Okura Paddle Day

Okura Paddle Day

Explore the Okura - Long Bay marine reserve with Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust.

By Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust - EMR & WBC

Date and time

Sat, 3 May 2025 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM NZST

Location

Deborah Reserve

41 Okura River Rd Okura North Shore, Auckland 0792 New Zealand

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours

With funding from Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa and The Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation we are excited to run our annual Okura Paddle Day. Join us for a guided stand up paddle board with Mission Bay Watersports, or guided kayaking with Sir Peter Blake Marine Recreation and Education Centre (MERC). Fun for the whole wh``ānau.

This event provides a taster into stand up paddleboarding or kayaking as well as a chance to learn more about the local ecology and conservation efforts. Expect to spend ~1.5hrs on the water. Please only register if you can commit to the full 2hr timeslot.

This event is designed for tamariki and rangatahi aged 7-18 years old and their guardians.

Minimum age for SUP is 10, minimum age for kayaking is 7. All children 15 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult on the water.


Saturday 3rd May

Session 1: 9.30am - 11.30am

Session 2: 11.30am - 1.30pm


Registration is essential, please only register for one activity type so that more people get a chance to participate.

Please arrive at least 15mins before your start time.


Where: Deborah Reserve - Okura, North Shore - Please do not go to Long Bay Regional Park.

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Cancellation policy: If you give less than 24hrs notice when cancelling your registration or you no show without a valid excuse (i.e COVID, or other illness) then you will be sent an invoice of $20 per person.

Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust runs a series of free and subsidised events over the summer months - we rely on your support to make them happen. We appreciate donations, either cash/eftpos on the day, online or by giving a koha of your time volunteering at a future event. Some people donate $5-10pp.

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Established in 2002 in Northland, Mountains to Sea sees education as a vital part of society and central to all environmental restoration. Our marine and freshwater programmes involve young people, their parents and the wider community. The Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) and Whitebait Connection (WBC) programmes reinforce simple concepts such as the uniqueness of our freshwater and marine biodiversity and provide an active focus on conservation of these environments through education and action.

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