Events

Reduced boat fares for Supporters

Date posted: 13-Apr-2012

From the 360 Discovery Team: 360 Discovery is pleased to be able to offer you a special offer on..

Date posted: 22-Mar-2012

Join the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi and amateur astronomers on Saturday 28th April for a spe..

Date posted: 16-Mar-2012

Yet again we are running our almost famous photo competition on the island so please get your ca..

Ornithology to play at Tiri Kokako Concert

Date posted: 07-Mar-2012

To celebrate our kokako and bring Kokako Week to a fitting climax, we have a great concert lined..

Date posted: 27-Feb-2012

Artwork for our Kokako Week event is now being delivered to the Island by our visiting artists a..

Date posted: 03-Feb-2012

This year's 'Celebration Week species' is the kokako. Once again, we have the kokako-inspired wo..

Pied Shag - possible new breeding species

Date posted: 29-Dec-2011

Pied Shags are a common sight on Tiritiri Matangi, sometimes feeding on the seas around the Isla..

Date posted: 23-Dec-2011

Congratulations to Te Koha Waiata and Cloudsley Shovel. After two unsuccessful seasons our found..

Date posted: 14-Dec-2011

The 10th December was a special day on the Island with the arrival of wetapunga on Tiri...

Date posted: 23-Nov-2011

So far this season the kokako team have found the nests of three pairs: Cloudsley Shovel and TKW..

Supporters' Weekends and Picnic Days

Supporters’ weekends and picnic days are a wonderful way to get to know the island better and to take an active role in Tiritiri Matangi.

Supporters’ weekends will be hosted by two guides and will include the opportunity to do a night walk and listen to the dawn chorus. The guides can also give you advice on where to go for that bird you haven’t yet seen and you will have the chance to help fill the feeders and water troughs. Many of the working weekenders are regulars who love the sense of contributing to the island and enjoy the camaraderie in the bunkhouse at the end of the day.

Supporters, families and your friends (if they are happy to join up) are all welcome. As a Supporter you pay half the usual price ($12 adult, $9 children) for the bunkhouse.

360 Discovery has kindly provided a special rate for the Supporters’ weekends and the Waitangi Day picnic.

Enquiries and bookings for the weekends and special events should be made to Mary-Ann Rowland by email manager@tiritirimatangi.org.nz, or by phoning 09 476 0010 between 11am and 3pm on Wednesday to Sunday.

Join us at an evening seminar

Every year we run several evening seminars for our Supporters. These cover a range of topics, from Tiritiri Matangi’s history to our plants and birds. Our guides love these seminars for their information and for the opportunity to mix and mingle with other Supporters

We think many Supporters would like to have the opportunity to attend these evenings. Please feel free to come and listen – bring a cup for juice or a hot drink after the speaker, as we’re trying to reduce our environmental impact. To attend you must be a financial supporter or join up on the night.

GUIDING TALKS AND MORE

The talks all start at 7:30pm in Building 23, Unitec, Mt Albert. Directions: enter Unitec campus at Gate 3 off Carrington Rd, turn right into road beside the sports fields, continue to T-intersection, turn right. Building 23 is the single story building 50m on the right. Parking available beside building, or amongst trees just beyond the building. The meetings are in the Lecture Theatre, 23-1016.

April 28th: Stars of Tiritiri. – an evening night walk and a chance to gaze at the stars through some wonderful telescopes manned and wo-manned by some of our astrological whizzes. Please note this will only run from Gulf Harbour with a 6pm sailing and 10:15pm off the island. Booking necessary.

May 21st: Mel Galbraith will give a talk on bio-geography and how it pertains to Tiri.

June 2nd - 4th: Queen's Birthday working weekend. Booking necessary.

July 21st: Hosted Supporters' Weekend. Booking necessary.

July 30th: First Guide Training Session.

August 20th: Second Guide Training Session.

August 27th: Third Guide Training Session.

Sept 8th: Hosted Supporters' Weekend. Booking necessary.

Sept 10th: Annual General Meeting

Oct 6th: Guides' Day Out

Oct 14th: Guides' Day Out

Oct 20th to 22nd: Labour working weekend. Booking necessary.

Dec 10th: Talk by Kevin Parker (topic to be decided later). We'll hopefully be celebrating Greg's 20th birthday and having our usual end of year 'do'.