2026 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival

2026 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival photo gallery
The 2026 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival ran from 13 to 15 March, bringing life an...

Build your own wooden boat: why the DIY boating renaissance is back
At the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival this week, the biggest boats may grab atten...

Ngataki: The little boat out and about promoting Auckland’s Wooden Boat Festival
Ngataki might be one of New Zealand’s most famous wooden boats. She’s small, cap...

Belle of the Bay
By the time Aucklander Kate Farrant turned 30 in September, her 1960s kauri ex-F...

Moana Auckland to kick off with free Shoreline Social weekend by the water
Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s Ocean Festival returns at the end of February open...

Where power meets purpose in the wooden boats of Auckland
For visitors walking the docks, the key to understanding the fleet is simple. Lo...

Lady Rebecca and the surf born story of the Swampscott dory
If you walk past Lady Rebecca at the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival and assume sh...

Turakina, a kauri classic with Mt Eden roots
Designed in 1949 by Arnold “Bill” Couldrey, an apprentice of Arch Logan, Turakin...








