Smugglers Pottery – Limited Edition ‘25 Collection
Available Easter Weekend – Saturday & Sunday, 10am–5pm
63 Urquharts Bay – Whangārei Heads Arts Trail 2025

Set sail for the Whangārei Heads Arts Trail this Easter and discover our Smugglers Pottery – a special collection of hand-thrown tableware inspired by the local legend of Smugglers Cove, where traders once buried contraband (mostly whisky!) to dodge customs.

This year’s ‘25’ collection features a mix of blue and white hand-decorated terracotta and stamped stoneware pottery that was fired in Little Gassy, our gas kiln tucked away at Urquharts Bay. Each piece is unique, small-batch, and packed with character – no two the same, just like the smugglers themselves.

Come find us, swap your gold (or card) for treasure, and take home a little piece of Northland folklore – no digging necessary.

CA$H or bank transfers only.

Blue is an exhibition that brings together the work of eleven New Zealand artists, showcasing their individual interpretations of the color blue alongside the ceramics of Angela Tier. Each artist has responded to the concept of "Blue" through their own instinctive creative lens, creating diverse and thought-provoking work.

Ceramics New Zealand

National Open Studios

SAT 23rd - SUN 24th NOV | 10am - 4pm

Our studio doors will be open alongside 60+ clay artists working in their studios from Kerikeri to Ōtepoti.

STUDIO 11, Quarry Arts Centre, 21 Selwyn Ave, Whangārei

“The Night” is when the creatures and spirits come out to play, where the darkness hides the forbidden, the unseen world emerges from the shadows. where myths and legends gain life in the moonlit hours.

Yvonne Rust Gallery | 28th SEP - 12th OCT. Opening: SAT 28th SEP | 5 - 8pm. Quarry Arts Centre, 21 Selwyn Avenue, Whangārei

Whangārei Heads Arts Trail Our new collection will be smuggling its way out to Urquharts Bay in this year's Whangarei Heads Art Trail.