Partner Programmes
Pre or Post Workshop
9:45 am - 5:30 pm
Minimum of 2
$276 per person
Taste of Waiheke tour.
Enjoy a scenic guided tour across Waiheke, delicious seasonal lunch and a variety of tastings at four top venues on the Taste of Waiheke tour
Head to Auckland’s Downtown Ferry Terminal and board the 10:15am Waiheke Reserve ferry to Waiheke Island from piers 13 and 14.
Upon arrival, exit Waiheke Island’s Matiatia Ferry Terminal where the Taste of Waiheke coach will meet you.
Enjoy an olive oil tasting at Allpress Olive Groves, followed by a two-course lunch and a wine tasting at Batch Winery. Head up to Cable Bay Vineyards for a tasting and finally wind your way back to your last stop with a wine tasting at Mudbrick Vineyard.
The tour ends at Matiatia Ferry Terminal to catch the 4:30pm Fullers360 Waiheke Reserve ferry from pier 3, back to downtown Auckland.
Tour includes:
- Return ferry tickets to Waiheke
- Guided tour across the island in a coach
- Wine tastings at 3 of Waiheke’s tour wineries
- Olive oil tasting at Allpress Olive Groves
- Two-couse lunch at Batch Winery.
Thursday 20 March
2.00 - 4.00 pm
Minimum of 12 required
$59 per person
Pinot & Picasso painting workshop
39 Remuera Road, Remuera
Whether you a stick-figure specialist or a modern Michelangelo, you will come away with your very own master piece.
Beginner-friendly paint experience where you will be guided step-by-step through from start to finish. The focus is on having fun, not fine art.
All the equipment and materials are included for you to create your masterpiece (except drinks if you wish to indulge, which will be BYO.)
Catch the train from Britomart to Newmarket, You can buy single-trip tickets from a ticket or top up machine or customer service centre at Britomart Station. (For the return journey, you will need to buy another ticket at the station you leave from.) Then it is a short walk from Newmarket Station up Remuera Road.
We suggest leaving early and popping into Westfield Newmarket for a spot of shopping.
$59 per person (minimum of 12 required for this event to go ahead)
Friday 21 March
9:45 am - 5:30 pm
Maximim of 20
$276 per person
Taste of Waiheke tour.
Enjoy a scenic guided tour across Waiheke, delicious seasonal lunch and a variety of tastings at four top venues on the Taste of Waiheke tour
Head to Auckland’s Downtown Ferry Terminal and board the 10:15am Waiheke Reserve ferry to Waiheke Island from piers 13 and 14.
Upon arrival, exit Waiheke Island’s Matiatia Ferry Terminal where the Taste of Waiheke coach will meet you.
Enjoy an olive oil tasting at Allpress Olive Groves, followed by a two-course lunch and a wine tasting at Batch Winery. Head up to Cable Bay Vineyards for a tasting and finally wind your way back to your last stop with a wine tasting at Mudbrick Vineyard.
The tour ends at Matiatia Ferry Terminal to catch the 4:30pm Fullers360 Waiheke Reserve ferry from pier 3, back to downtown Auckland.
Tour includes:
- Return ferry tickets to Waiheke
- Guided tour across the island in a coach
- Wine tastings at 3 of Waiheke’s tour wineries
- Olive oil tasting at Allpress Olive Groves
- Two-couse lunch at Batch Winery.
Saturday 22 March
9:45 am
Minimum of 4 required
$18 per person
Outlet shopping at Manawa Bay
Leave your luggage at The Movenpick Hotel for your partner to bring to the airport and indulge in a spot of shopping at NZ’s newest outlet shopping mall.
Includes oneway transport from The Movenpick Hotel to Manawa Bay, departing Movenpick Hotel at 9.45am.
Please note: You will need to arrange your onward transport from Manawa Bay after shopping. This is not a guided tour, only transport to Manawa Bay.