Our Marine Discovery Centre’s goal is to inspire the public, and in particular young people’s interest in science and the life and well-being of our oceans.
Visit our centre and leave excited and more knowledgable about the unique, underwater world of New Zealand’s first marine reserve. Staffed by marine experts to the centre is part of the University of Auckland’s marine science faculties. The perfect way to start your Goat Island adventure.
We look forward to having you visit us soon.
The centre was made possible by a generous gift from the Edith Winstone Blackwell Foundation Trust to recognize and honor the great interest the Trust’s founder, Edith Winstone Blackwell, had in the wealth, health and preservation of our marine environment and in the science of the seas.
Edith Winstone Blackwell MBE
- The daughter of well-known Auckland businessman George Winstone
- One of the first women in Auckland to drive a car and attend Auckland Grammar School for boys
- Donated a 50cm (20 inch) reflector telescope to establish the Auckland Observatory
- In 1950 Edith set up the Edith Winstone Blackwell Foundation, a charitable trust
