⚠️ Timetables, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.
Te Whare Taonga o Waiheke: exhibitions by island artists, open daily from 10am to 4pm.
Official websitewaihekeartgallery.org.nz→Open-air art biennial along about 2 km of coastal path; next edition from 26 February to 29 March 2027.
Official websitesotg.nz→Festival of guided walks on the Te Ara Hura; next edition from 11 to 22 March 2027.
Official websitewaihekewalkingfestival.org→Second World War fortifications and tunnels, managed with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; guided tunnel tours are suspended for now.
Official websitestonybattertunnels.nz→Waiheke is the territory of the Ngāti Pāoa iwi; their marae, Piritahi, is in Oneroa. The island was formerly called Te Motu-arai-roa, “the long sheltered island”. Europeans repaired their whaling ships here from the 1790s; a shipyard opened at Man O' War Bay in 1836, followed by logging and manganese mining. In May 2025, ten kiwi were released on the Te Matuku peninsula.