We've partnered with Mason Canyon to bring you a fully equipped boardroom, private accommodation for up to 25 people, and the kind of island setting that clears your head and sharpens your thinking.
Serious work deserves a serious setting. The Boardroom at Mason Canyon offers ocean views, an indoor outdoor setting, and complete privacy — on one of New Zealand's most extraordinary islands.
The brewery is 5 minutes in the other direction. You don't need a car.
Three private off-grid homes on 14 acres at Medlands Beach. Solar powered, Starlink WiFi throughout, and a short walk from one of New Zealand's best surf beaches.
Annual planning, strategic reviews, and alignment sessions — with the space and silence to do them properly.
A private, neutral setting well away from office politics. Fly in, get it done, fly out.
Reconnect distributed teams and build culture somewhere that reminds people why the work matters.
Reward your best people with something genuinely memorable — not another hotel conference package.
Every group is different. Here are three ways to run the island — each one a full experience, not just a schedule.
Aotea Brewing is five minutes on foot. Great Barrier Island grows some of the most remote hops in New Zealand — your team will taste the difference. This itinerary is built around the island's craft culture: a guided tasting session at Aotea Brewing, a private gin flight back at the estate, and a stargazing session with Good Heavens to close the night.
Boardroom session — one focused half-day, no phones. Strategy, alignment, decisions made.
Walk to Aotea Brewing. Guided tasting — lager, pale ale, seasonal releases. The kind of conversation that only happens outside a meeting room.
Private gin flight back at 175° East — curated NZ craft gins, tasting notes, no pretension. Fire up the deck. Good Heavens stargazing session under the darkest skies in the Hauraki Gulf.
Your team is exhausted. They just don't know how to say it. This itinerary is built around the science of recovery — cold water immersion, natural heat contrast, movement, and genuine stillness. No yoga mats required. No wellness theatre. Just what works.
Cold plunge at Medlands Beach. Natural ocean immersion — no wetsuits, no ceremony. Cold water therapy activates the vagal nerve, lowers cortisol, and resets your nervous system in about four minutes. It's free. It's right there.
40-minute bush walk to Kaitoke Hot Springs. Natural thermal pools, no crowds in winter. The contrast — cold ocean to warm spring — is one of the most effective recovery protocols you can do without a physio. Research backs it; the island just happens to have it.
Boardroom session after lunch — when the nervous system is reset and decision fatigue is lower. This is when your best thinking happens. Use it.
Wood fire. Slow dinner. Early night. No notifications. Sleep quality on the island is genuinely different — no light pollution, no traffic, no low-grade ambient noise. Your team will notice it.
Half a day in the boardroom. The rest on the water. Great Barrier Island is one of New Zealand's best fishing grounds — snapper, kingfish, kahawai, trevally. Charter a local boat, catch your dinner, cook it on the fire. The deal that closed on a fishing boat.
Boardroom — tight agenda, half day. Decisions locked. No death-by-PowerPoint. Done by noon.
Charter fishing off the coast of Aotea. Local skipper, good rods, good water. Snapper and kingfish season runs year-round. The conversation on a boat is different from the conversation in a boardroom. Both have their place.
Cook what you caught on the outdoor fire at Pītokuku House. Cold beer from Aotea Brewing. Stars above. No PowerPoint, no slides, no follow-up action items. Just the best meal your team has eaten all year.
How three days on Great Barrier Island can change the way your team thinks, decides, and works together.
Step off the plane and feel the pace change immediately. Fly in from Auckland with Barrier Air — just 30 minutes — or connect from Tauranga, Whangarei, or Whitianga with Sunair. Grab a rental car and wind your way to 175° East at Medlands Beach.
Drop your bags. Pour something cold. Wander down to Medlands — one of New Zealand's most beautiful beaches — and let the water do the rest. No schedule, no notifications, no noise.
As the sun sets, fire up the BBQ on the deck. Self-catered dinner, good wine, great company. And when the sky goes dark out here, it really goes dark. End the night with a private stargazing session with Good Heavens — one of New Zealand's few certified Dark Sky Sanctuaries, right on your doorstep.
Morning — walk or drive to the Boardroom at Mason Canyon. Strategic planning, leadership alignment, big decisions — with ocean views, a covered outdoor deck for breakouts, and the kind of focused stillness that's impossible to find back in the office. Mason Canyon takes care of lunch on the deck.
When the afternoon session wraps, the island is yours. Kayak the coastline, hike up to Windy Canyon for views that'll reset your perspective, soak in the Kaitoke Hot Springs, try your luck fishing, or paddle out at Medlands. If you'd rather just sit with a cold one, Aotea Brewery is minutes away.
Evening — dinner at The Currach, Great Barrier's legendary Irish pub. Good food, cold pints, and the kind of easy conversation that only happens when everyone's properly unwound. Head back whenever you're ready — and if the sky is clear, Good Heavens will be waiting.
One final session in the boardroom — capture the decisions, lock in the actions, leave with absolute clarity on what comes next. Then a last swim, a slow walk on the beach, and a flight home.
Back in Auckland by early afternoon. A different person than the one who left.
Barrier Air flies direct from Auckland in 30 minutes — groups of 10+ can charter the whole plane. Sunair also connects from Tauranga, Whangarei, and Whitianga. Door to door in under 2 hours.
4.5-hour Sealink crossing from Auckland. A journey in itself — arrive relaxed and ready.
175° East sleeps 25. The Boardroom at Mason Canyon handles larger day groups. Get in touch to talk numbers.
Starlink WiFi throughout 175° East. Limited mobile signal — which is exactly why people come here.
Three off-grid houses, a private boardroom with ocean views, Medlands Beach across the road, and a sky so dark the Milky Way runs coast to coast. Great Barrier Island is one of New Zealand's most extraordinary wedding settings — remote without being inaccessible, wild without roughing it.
Whether you're planning an intimate ceremony for 20 or a full-estate celebration for 80+, we can work with you to build something that nobody will forget. Accommodation for up to 25 on-site. Day guests via Barrier Air. Mason Canyon for the reception. The island does the rest.
Tell us your dates, group size, and what you need. We'll take it from there.
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