Auckland Heritage Festival 2008.

The Festival, say the Council on their website:

... celebrates the unique stories and secrets of Auckland and reflects on our city's natural, built and social history ... [as] part of the Council's long-term campaign to protect heritage areas and buildings and to encourage the public to celebrate their city's heritage.

The Rangitoto bach community is certainly part of that heritage and we are very pleased to be given this opportunity to share it.

RIBCA will host a full day event at Islington Bay on Saturday 27 September. Many of the baches will be open throughout the day giving our visitors the chance to look inside and to talk to the bach families about their experiences on Rangitoto.

Over at the Rangitoto Wharf settlement, the Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust (RIHCT), as in previous years, will host a series of two hour walking tours around the area.

Rangitoto Wharf Guided by the Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust (RIHCT) Dates Bach Community Tour Wednesday, 24 September Sunday 5 October Bach Community & Rangitoto Botany Tour These tours will also be accompanied by a member of the Auckland Botanical Society Sunday, 21 September Sunday 28 September Wednesday, 1 October Time 10.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. from the Department of Conservation visitor shelter, Rangitoto Wharf Itinerary A guided walking tour of the baches and historic sites. The tour ends at Bach 38. This was the first bach restored by RIHCT and is now their headquarters and museum. Traditional refreshments of tea and scones will be available for $4.00. The botany tours include an examination of the unique botany of the island Cost Gold coin donation Travel Fullers scheduled service to Rangitoto Wharf leaves Auckland at 9.15 a.m. and 12.15 p.m. (via Devonport 10 minutes later) and returns to Auckland (via Devonport) at 1.15 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Fullers Timetable and Fares Bring Water, comfortable walking shoes, hat and sunscreen