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  • Scorpius Arising Star Party (Suggested Koha is $5.00 pp or $ 10.00 for families and groups)

    Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand

    Our next Dark Sky Park event will be held on Saturday 26th July. Scorpius, the constellation will be rising in the East over the hill at sunset. So “Scorpius Arising” is the name for this event.  Should the weather be poor we will defer to the following Saturday night, 2nd August. Please RSVP for the […]

    Free
  • Sagittarius Rising

    Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand

    August Saturday 23rd will be our next Dark Sky Park event.   Last month we celebrated Scorpius, it is followed by Sagittarius, “Sagittarius Rising” is a fitting name for the night as the constellation will be rising in the East over the hill at sunset.   The tea pot shaped constellation almost hangs, by the […]

    Free
  • Star Party

    Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand

    Our next event at the Wai-iti International Dark Sky Park is Saturn Rising on the 27th September. The focus will be on planets and the moon. Mars will be setting in the west. Saturn will be rising in the north East, and the 5 day old moon will be in Scorpio.  The moon may make […]

  • End of Year Star Party

    Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand

    "The Final Club Dark Sky Park night gathering at the Wai-iti Dark Sky Park for 2025 will take place as an end of year celebration. (at 437/439 Wakefield- Kohatu highway, Wai Iti, south of Wakefield).   Date is Friday 21st November 2025.  Postponement night  Sat  22nd if the weather is poor on Friday, or stay two […]