we are all made of stardust
About us
Hari and Sam - we are a social enterprise
Communicating astronomy with the public
We are Hari and Sam
At Star Safari, we have a range of refractor and reflector telescopes that we use to observe phenomena in the NZ sky from our observatory located on top of a beautiful hill.
venture with us beyond Earth
MEET the sky rangers
Hari is a TEDx featured astrobiologist, has done an internship at NASA Ames, trained for Mars as an analog astronaut and established the New Zealand Astrobiology Network.
Sam has a Masters Degree in Astrophysics and he is a former airforce pilot.
Explore the night sky from one of the best places for stargazing, and discover New Zealand's most famous constellations.
what we do
telescope advice
If you would like to buy a telescope or upgrade your current one but don't really know what to get, we can help.
What is astronomy?
At Star Safari we offer courses getting you started in astronomy, stargazing, telescope use, astrophotography and stargazing for business (also known as astrotourism).
professional learning development (PLD)
We work with Field-BasedSTEM.Kiwi to provide PLD to schools around New Zealand.
Access the wonders of the night sky! Check out our year pass and other programmes
give. yourself. some. space
We are a social enterprise
kids and young people need inspiration
Bring your 15 years and younger for FREE
Affordable access to the wonders of night sky for everyone is a very important for us. Therefore, for all of our public sessions and courses kids are free – check out terms and conditions.