Cruise ship & harbour events calendar

Planning to hold an event on the water?

Is your event a swimming race, waka ama race, raft race, or similar? You only need to notify the Harbourmaster’s Office and provide a safety plan. We can provide safety advice or help with your safety plan for free, but we need at least six weeks' notice of your event.

If your event conflicts with another one, we can assist with safety advice if necessary.

Register your event

• Open and complete the online registration form

We will assess your registration and let you know if you need to complete other documents, eg. to apply for a reserved area or speed uplift. If you need to do this, we will send you the appropriate application form.

We'll also publish your events on our calendar below. For more information, contact the Harbourmaster's Office at: [email protected]

Cruise ships schedule 

Cruise ships will be returning to the Bay of Islands from October 2022.

Please note that shipping times and dates are subject to change.

• Shipping schedule - Bay of Islands (as at 12 December 2022) (PDF,117KB)

Calendar