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Sunday, 26 October 2025Start: 8.30 am
2km swim
$35 entry fee
Celebrate 50 years of New Zealand’s – and the world’s – first fully protected Marine Reserve with a splash!
Kick off the day with a scenic 2-km ocean swim safari around the iconic Goat Island Te Hāwere-a-Maki. (Minimum ability slow and steady 1.5km freestyle without stopping.)
Your entry supports a good cause too – $5 from every entry goes towards Te–Hāwere-a-Maki Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre, marking the 50th anniversary of Aotearoa-New Zealand’s first marine reserve. The centre supports ocean education, marine science, and conservation with a strong community focus. Based at the University of Auckland’s Institute of Marine Science here in Leigh, it’s a place for learning, curiosity, and connection to the moana.
Numbers are capped, so don’t miss out!
Enter here: https://in.njuko.com/goat-island-swim-20251748648128517
After the swim, visit the Marine Discovery Centre just 200m up from the beach, then head over to the Goat Island 50-Year Celebration Gala at Leigh Central (10:00am to 3:00pm). Bring the whānau and make a day of it — enjoy delicious food trucks, artisan stalls, coffee carts, live music, children’s activities, raffles, exhibitions, and much more. It promises to be a joyful community celebration honouring both our ocean and this landmark conservation milestone.
(In case of yucky weather, leave the days either side as alternate dates)
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Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh, New Zealand
