Aotea Sea Scouts

14/01/2026

Work our building's piles has commenced, with bracing rebar going in and boxing up for the concrete pour getting underway.

One pile was significantly eroded which was previously invisible below the shell bank that had built up around it.

02/03/2025

Only just seen this, but Mark and Hayden were the poster boys for this weekends Onehunga Festival just gone.

01/03/2025

Aotea Sea Scouts once again hosted the Onehunga Cardboard Boat Race at this year's Onehunga Festival. Please follow the link to see the photographs.

215 new items added to shared album

29/01/2025

Just three more days to go

Registrations for the cardboard boat race close on 2nd February, so if you are halfway through your build and haven’t registered yet, then do so today. If you are still considering a build, then register today, as you still have time to complete it and get in the race.

Some great prizes are being provided by Hunting and Fishing Botany, who have sponsored prizes in all the previous cardboard boat races. These will be awarded for the best-looking boat and fastest crossing of Onehunga Lagoon.

The Cardboard Boat Race is taking place at the Onehunga Lagoon, at the Onehunga Festival, 1st March 2025. Entry cost is $23.
Get your registration in now to avoid missing out.

You still have time to design and build your boat, which can be made with cardboard and/or core flute (the stuff used by our elected members for their campaign signs). No other materials, such as wood, plastic, etc, should be used. Duct tape and glue can be used to join sections of your boat together, and it should be brightly painted to ensure waterproofing (especially if using cardboard).

Register at 2025 boat registration :

The Cardboard Boat Race is taking place at the Onehunga Lagoon, at the Onehunga Festival, 1st March 2025. Entry cost is $23. Each ticket purchased is the equivalent of one entry in the boat race.

26/12/2024

Register, Register, Register

That’s right, the Onehunga Cardboard Boat Race is ready for your registration, and for you to start building your cardboard boat for the Onehunga Festival.

The Cardboard Boat Race is taking place at the Onehunga Lagoon, at the Onehunga Festival, 1st March 2025. Entry cost is $23.

Get your registration in now to avoid missing out, as places are limited.

You now have time to design and build your boat, which can be made with cardboard and/or core flute (the stuff used by our elected members for their campaign signs). No other materials, such as wood, plastic, etc, should be used. Duct tape and glue can be used to join sections of your boat together, and it should be brightly painted to ensure waterproofing (especially if using cardboard).

Entries will be judged in the categories of best-looking boat design and fastest crossing.
Register at 2025 boat registration: https://onehunga.net.nz/Event?Action=View&Event_id=199&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3_Pm9MJMXu7tIfCjyVVTGmHH3_EECuB9zIRJtSbohtPAGASP4ggp5QDxo_aem_ifTQQRHmL6TXIqXs7R_vXA

Each ticket purchased is the equivalent of one entry in the boat race. For more information about the race, visit: https://onehunga.net.nz/onehun...

05/12/2024

Group leader Stephen Lasham was recently interviewed by Radio New Zealand regarding the proposed dredging of the Onehunga Lagoon. Read more by following the link.

An Auckland community say they are stuck in the mud, with years of silt making their lagoon unusable, and they are pushing for it to be restored.

04/11/2024

Aotea Sea Scouts are supporting Hunting & Fishing, Botany in an wonderful initiative called "Fish for everyone", with the goal to get kids fishing. Please see flyer for details, and if you can help it is most appreciated.

04/11/2024

Aotea Sea Scouts are hosting the Onehunga Cardboard Boat Race, at the 2025 Onehunga Festival.

Registrations are now open for the Onehunga Cardboard Boat Race, taking place at the Onehunga Lagoon, Onehunga Festival, 1st March 2024. Entry cost is $23.

Get your registration in early to avoid missing out. You now have time to design and build your boat, which can be made with cardboard and/or core flute (the stuff used by our elected members for their campaign signs). No other materials, such as wood, plastic, etc, should be used. Duct tape and glue can be used to join sections of your boat together, and it should be brightly painted to ensure waterproofing (if using cardboard).

Entries will be judged in the categories of best looking boat design and fastest crossing.

Register at

Each ticket purchased is the equivalent of one entry in the boat race. For more information about the race, visit: https://onehunga.net.nz/onehun...