2023-06-26 19:00, 2023-07-03 19:00, 2023-07-10 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.

Rakiura LandSAR committee meeting
2023-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Oban Fire Station, 6 Argyle Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Monthly meeting of the Stewart Island/Rakiura Land Search and Rescue volunteer group.
Meetings are held at the Oban Fire Station on the last Tuesday of every month.
Contact our Secretary – Jon Spraggon for more information.

Rakiura Toy Library session
2023-07-02 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.

Future Rakiura committee meeting
2023-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Southland
Monthly meeting of the Future Rakiura committee.
Meeting venue to be confirmed each month.

Animal Flow
2023-07-12 17:30 - 18:30 | St Andrews Anglican Church Hall, 10 Excelsior Road, Oban, 9818, New Zealand
Animal Flow is a ground based bodyweight exercise system developed by Mike Fitch and with roots in yoga, Pilates and breakdance. It can be adapted to be accessible to moderately fit people or to challenge the very fit.

Feast Matariki Mahika Kai workshops ki Rakiura
2023-07-14 | Traill Park Building, 29 Golden Bay Road, Rakiura / Stewart Island, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
FEAST MATARIKI MAHIKA KAI WORKSHOPS KI RAKIURA
Gathering to explore Mahika Kai this Matariki

Head to Rakiura for a day of Mahika Kai workshops dedicated to wānanga, as we hear from Mahika Kai experts from across the Ngāi Tahu takiwā, served alongside delicious kai on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th July 2023.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/feast-matariki-mahika-kai-rakiura/tickets
FRIDAY 14th JULY – Workshops $45

10.30am – Nate Smith – How to Process Ika

Includes details and a tutorial on how to break down Hapuka from well-respected fisher – Nate Smith of Gravity Fishing.

2.00pm – Davis Sisters – How to Process Tītī

A tutorial from the Mahika Kai experts, on how to process tītī / muttonbirds.

5.30pm – Mahika Kai Dinner – $30

Co-presented by Eat New Zealand and Ngāi Tahu whānau.
Supported by our EAT NZ Kaitiaki including Kate French (The Batch), Brit MacDonald (Flour Bro), Katherine Mitchell (Fiordland Charters), Haylee Simon (Hayz at the Anchorage) and Ethan Flack.

Matariki Pou Tupuārangi Unveiling & Blessing
2023-07-14 09:30 - 10:30 | Traill Park Building, 29 Golden Bay Road, Rakiura / Stewart Island, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
On behalf of the pā Rakiura, Te Ao Mārama Inc Southland and the Southland District Council we would like to invite you all along with the community to the unveiling and blessing of our Matariki Pou Tupuārangi at Trail Park on Friday 14th between 9.30 – 10am.
Tupuārangi is the one of the stars in the Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster and is associated with food that comes from the sky such as birds, or elevated fruit or berries from trees, appropriate for Rakiura. Tupuārangi is 1 of 9 pou that has been installed temporarily throughout the Southland District this year.
They will be replaced with new ones in time for Matariki 2024 what, where and how each pou will look will be communicated through a series of collaborative iwi and community hui. We will keep you all abreast of up-and-coming hui times and dates for this kaupapa.
