Outdoor Activities

The Whitford Market promotes local food, wine and art, and is held the third Saturday of each month (depending on the weather), outdoors in Wharf Road. Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm Come along and enjoy the variety of products on offer, than enjoy a cafe or restaurant lunch before browsing the delightful specialty shops.

Arts and Craft market held on the first and third Sundays of the month at beautiful St Heliers Bay.

Pou Kapua is a magnificent carved taonga designed and developed by Pou Kapua Creations. Pou Kapua is carved from magnificent ancient Kauri from the forests of the Iwi of Te Rarawa. Other materials it is sculpted from include totara, steel and 50,000 year old swamp kauri. Standing on each side of Pou Kapua are two moai (over 3 tonnes each) carved by expert sculptors from Rapanui/Easter Island. Pou Kapua is adorned with paua, pounamu, bone and crystal.

Ride the trails of our ancestors. Visit the ancient Pa site of a paramount Maori chief, high above the Pacific Ocean. Experience a breathtaking view that reaches far and wide to the horizon. Tread the paths of his people. And enjoy the company of us, his descendants, and the stories and food we will share with you.

New Zealand’s largest street market, up to 5,000 people visit this Saturday morning market each week, and business is well underway by 6am. Pacific Island, Maori, Asian and Pakeha stallholders gather each week, creating a uniquely New Zealand multicultural experience. As you meander around the 250 plus stalls, Pacific Island music plays loudly, while the thick scent of Cook Island donuts, hot rewana bread, and Chinese pork buns hangs in the air. Whether you’re after fresh fruit and vegetables, unique clothing, jewellery or Pacific Island crafts, the Otara Market is a penny pincher’s dream. Access is from the East Tamaki off-ramp, about 20 kilometres south of central Auckland on the Southern Motorway.

Creative planning and effective management are the hallmark services provided by Navigator Tours. Our intimate knowledge of the Nature, culture, people and places of Aotearoa~New Zealand, and robust systems, ensure tours meet the specific requirements of individuals, and special interest groups. Special attention is paid to respecting the culture of the visitors especially in terms of preferences for food and lodgings. MAKING TOURISM SENSE OF THE INDIGENOUS MAORI EXPERIENCE

The walk begins at Maungawhau (Mt Eden); the site of a majestic Pa (Maori strategic stronghold). You will walk past iconic Auckland landmarks, stopping along the way at places of historical significance to the Maori. After a brief break the journey continues through the heart of the city, before coming to an end at the edge of the Waitemata Harbour on Auckland’s waterfront.

The Mangere Town Centre Saturday Market is held in the Mangere Town Centre car park with entrances off Mascot or Orly Avenues. The market has 200 stallholders with an array of mixed goods. Fresh produce from as far south as Hastings and north to Kerikeri. With a wonderful assortment of Polynesian arts and crafts, food, clothing, carvings, weaving, jewellery. This multicultural market is an experience to delight you with a wide variety of cultures, all working side by side in a happy environment. There are over 2000 free car parks available. Free multicultural entertainment. Saturdays, 6am - 2pm, in the car park directly behind Farmers. Back in its day, Mangere Town Centre was once the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere!

Stalls include locally crafted jewellery, puppets and cards. First & third Saturday each month, 10am - 2pm

There's something for everyone, bri-a-brac, new & second hand clothing, jewellery, Tapa, plants, books, crafts. Stall holders required. See and buy art works from wonderful new artists. Come and enjoy the atmosphere of K-rd!! Held every Saturday, 10am - 4:30pm