Thursday, 15 January
| From 2:00 pm | Arrival and set up. No official programme. |
Friday, 16 January
| 6:00 pm | DIY Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation |
| 7:00 pm | Official opening and housekeeping matters – Remco Mensert (HBAS) |
| 7:10 pm | Weather forecast for the weekend – Paul Mallinson |
| 7:30 pm | Its 5 year mission – Remco Mensert |
| 8:00 pm | The Cosmic Web, a wonderous maze – Bethany Jones |
| 8:30 pm | Night Sky Workshop – Andrew Buckingham |
| 9:00 pm | Supper & Telescope set up time |
| 9:30 pm | Movie: TBD |
Saturday, 17 January
| 9:00 am | Children’s programme – Jackie and Ysabel Mackrill |
| 10:00 am | Astronomy Equipment Overview – Andrew Buckingham |
| 10:30 am | Imaging with Smart Scopes – S50 and Celestron Origin – Robin Warnes |
| 11:00 am | Electronic Assisted Astronomy – Graham Dawson |
| 11:30 am | CK-2 DIY Strain Wave Mount – Martin Howard |
| Noon | DIY Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation |
| 1:00 pm | Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Sunday) |
| 1:30 pm | Comets from Carterton – Paul Mallinson |
| 2:00 pm | I’ve discovered a comet from New Zealand! Only six New Zealanders can officially say this. – John Drummond |
| 2:30 pm | My Journeys as Eclipse chaser since 1999 – Otto Gruebl |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 pm | Galaxies are influenced by dark matter (DM) – Stuart Mossman |
| 4:00 pm | Running parameters account for Dark Matter – Terry McMahon |
| 4:30 pm | Telescope trail |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner (fish / burger and chips) |
| 7:00 pm | Group photo (Meet in the hall) – Graham Palmer |
| 7:15 pm | Astro-Quiz – Graham Palmer |
| 8:15 pm | Raffle Draw |
| 8:30 pm | A Decade of Deep Sky Imaging – Matt Balkham |
| 9:30 pm | Supper & Telescope set up time |
| 9:45 pm | Movie: TBD |
Sunday, 18 January
| 9:00 am | Children’s programme – Jackie and Ysabel Mackrill |
| 10:00 am | Rocket launches – Keith Dyson |
| 10:30 am | Fireballs Aotearoa – Steve Wyn-Harris |
| 11:00 am | Visualising the heavens – from Armillary Spheres to Planetariaums – Jeremy Robertson |
| 11:30 am | Just Six Numbers – Antony Gomez |
| Noon | DIY Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation |
| 1:00 pm | Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Saturday) |
| 1:30 pm | My journey from astrophotography to citizen science – Ian Transom |
| 2:00 pm | Binoculars – Andrew Buckingham |
| 2:30 pm | How does the Sun impact Climate Change? (or does it?) – Bruce Ngataeirua |
| 3:00 pm | Closing Central Star Party – Bruce Ngataeirua (HBAS) |
| 3:15 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 6:30 pm | Planetarium Show @ Holt Planetarium https://www.holtplanetarium.org.nz Chambers St, Napier (on the grounds of Napier Boys High School) |
| 7:30 pm | Movie: TBD |
Monday, 19 January
| 9:00 am – | Camp cleanup. Please help if you are available. |