A marine discovery centre in Leigh, on the Auckland coast, beside Aotearoa's first marine reserve, Te Hāwere-a-Maki Goat Island. The centre is part of the University of Auckland's Institute of Marine Science, and opened in 2012.
Visitors can look closely at marine life through microscopes, walk through a sound corridor of ocean noises, and explore living aquaria where they can hold a live kina or seastar. There are interactive displays and videos from the reserve. During school holidays it is open every day from 10am to 4pm, with activities for all ages. Schools, kura, whānau, clubs and tour groups can book educational programmes. The centre is a few minutes' walk from the car park, with an eight-minute walk across the beach and up the path.
The centre's website says it is working with Ngāti Manuhiri, the tangata whenua of the area, on a planned name change to Te Hāwere-a-Maki Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre, and on telling the history of Ngāti Manuhiri at the centre. The Edith Winstone Blackwell Foundation helped fund the 2008 upgrade of the Leigh Marine Campus.