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Auckland's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park & Island Guide aucklandnz.com FREE VISITOR GUIDE Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park & Island Guide 1 Visitor information Contents Auckland’s i-SITE Visitor Centres can help you book your holiday in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, and throughout the Welcome to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park 2 rest of Auckland and New Zealand. Visit our teams for bookings and information about attractions, Treasure Islands 6 activities, accommodation, rental cars, motorhomes, buses and ferries. Open seven days, freephone 0800 AUCKLAND Hauraki Gulf Islands 8 (0800 282 552) or email [email protected]. Waiheke Island 8 Princes Wharf Waiheke Island 137 Quay Street 118E Oceanview Road Great Barrier Island - Aotea 18 Princes Wharf, Auckland Oneroa, Waiheke Island Rangitoto Island 32 +64 (0)9 367 6009 +64 (0)9 372 1234 Motutapu Island 35 SKYCITY Great Barrier Island P3 Sky Tower, Cnr Victoria Claris Airport Terminal, Motuihe Island 40 & Federal Streets Hector Sanderson Road Browns Island - Motukorea 42 Auckland +64 (0)9 429 0981 Tiritiri Matangi Island 44 +64 (0)9 367 6009 0800 468 622 Rotoroa Island 48 International Airport Devonport Arrivals Hall 3 Victoria Road Motuora Island 50 Manukau, Auckland Devonport, Auckland Kawau Island 52 +64 (0)9 367 6009 +64 (0)9 365 9906 Domestic Airport Warkworth Marine Reserves 56 Air New Zealand Terminal 1 Baxter Street Manukau, Auckland Warkworth, Auckland Volunteering in Auckland 58 +64 (0)9 367 6009 +64 (0)9 425 9081 Birds of the Hauraki Gulf 60 Department of Conservation Auckland Visitor Centre For information from the Department of Conservation, visit the Auckland i-SITE Visitor Centre located on Princes Wharf. Department of Conservation opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm (October to April). Email [email protected] or phone +64 (0)9 379 6476. Cover image: Kayaking near Browns Island aucklandnz.com 2 Welcome to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park 3 Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island - Aotea are the largest in size and also have the largest permanent populations. Other islands range from tiny, uninhabited rocks to pest-free havens for our precious wildlife. Moor up in a sheltered bay, have a swim, catch a snapper for lunch or picnic on a deserted beach — it’s the lifestyle Aucklanders are envied for. Charter a boat or hire a kayak and you can experience it See dolphins and whales at play in the pristine waters for yourself. Other commercial enterprises also began Many island adventures are just a ferry around this time, including flourmills, ride away, including the Tiritiri Matangi brickworks, manufacturing and the open wildlife sanctuary, the dormant extraction of mineral resources. volcano of Rangitoto and the rich social Welcome to history of Rotoroa Island. Or explore the As a result of the commercial inner harbour on a day cruise with Fullers, development of the Hauraki Gulf, concerns the Hauraki Gulf 360 Discovery or Explore NZ. for the conservation of the native species in the area were raised. This led to the Marine Park History development of nature reserves on several For nearly 1,000 years the Hauraki Gulf islands in the Hauraki Gulf between the 1850s and Many of the islands are just Welcome to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park – an area has been a focal point of human activity a short ferry ride away 1960s, and in the 1970s of great cultural, historical, spiritual, ecological and and home to generations of residents. Tiritiri Matangi Island economic significance to the people of Auckland. Māori generally refer to the gulf by the names Tikapa Moana and Te Moana Nui ō became New Zealand’s In 2000 the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, New Zealand’s Toi. Legend describes the Arawa canoe first restoration project first national park of the sea, was created to recognise and arriving in the gulf under Tamatekapua’s after 130 years of protect the unique features and environments of the gulf. command. He placed a mauri/life force on farming. The marine park is a treasured living space that connects a rocky islet at the north eastern entrance people and places, and links the land and sea. It includes of the gulf, calling it ‘Tikapa’. It is from this marine reserves, Department of Conservation and name that Tikapa Moana originates. community group managed islands and mainland reserves, and is a unique concept in New Zealand. Between the 1770s and the 1900s the Hauraki Gulf’s resources were of important The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park is the jewel in Auckland’s economic significance to the Māori and crown and encompasses over one million hectares of European people. Timber stations were a sheltered, sparkling blue waters, dotted with emerald source of trade and employment and islands. It was rated as the top experience in New Zealand many mills were established throughout in the 2012 Lonely Planet guide. the area. Sailing under sunny skies. Fantail/pīwakawaka 0800 AUCKLAND aucklandnz.com 4Bream Bay Welcome to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park 5 Rakitu Island (Arid Island) Find out more • Visit the world’s largest Te Arai Point Little Barrier pohutukawa forest on Island (Hauturu) pest-free Rangitoto Island • Look for takahe and blue penguins on Tiritiri Matangi Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Island Marine Reserve Goat Island (Motu Hawere) Pakiri Great Barrier • Discover Waiheke Island Island (Aotea) Little blue penguin/kororā by bus, scooter, kayak or Leigh Hauraki Gulf mountain bike • Take time to go wild on beautiful Great Barrier Tawharanui Marine Reserve Island - Aotea 0 3 6 9 12 15 Kilometres Warkworth 1 Kawau Island Key to map Channel Island Conservation reserves - visitors welcome Beehive Island Nature reserve - no landing without permit Cape Colville Square Top Island Motuketekete Roads Moturekareka Motutara This map is intended as a guide only. Those going tramping Motukokopu Island Motuora are advised to use the appropriate topographical map. Not to be used for navigation. Saddle Island © Department of Conservation (DOC) Casnell Island Coromandel Orewa Whangaparaoa Peninsula Tiritiri Matangi Island Whitianga Pollen Island Auckland Colville Bay Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve Rakino Island Motutapu 1 Rangitoto Island Pakatoa Island Pest advice Motuihe Waiheke Island Coromandel Harbour Help protect the islands of North Rotoroa Island Waitemata Head the Hauraki Gulf from pests. Harbour Browns Island (Motukorea) See page 6 for details. Te Matuku Ponui Marine Reserve Island treasureislands.co.nz Motu Manawa 1 Firth (Pollen Island) Coromandel aucklandnz.com of Peninsula Marine Reserve Thames Manukau Harbour Key to map Conservation reserves 1 - visitors welcome Nature reserves - no landing without permit Roads This map is intended as a guide only. Those going tramping are advised to use the appropriate 0136912K5 ilometres topographical map. Not to be used for navigation. Copyright DOC. 6 Treasure Islands 7 DID YOU KNOW? • Rats can squeeze through a 12mm gap, and mice through a 7mm gap. • Mice, insect pests and the invasive rainbow skink could hide in your bag. • Weed seeds cling to clothing and shoes. • Soil on shoes or gear may carry unwanted plant diseases. TAKING YOUR OWN BOAT OR KAYAK? Check your vessel is clean and pest-free. Keep fresh bait and/or set traps on your vessel where your bait Rainbow skink Mice and rats is stored. VISITING OVERNIGHT? Before you leave, unpack and thoroughly check Treasure Islands your camping gear (tents, sleeping bags, etc.) for stowaway pests. The majority of islands in the Hauraki Gulf provide Argentine ant sanctuaries for native animals and plants. Many HELP SAVE OUR PRECIOUS KAURI TREES Soil and seeds are completely pest-free and others are free of A soil-borne disease is killing our native kauri trees. some pests. Stay on tracks and off kauri roots. Clean and remove Sealed bags and containers keep ‘Stowaway’ pests can easily destroy our unique soil from footwear and gear before and after pests out wildlife. They can and have hitched a ride to islands entering kauri forest areas on islands in the Hauraki on or in bags, clothing, footwear or with food. Gulf. See kauridieback.co.nz for more details. NO PETS Help protect our wildlife Dogs and other pets are banned from all pest-free Before you leave the mainland or travel between islands and many reserves on other islands in the islands in the Hauraki Gulf, please do the following: Hauraki Gulf, including their beaches. • Check your bags for possible stowaway pests For further information visit treasureislands.co.nz - rats, mice, Argentine ants, rainbow skinks, soil and seeds. Clean your footwear Seen a pest before you leave • Remove all soil and seeds from footwear and gear. If you have seen a • Pack food into sealed containers to keep pests out. pest on a pest-free island call 0800 DOC HOT Open containers and boxes, supermarket bags Open bags are (0800 362 468) an invitation to pests and loose items are not permitted. 0800 AUCKLAND aucklandnz.com 8 Waiheke Island 9 Waiheke Waiheke means ‘cascading waters’ in Māori and is well-known for its large number of Island vineyards, some of which have a stellar international reputation. But there’s more to Waiheke than its superb wines. Soak up the stunning views As one of the larger islands in the gulf, Waiheke’s in luxury at Delamore Lodge, Waiheke Island. landscape varies greatly. The western end of the island where passengers arrive buzzes with village and beach Sip on award-winning wines at Cable Bay Vineyard, life, while the east is a real getaway destination. Waiheke Waiheke Island has a permanent population of over 8,000 people, but this swells to over 50,000 in summer. Getting to Waiheke Island couldn’t be easier. The passenger ferry from downtown Auckland takes just 35 minutes.
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