Rakiura Calendar - 2026

Tai chi
2023-06-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-15 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | 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
2023-06-12 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
2023-06-12 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.

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.

Games Day
2023-06-14 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
2023-06-14 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!

Badminton!
2023-06-15 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!

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.
