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Registrations for the cardboard boat race close on 2nd February, so if you are halfway through your build and haven’t registered yet, then do so today. If you are still considering a build, then register today, as you still have time to complete it and get in the … View moreJust three more days to go
Registrations for the cardboard boat race close on 2nd February, so if you are halfway through your build and haven’t registered yet, then do so today. If you are still considering a build, then register today, as you still have time to complete it and get in the race.
Some great prizes are being provided by Hunting and Fishing Botany, who have sponsored prizes in all the previous cardboard boat races. These will be awarded for the best-looking boat and fastest crossing of Onehunga Lagoon.
The Cardboard Boat Race is taking place at the Onehunga Lagoon, at the Onehunga Festival, 1st March 2025. Entry cost is $23.
Get your registration in now to avoid missing out.
You still have time to design and build your boat, which can be made with cardboard and/or core flute (the stuff used by our elected members for their campaign signs). No other materials, such as wood, plastic, etc, should be used. Duct tape and glue can be used to join sections of your boat together, and it should be brightly painted to ensure waterproofing (especially if using cardboard).
Register at 2025 boat registration : onehunga.net.nz...
Aotea Sea Scouts are supporting Hunting & Fishing, Botany in an wonderful initiative called "Fish for everyone", with the goal to get kids fishing. Please see flyer for details, and if you can help it is most appreciated.
As part of Auckland Heritage Festival, Aotea Sea Scouts in conjunction with the Onehunga Community House are exhibiting the historic photographic exhibition of Onehunga's Changing Foreshore again this year. If you missed out last time or want to see the photographs again, head over to the … View moreAs part of Auckland Heritage Festival, Aotea Sea Scouts in conjunction with the Onehunga Community House are exhibiting the historic photographic exhibition of Onehunga's Changing Foreshore again this year. If you missed out last time or want to see the photographs again, head over to the Onehunga Community House. The exhibition is running daily 10AM to 4PM until Saturday 7th October. The exhibition covers photographs, images and newsclippings from early Onehunga settlement around 1840 through to more recent times. it contains some fabulous panoramic views of Onehunga's foreshore taken by early photographers and is well worth a visit.
Don’t miss out! It is the final two days to see this fantastic Auckland Heritage Festival exhibition; “Onehunga’s Changing Foreshore”.
Here’s what visitors to the exhibition have been saying
- “Wow, fantastic images, this is an incredible display”
- “The best Heritage … View moreDon’t miss out! It is the final two days to see this fantastic Auckland Heritage Festival exhibition; “Onehunga’s Changing Foreshore”.
Here’s what visitors to the exhibition have been saying
- “Wow, fantastic images, this is an incredible display”
- “The best Heritage Festival exhibition I’ve seen”
- “I never knew Onehunga had changed so much”
- “This has really brought back some memories, it is wonderful”
Over 150 pictures are on display showing Onehunga since the 1850s, including some beautiful large panoramas, indicating just what Onehunga has lost and how industry and roading have shaped the foreshores. Many of these pictures have been digitally restored to a high quality, to truly enhance this exhibition.
This is your final chance to see this fantastic exhibition so don’t delay, get down to the Aotea Sea Scouts building this weekend and ensure you don’t miss out.
For more information click the link.
Hi everyone, as part of this year's Auckland Heritage Festival, Aotea Sea Scouts are hosting an exhibition of photographs titled "Onehunga's Changing Foreshore", this exhibition features over 150 photographs showing the changes to Onehunga's coastline over the past 170 … View moreHi everyone, as part of this year's Auckland Heritage Festival, Aotea Sea Scouts are hosting an exhibition of photographs titled "Onehunga's Changing Foreshore", this exhibition features over 150 photographs showing the changes to Onehunga's coastline over the past 170 years.
The exhibition runs from 8th to 16th October from the hall of Aotea Sea Scouts, between 10:00AM and 4:00PM daily.
This is not only an opportunity to see these wonderful photographs and learn about the history of Onehunga's foreshores from Te Papapa round to Hillsborough, but also an opportunity to see inside our historic building, normally only accessible to families of Sea Scouts.
Entry is free, but any donations to the Scouts are warmly appreciated.
Parking is outside the building, or opposite in Gloucester Park or along the motorway reserve, but please be very careful crossing the road. You can also park along Orpheus Drive and walk back to the Sea Scouts, or across in the Onehunga Lagoon carpark and cross via the footbridge then walk along Orpheus Drive.
A book titled "Onehunga's Changing Foreshore", including many of the photographs being exhibited, and covering the history in detail, will be available for purchase at the exhibition. The book is by Sea Scout leader and author Stephen Lasham and costs $45 cash (we cannot do EFTPOS at the hall).
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