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1. Motutapu - 'Sacred Island'
('Uncategorised Content')
Motutapu, Toi Te Huatahi, Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand, Maori, Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Department of Conservation, Hauraki Gulf Island, ecological restoration, WWII military ...
2. Geological Island Walks
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
Geological Walks on Motutapu The Northern Coastal The Southern Coastal A walk on Motutapu reveals part of the story of Auckland's geological past; it provides a glimpse of some of the ...
3. Winning Weedbusters
(News/Current News)
Our weed busting volunteers have just received not one, but two Auckland Regional Weedbusters' awards for 2010. The awards were presented by Steve Benham from the Department of Conservation to Neil ...
4. Jim Holdaway Conservation Award
(News/Current News)
Thursday 15 July 2010 The July meeting of the Motutapu Restoration Trust at Millennium Hotel's the Auckland Copthorne in Quay St. Chair Christine Fletcher presented Trevor Stones with the inaugural ...
5. July 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... material for our 'Volunteer of the Month' series. Conserve what we have After a week indoors as the University of Auckland advertising and promotions manager, Claire ...
6. August 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... ferry moved throughout the Hauraki Gulf. We were heading out to Motutapu Island to help plant trees as part of the Motutapu Restoration Project. We were to be joined on that day by Auckland University ...
7. October 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... its flowers.It proved ineffective but in the meantime it spread far and wide including on to Motutapu where it grew to plague proportions. Moth plant is found in most neighbourhoods in Auckland. Fortunately, ...
... early February. The sighting of bellbirds comes as more than 80 international and national delegates gather in Auckland this week at a workshop led by the Department of Conservation on tackling threats ...
... in December, and pateke (brown teal) were spotted on the island in early February. The sighting of bellbirds comes as more than 80 international and national delegates gather in Auckland this week at ...
... from adverse human impacts. John Tregidga, Chair of the Hauraki Gulf Forum and Mike Lee, Deputy Chair of the Forum and  Chair of the Auckland Regional Council, spoke of the  work of the Forum  in integrating ...
11. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)
... Auckland mayor Chris Fletcher said the sighting is the best Christmas present she could have hoped for. The trust has planted nearly half a million trees on the island and Chris said the presence of Kakariki will ...
12. Underground Plotting Rooms
(Heritage/Military)
... (where all the incoming and outgoing phone communications were handled) The Fortress Plotting Room received inputs from the Auckland Fortress Area which included Motutapu, Rakino, Rangitoto, North Shore ...
13. The Guns of Motutapu
(Heritage/Military)
... women who served on Motutapu, operating the gun battery to help protect Auckland in the event of an attack by sea during WWII. Former Prime Minister, Helen Clarke, launched the DVD at a special function ...
14. US Navy Magazines
(Heritage/Military)
... early 1943   In that year, the United States decided that Auckland Harbor would become the US Southern Pacific fleet operating base.   This resulted in a massive military build up of troops, ...
15. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)
19 SEP - 4 OCT 2009  CityWide www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/events Auckland Heritage Festival 09 - Living Heritage Festival included two days of fabulous guided tours on Motutapu 26/27 September ...
16. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)
... as Auckland City. Mark your diaries now!    SUNDAY 12th and 26th SEPTEMBER This year we are participating in the North Shore City Heritage ...
17. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)
19 SEP - 4 OCT CityWide www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/events Auckland Heritage Festival 09 - Living Heritage Festival includes two days of guided tours on Motutapu     Trustee Mary Flaws talking ...
18. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)
... published in the August 2009 edition of the Forest and Bird magazine. http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/   Cradled in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, which sprawls on Auckland's doorstep, are several ...
19. Conservation Week
(News/Notices / Updates)
...    Meet a National Treasure Sirocco the Kakapo at Auckland Zoo Monday 14 Sept - Wed 23 Sept To celebrate Conservation Week this year - and all of those people (many of you!) who 'get involved', ...
20. Interesting Facts
(About Us/The Island)
... by a causeway to Rangitoto, Auckland's iconic volcanic cone backdrop. Motutapu is a recreation reserve administered by the Department of Conservation. The island is an open sanctuary so New Zealanders ...
21. Significance and Future
(About Us/The Trust)
... will be restocked with indigenous birds and wildlife, will have major benefits for biodiversity, tourism, education and Aucklander's quality of life.   The restoration effort on Motutapu is without ...
22. The Emu Incident 1860
(Heritage/European Settlement)
... recorded in vol 2 of his 'Life and recollections of a New Zealand Colonist' published in 1866. Thank you to DoC archives for the pic of the Emu about to berth at Wynyard Wharf, Auckland.   'We left ...
23. Post War Timeline
(About Us/The Island)
... poor specimans on the summit'. 1958 Army leaves Administration Bay A new prefabricated classroom is barge transported to Home Bay 1959 Farm stocked with 10100 sheep and 1200 cattle Auckland University ...
24. Kings Plant Barn
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Kings Plant Barn, New Zealand and Auckland's leading Garden Centre. They supply tools for both our nursery and weedbusting activities.  ...
25. Significant Project Sponsors
(Get Involved/Partners)
... organisation supporting the work of not-for-profit groups in Auckland and Northland. Founded on the sale of its shares in ASB bank, the Trust has made grants worth more than $600m since being formed in ...
26. Ports of Auckland
(Get Involved/Past Supporters)
           Ports of Auckland Ports of Auckland is NZ's leading port company, serving the country's vital international trades through a broad range of cargo handling and logostics services. ...
27. Fullers
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Fullers has been the leading ferry operator in Auckland for 20 years. They provide our volunteers discounted ferry fares on public volunteer days. ...
28. Auckland City
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, provide free carparking in the Downtown Carpark for our volunteers on public volunteer days.  ...
29. Auckland Regional Council
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Auckland Regional Council. The ARC manages the region's air and water quality, its growth and development, regional parks, public transport, the coastal and marine environment, and natural and cultural ...
30. Volunteer on Motutapu
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... ferry ride over, the warm welcome to the island, the pleasure of digging in volcanic soil (as compared to sticky Auckland clay), lunch sitting looking at fabulous views chatting to some very interesting ...
31. Walk Motutapu
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)
 This information taken from our Walk Motutapu brochure published by the MRT and DOC Auckland Area Office 2008. Photographs by Bridget Winstone  You need to click to open the .pdf map print it out as ...
32. Visitor Information
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... FARM, leave gates as you find them and do not disturb stock. Some tracks may be closed during the lambing season, usually August and September. For information: DOC Auckland Information Centre, 09 379 ...
33. WWII Military Timeline
(Heritage/Military)
... between Feb 1942 and Nov 1943) Temp Infantry camp built near the underground complex under construction   Mar 13 Mar, seaplane from Japanese submarine I25 overflies Auckland photographing ...
34. Sandy Bay - Paradise Regained
(Projects & Events/Projects)
Moth plant stopped in its tracks Thanks to $21,172 funding from the Auckland Regional Council's Coastal Enhancement Fund (CEF) the major moth plant infestation at Sandy Bay has been stopped in ...
35. Treasure Islands
(News/Media Releases)
... of rodent bait on Rangitoto and Motutapu. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service, MAF Biosecurity NZ, Auckland Regional Council, North Shore City Council and Auckland City Council are confident ...
36. DoC Pest Eradication latest
(News/Media Releases)
... embarked on an exciting and ambitious plan to restore the islands of Rangitoto and Motutapu in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Auckland Area Manager, Brett Butland said that this project will be one of ...
37. Govenrment Wake Up Call
(News/Media Releases)
Government must recognise gulf that binds us New Zealand Herald - Friday Jul 17, 2009 Hon Christine Fletcher and Jim Holdaway Christine Fletcher, a former mayor of Auckland and MP, is chairwoman of ...
38. Nursery Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
What's Happening in the Nursery ?   Our Nursery is located at the Islington Bay end of the island with views looking out across to Auckland's North Shore and over Gardiner Gap to Rangitoto. The ...
39. Weedbusters' Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
...  Auckland Regional Weed Busters' 2010 Group Weed Busting on Public Land Awarded to volunteers and community groups for commitment and dedication in weed management initiatives on public land, including ...
40. Weedbusting - What's it about?
(Restoration/Ecological)
... about to head into the Paddock 14 planted areas The Weediest City in the World?  Landcare Research scientists call Auckland the 'weediest city in the world'.  There are nearly 20,000 exotic plant species ...
41. European Settlement Timeline
(Heritage/European Settlement)
... to walk across the Auckland isthmus and sight the Manukau Harbour. 1827 French explorer Dumont D'urville explores the Hauraki Gulf in the corvette Astrolabe and produces the first charts (Captain James ...
42. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)
... Motutapu before but think that you would like to come over and help - we would love to have you. The ferry ride to Home Bay wharf is only approx 30 mins from downtown Auckland. Marshal & food volunteers ...
43. The Farm
(About Us/The Island)
Motutapu Farm Ltd   Sustainable island pastoral management on Auckland region's largest pastoral farm Motutapu is an island of 1509 hectares. Currently the vast majority is open pasture farm ...
44. The Causeway
(About Us/The Island)
... in the current day pic. The 1943 photo is taken from Frank Geoffrey Grattan's 1948 'Official War History of the Public Works Department'. You can view this publication at the Auckland Central City Library, ...
45. The DUAL2009
(Projects & Events/Events)
... largest gathering seen in the Bay since the Premier Picnics of the early 1900's when thousands journeyed by steamer from Auckland to picnic and play. The islands event, fully two years in the planning, ...
46. About Us
(About Us/About Us)
Motutapu, an island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, 25 minutes by fast ferry from downtown Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is a recreation reserve administered by the Department of Conservation The ...
47. Gun Emplacements
(Heritage/Military)
Motutapu WW11 Gun Emplacements   The battery was built in the late 1930's to protect Auckland from naval attack. the most likely scenario being that a Japanese naval task force would lead an ...
48. Getting There
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... and timetables from Fullers or phone 09-367 9111 From summer 2009, Fullers commenced scheduled weekend sailings (Saturdays and Sundays) to Motutapu, Home Bay wharf leaving Downtown Auckland at 9.15am ...
49. Location
(About Us/The Island)
The island of Motutapu lies in the inner Hauraki Gulf adjacent to Rangitoto Island, just a short ferry ride from Downtown Auckland, the largest centre of population in New Zealand. New Zealand is situated ...
50. Become a Friend
(Get Involved/Become a Friend)
... Restoration Trust, P O Box 99 827, Newmarket, Auckland. You will need Acrobat Reader to view and download this form. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free by clicking here.  ...
51. Volunteer Activities
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... This activity is ideally suited to those outdoors types who like to get stuck in and mix it with these nasties.   OTHER VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Fencing As Motutapu is also home to Auckland ...
52. Auckland's Conservation Groups
(Web Links / Other Resources)
53. Auckland Regional Council
(Web Links / Other Resources)
54. Military
(Category)
Numerous defence installations were built on Motutapu during WWII as part of Auckland's coastal defences. These military structures comprise a largely intact WWII landscape including the following: ...
55. The Island
(Category)
Motutapu, sacred island, is one of the many beautiful islands that dot the Hauraki Gulf. A sizeable 1509 hectares, it is situated alongside and joined by causeway to Rangitoto, Aucklands iconic volcanic ...
56. Become a Sponsor
(Category)
...  Ports of Auckland, Carlton DFK, Tegel, Eagle Technology, ESRI, Soar Printing, SoftSource, Selaks, Ubiquity, Daltons, Living Earth, Constellation New Zealand, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Fullers, Kings ...
57. European Settlement
(Category)
At a glance European settlers began farming Motutapu in 1840 when its Maori owners sold part of the island. Auckland businessman and politician, Robert Graham gained title to the whole island in ...
58. Exploring
(Category)
... Motutapu gun battery built in 1936 to protect the inner Hauraki Gulf and Auckland city is one of the most significant historical sites in our region. The Motutapu defences included a battery of 6 inch ...
59. Maori Settlement
(Category)
... achievements The power of cumulative collective individual action will be the transformation of Motutapu    Maori Settlement Motutapu is one of the earliest Maori settlement sites in the Auckland ...
60. Volunteer
(Category)
... many of New Zealands endangered native species, including kiwi, takahe and tuatara, to this unique area. Imagine just for a moment, kiwi running wild only 30 minutes ferry ride from Aucklands Central ...
61. Cultural
(Category)
... during WWII as part of the coastal defences of Auckland. The major military features are protected and are being progressively restored and interpreted  ...
62. Events
(Category)
Current examples of annual events on the island include the phenomenally successful annual multisport DUAL Motutapu-Rangitoto traverse and the Auckland Heritage Festival island tours. Other future events ...
63. Projects & Events
(Section)
... traverse and the Auckland Heritage Festival island tours. Other future events will be covered on these pages    ...
64. Restoration
(Section)
The Motutapu Restoration Plan will be updated in 2010.   The Trust continues to be guided by the original Restoration Plan prepared by the Auckland Conservancy of the Department of Conservation in ...
65. About Us
(Section)
... the Auckland Conservation Board on 31 August 1994.   Click on the article links below to learn more...  ...
66. Front Page
(Section)
... volunteer activities on this beautiful island. We are a short ferry ride from Auckland . Come help us restore the island's natural heritage. ...
'The restoration programme, through hands on involvement, offers an excellent opportunity to convey primary conservation messages to the people of Auckland and thereby increase understanding, knowledge ...
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