Rakiura Calendar - 2026

Futsal – Indoor football / soccer
2024-05-09 18:00 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Come and have a go at playing indoor soccer every Thursday night at 6 till 7pm. A great chance for the kids and adults to have a kick around in the gym, learn a bit about Futsal but mainly and most importantly have awesome fun.

Tai chi
2024-05-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-06-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-06-06 10:00 - 11:00 and 1 more date | RSA Pavilion, 7 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Tai chi every Monday and Thursday- relaxed pace and beginners welcome! Gold coin donation.

Oban Fire Brigade Training Night
2024-05-13 19:00, 2024-05-20 19:00, 2024-05-27 19:00, 2024-06-03 19:00, 2024-06-10 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.

SIX60 Sessions – SOLD OUT
2024-05-14 19:00 | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
The grass roots tour comes to Oban, Stewart Island/Rakiura.

Land SAR – Observation skills training
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Southland
Rakiura Land Search and Rescue group will be practicing field observation and clue finding skills.
Venue to be confirmed closer to the date
If you are interested in joining the group please contact stewartisland@landsar.org.nz

Community Nursery – Plant & Plot
2024-05-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-05-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-05-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-05 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!

Animal Flow
2024-05-15 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-22 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-05 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.

Rakiura LandSAR Committee Meeting
2024-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Southland
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.

Stewart Island Community Meeting
2024-05-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand

Land SAR – Incident Management Team training
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Department of Conservation – Visitor Centre, 15 Main Road, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand
Rakiura Land Search and Rescue group will be training on running an Incident Management Team (IMT) under a standard CIMS model.
If you are interested in joining the group please contact stewartisland@landsar.org.nz

Figure drawing workshop
2024-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 | RSA Pavilion, 7 Ayr Street, Oban, Southland, 9818, New Zealand

Future Rakiura Committee Meeting
2024-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Southland
Monthly meeting of the Future Rakiura Committee to progress community projects.
