You are welcome to join us for a Geocaching Event on Mount Eden to celebrate the Winter Solstice!
The 2026 winter solstice in New Zealand is on Sunday, June 21, at 8:24 pm NZST. It is the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it also marks the official start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. On this day, New Zealand gets the least amount of daylight ...
You can earn one souvenir by attending this event.(*)
Geocaching Blog: "No matter which hemisphere you call home, the June solstice marks a seasonal transition and a fresh start. From June 20–22, 2026, find and log any geocache, event, or Adventure Lab® Location to earn your June solstice souvenir."
When: Saturday 20`th of June 2026, 11:00 to 11:30
Where: Mount Eden (also known as Maungawhau) Auckland
Bring: Something to Celebrate :)
Solstice and Equinox events in Auckland are a chance for geocachers to gather together, share recent stories and adventures, and plan new ones. Everyone is welcome , not only Cachers from Auckland. We are always happy to see friends visiting from Waikato and even tourists from overseas. Each event is held on a different volcanic peak, and Auckland has 53 of them to choose from!
So far we had:
- Winter Solstice 2025 on Mangere Mountain, Te Pane o Mataoho
- Spring Equinox 2025 on Mt Richmond, Ōtāhuhu
- Summer Equinox 2025 on One Tree Hill , Maungakiekie
- Autumn Equinox 2026 on Mount Roskill , Puketāpapa