ANytime daytime – take a self guided tour
Come and see the henge during daytime without any appointment. See our opening hours at the end of this page.
Every day we are open you can book a private tour of the henge with Richard Hall.
friday and saturday nighttime – star safari
Every Friday and Saturday, Milky-Way.Kiwi takes you on a Star Safari, a night of astronomy and space. Weather permitting, they open their powerful telescopes and gaze at the dark Wairarapa sky.
You will get a fun, inspiring night with our elite space science communicators: Hari, a TEDx-featured astrobiologist who interned at NASA and trained for Mars and Sam, who is pursuing his passion for astrophysics and stars, after having spent years flying amongst them as a pilot.
Hari and Sam share their love for space and astronomy through Star Safari, which is a social enterprise that brings access to the night sky for everyone. If you have kids 15 and under, bring them for free for the Star Safari! Kids should not pay for inspiration.
What’s on
JOin us
for a guided tour during daytime
By appointment. Bookings essential!
Venture
on a star safari
(or other times by appointment).
Star Safari is a space and astronomy experience provided by Milky-Way.Kiwi Ltd. It includes stargazing if the stars are visible.
Star Safari is very popular, so bookings are essential because the places fill up fast.
visit our mars EXHIBITION – opens 15 November
The exhibition is free with entry to Stonehenge Aotearoa
events at the henge
Throughout the year, we hold many other events. Check out our upcoming events
upcoming Events and courses
Wednesday, May 26 @8:30PM: Total Eclipse of the Super Moon
On May 26th we have a very special celestial event. Not only is it a ‘Super Moon’ but we also have a Total Eclipse. The program begins with a presentation that explains how and what is about to happen and how we get a “super moon’. This will be followed, weather permitting, with a tour of the night-sky, telescope viewing and, finally the eclipse itself.
Saturday, June 5th @7PM: Matariki– Work of the Gods
For more than 6,000 years, throughout Europe and Asia, the dawn rising of the Pleiades star cluster, was the most significant and celebrated of events. A talk by Richard Hall.
Saturday, 19 June, 4:15PM Tales of the Winter Solstice
Come learn about the traditions occurring around the shortest day of the year! The programme consists of watching the sun set over the heel stone (weather permitting) followed by a presentation by Richard Hall of the tales and history of the Winter Solstice over both time and cultures
Stonehenge Aotearoa
Located in the beautiful Wairarapa,
Stonehenge Aotearoa is the place where you can
learn about the sky and the Earth.
Our courses
Milky-Way.Kiwi also offers courses in astronomy, stargazing, astrophotography and telescopes.
Stars
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
did you know?
Stars are powered by nuclear fusion. Planets are made from stars leftovers. Most stars hang out in pairs.