The Tui Cottage - Great Barrier Island (NZ)

Things To Do

                                                Great Barrier Island (Aotea) has many things to offer:

                                                                -    Relaxation                -    Swimming                -    Snorkeling

                                                                -    Body Boarding         -    Surfing                     -    Diving

                                                                -    Boating                     -    Fishing                     -    Kayaking

                                                                -    Tramping                  -   Arts and Crafts          -   Cafes

                                                                -    Hotel                        -   Restaurants                -   Unspoilt Scenery

                                                                -    70% D.O.C. controlled    -    Charter Boat Hire               -    Small Boat Hire

                                                                                      -    Historic Sites                    -    Hiking                                  -    Cycling

                                                                                      -    Car Hire                              -    4WD Hire                            -    Golf

                                                                                      -    Tennis                                -    Horse Riding                      -    Pottery

                                                                                      -    Island Tours                      -    Hot Springs                        -    Wine Tasting

                                                For full information please refer to:     The Great Barrier Island Information Office

                                                or the Great Barrier Island Directory.

                                                Upcoming Events

                                               **   10 February 2012 (Friday)    Pacific Curls

                                     Kim Halliday, Sarah Beattie & Ora Barlow perform music with depth and originality. With a cornerstone

                                                       of backbeat Pacific rhythms, vivacious fiddle playing evoking the Scottish highlands and evocative Maori

                                                       instrumentation, Pacific Curls have pioneered a fusion sound that seamlessly blend their indigenous roots.

                                                       Starts at 8:00pm at The Barrier Social Club, Tryphena

After an easy 1hr walk, visitors are rewarded with a therapeutic swim in the Kaitoke Hot Springs           

Tennis anyone ?  Mixed Doubles at the GBI Sports Club, Whangaparapara Rd

Trampers enjoy a spectacular view out to the Coromandel Peninsula

Island Police Officer Kylie Robinson gives a safety briefing to some of the participants in the Wharf to Wharf

Marathon held annually in October as a fundraiser for Kaitoke School. Entrants can cycle, walk or run the course

from Port Fitzroy to the wharf in Tryphena

Great Barrier Island is a mecca for native flora and fauna