Rakiura Calendar - 2026

Games Day
2025-07-30 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-23 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-16 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-09 10:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | South Sea Hotel, 26 Elgin Terrace, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Rummy-O, Five Crowns, Canasta, Scrabble, Euchre (500) or whatever takes your fancy.
Bring your favourite game or come and learn something new.
It’s all about having fun – We’re not playing for a sheep station or cray boat & quota.
All welcome. See you there!

Land SAR Committee Meeting
2025-07-29 19:00 | Oban Fire Station, 6 Argyle Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand

Oban Fire Brigade Training Night
2025-07-28 19:00, 2025-07-21 19:00, 2025-07-14 19:00, 2025-07-07 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.

Tai chi
2025-07-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-03 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.

Winter Jam Session
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | South Sea Hotel, 26 Elgin Terrace, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Come along to the South Sea Hotel to hear some of our local music enthusiasts jamming. Better yet, bring your instrument of choice and join in.

Community netball
2025-07-23 18:00, 2025-07-16 18:00, 2025-07-09 18:00, 2025-07-02 18:00 | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
$5 for Community Centre non-members.

SIRCET Plant & Plot
2025-07-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Southland

Stewart Island News submissions due date
2025-07-11 23:59 | Southland
We welcome your contributions:
– photos (Senior Citizens “around the world” lunch, Matariki celebrations, Jingo Bingo or anything else you’d like to share)
– upcoming events
– photos/reviews of events you’ve hosted or attended
– local successes and achievements
– overseas adventures for “Oban Globetrotter”
– poems, stories, musings
– nominations for our Chocolate Award
– winter wanderings and ponderings

This bundle of SIN sunshine will hopefully be released into the wild in the last week of July.

Future Rakiura Committee Meeting
2025-07-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Southland
Monthly meeting of the Future Rakiura Committee to progress community projects.

Jingo Night
2025-07-02 18:30 | South Sea Hotel, 26 Elgin Terrace, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
