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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)
... major geological events which produced the rocks underlying Auckland City and The islands of the inner Hauraki Gulf.       The greywackes - Rocks of the oldest period - 150 million to 200 million ...
3. Jim Holdaway Conservation Award
(News/Current News)
... for Hauturu Supporters Trust, he was also a member of Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park Board for 19 years. Jim was a founding member of The Tree Council and is its honorary president.  ...
4. July 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
... Solomon is itching to give her green fingers a workout. And she does: Not in her own backyard but in Auckland's.Out in the Hauraki Gulf, next to younger cousin Rangitoto, Motutapu ( sacred ) Island is ...
5. 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 ...
6. December 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)
...  G: Field Manager V: Part Retired, part admin Why did you volunteer on Motutapu the first time? G:It seemd like a worthwhile project - we grew up on the Hauraki Gulf and welcomed ...
7. DUAL 2010
(News/Current News)
27 MARCH 2010 - THE RETURN OF THE  DUAL  click on pic to read more. FREE FERRY RIDES FOR FIRST TIME VOLUNTEER WEEDBUSTERS : HAURAKI GULF MARINE PARK - 10TH ANNIVERSARY THE PEST ERADICATION PROJECT ...
... absent north of the Bombay Hills since the 1860s. In the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park they survived on offshore islands such as Tiritiri Matangi and Hauturu/Little Barrier. In 2005 they made their own way ...
... says. The bellbird, or korimako, has been almost completely absent north of the Bombay Hills since the 1860s. In the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park they survived on offshore islands such as Tiritiri Matangi ...
  Celebrating the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park 10th Anniversary 27 February  Mike Lee addressing the gathering at Home Bay Home Bay, Motutapu, was the idyllic setting of the 10th Anniversary of the Hauraki ...
11. Kakariki Breeding on Motutapu
(News/Current News)
... on our site. This is absolutely HUGE news for the Motutapu Restoration Trust, the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, DOC and all conservation and restoration minded New Zealanders ! Our Trust chair and former ...
12. Battery Observation Post Complex
(Heritage/Military)
... by Navy personnel. It was used in the detection of enemy ships and submarines by monitoring the indicator loops and ASDIC arrays laid underwater out in the Gulf. Its other role was observation of the contact ...
13. Underground Plotting Rooms
(Heritage/Military)
... main plotting display room was taken up with a large scale model depicting the islands and the Hauraki Gulf area within the guns field of fire. Gunnery officers practised the fall of shot on a target. ...
14. Other WW11 Military Sites
(Heritage/Military)
... onto the battery (rather than striking the battery horizontally from shorter range). Targets would be described as Destroyers or Cruisers firing 8 inch guns from 25 to 30 kms out in the Gulf. The magazines ...
15. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)
... views out over the Hauraki Gulf 1.45pm - Head back down Home Bay Road to inspect the recently refurbished 1901 Reid Homestead and view the DVD 'Guns of Motutapu' which includes amazing 3D virtual reality ...
16. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)
... operate whatever the weather excepting where the ferry operator deems either, conditions in the Inner Gulf or wharf landings, unsafe and cancels sailings.   **IMPORTANT BIOSECURITY INFORMATION** It's ...
17. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)
... gun battery observation posts 12.30pm - Lunch break at the gun emplacements. Enjoy fantastic views out over the Hauraki Gulf 1.45pm - Head back down Home Bay Road to inspect the recently refurbished ...
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. Interesting Facts
(About Us/The Island)
Interesting Facts about the island of Motutapu    The Island  Motutapu, Sacred Island, is one of the many beautiful islands that dot the Hauraki Gulf. It covers an area of 1509 hectares and is joined ...
20. Significance and Future
(About Us/The Trust)
... Island's natural, cultural and historic values that is consistent with the Hauraki Gulf Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) Motutapu's natural landscape includes geology, which is Jurassic in origin.  ...
21. Post War Timeline
(About Us/The Island)
... NZ Herald reports no intention to open up additional access as 'there are plenty of other islands in the Gulf Maritime Park' Minister of Lands Duncan Macintyre states 'island no longer required for defence ...
22. 360 Discovery
(Get Involved/Sponsors)
Offering discovery and experiences on the Hauraki Gulf and its islands. 360 Discovery help us out with special volunteer ferry fares to the Island.  ...
23. Walk Motutapu
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)
... of the Hauraki Gulf, the Coromandel and Whangaparoa Peninisulas and the city of Auckland. It introduces walkers to birdlife and native trees, as well as a working farm, just a short ferry ride from the ...
24. Visitor Information
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... 6476. Click here to learn more about the farm. BIOSECURITY: CHECK THAT YOUR BOAT, BAGS AND OTHER GEAR ARE RODENT AND ANT FREE. HELP KEEP THE HAURAKI GULF MARINE PARK PEST FREE. Click here for more information ...
25. Exploring the Island
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)
... on the front lawn of the Reid Homestead. Built in 1901 and recently restored by the Trust, it is one of the very last surviving Hauraki Gulf early European homesteads. Check to see if the Homestead is ...
26. WWII Military Timeline
(Heritage/Military)
... Bay facilities begin operating as an outdoor education camp 1970 Feb Army vests all the battery land under the control of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park Board     ...
27. Treasure Islands
(News/Media Releases)
... positive phase for the Motutapu project. Stock is due to return to the island in early October Public Concern over wildlife deaths in the Hauraki Gulf - September 2009 There has been much public ...
28. 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 ...
29. 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 ...
30. Tree Planting Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
... also requires the collection of seed from other islands in the Gulf since they are not available in nearby collection areas within the 12k genetic zone (eco sourced). Two such species under consideration ...
31. Fencing Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)
... boundary fences. November 2009 Farm indicates it would like to see the wetlands fenced (Unlike its gulf island neighbours, excepting Great Barrier Island, Motutapu has extensive wetland areas)n as ...
32. Weedbusting - What's it about?
(Restoration/Ecological)
... As in the City, so too on the adjacent islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Motutapu is also blessed with rich volcanic soils courtesy of Rangitoto and this allows weeds to readily establish and threaten our ...
33. Maori Settlement Timeline
(Heritage/Maori Settlement)
... Cape Colville to avenge a humilation which arose from an earlier dispute between the chiefs of both the Arawa and Tainui canoes. Ngati Huarere lay claim to many gulf islands including Motutapu Ngati Tai ...
34. 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 ...
35. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)
... AT THE HOME BAY BASE SO YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE A SWIM AND LINGER ON OUR BEAUTIFUL INNER GULF ISLAND SOON TO BE DECLARED PEST FREE The Motutapu Restoration Trust has selected ace sporting event managers, ...
36. DUAL2011
(Projects & Events/Events)
... mountain biking options, will be staged on one of the most scenic landscapes in New Zealand - the gulf islands of Motutapu and Motutapu. Early bird entry options now available. This is a once a year opportunity ...
37. The Farm
(About Us/The Island)
... as an opportunity to demonstrate sustainable farming practice in partnership with conservation, add to that this beautiful island in the Hauraki Gulf and only 30 minutes from Auckland - what more could ...
38. The DUAL2009
(Projects & Events/Events)
... Competitors contested a 50km mountain bike circuit, full or half marathon over routes covering both these beautiful inner Hauraki Gulf islands. The event was based at Home Bay, Motutapu, which hosted the ...
39. 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 ...
40. Gun Emplacements
(Heritage/Military)
... attack on our harbour. We believe it is one of the most significant and fascinating heritage sites in the entire Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park. In 1942 when New Zealand was under greatest threat of attack ...
41. Underground Magazines
(Heritage/Military)
... onto the battery (rather than striking the battery horizontally from shorter range). Targets would be described as Destroyers or Cruisers firing 8 inch guns from 25 to 30 kms out in the Gulf. The magazines ...
42. The Pest Eradication
(News/Current News)
... Rangitoto and Motutapu islands. This restoration involves removing all seven remaining mammal pests from both islands, in a bid to create the largest pest free island habitat in the Hauraki Gulf. This ...
43. Getting There
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)
... Water Taxis operate a water taxi service out of Auckland's Viaduct Basin in Downtown. They service all the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. They will deliver you to Home Bay, Motutapu or Islington Bay, Rangitoto ...
44. 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 ...
45. Become a Friend
(Get Involved/Become a Friend)
... an important role in making Motutapu a special island in the Hauraki Gulf for future generations receive regular newsletters have chances to visit the island for special occasions have opportunities ...
46. Island Flora
(About Us/The Island)
... would have been covered with coastal lowland forest similar to that growing on Waiheke and other Hauraki Gulf islands. The Rangitoto eruption, 600 years ago, understandably had a major impact on this forest. ...
47. Volunteer Activities
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... out over the Hauraki Gulf.  The walk from the Barn to the planting area takes around 15-20 minutes. We take your bags up to the site for you on the truck/trailer For our regular treeplanters, please ...
48. Volunteer Days
(Get Involved/Volunteer)
... fabulous views above Home Bay and looking out over the Hauraki Gulf.  The walk from the Barn to the planting area takes around 15-20 minutes. We take your bags up to the site for you on the truck/trailer ...
49. Early Settlers - The Reid Brothers
(Heritage/European Settlement)
... is situated in the Hauraki Gulf within a few miles of Auckland, is one of the most lovely of the many beautiful islands which dot the seascape, and add such attraction to the Auckland Harbour. Motutapu ...
50. Maps
(About Us/The Island)
Motutapu on a Map   Motutapu is an island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. The Park is located on the north eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island alongside Auckland, our country's ...
51. Archaeological Sites
(Heritage/Maori Settlement)
  Motutapu is one of the earliest Maori settlement sites in the Auckland Region. The island was settled way more intensively than other islands in the Hauraki Gulf except for Motukorea (Browns Island). Ash ...
52. 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 ...
53. 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 ...
54. Maori Settlement
(Category)
Nga Poito O Te Kupenga O Toi Te Huatahi The famous Polynesian explorer, Toi Te Huatahi, visited the islands of the Hauraki Gulf during the era of the first migrations from Hawaiki to Aotearoa. From this ...
55. Get Involved
(Section)
... park in New Zealand play an important role in making Motutapu a special island sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf for threatened and endangered native species - for future generations. receive regular newsletters ...
... WWII coastal defences. Camp overnight at Home Bay and spend several days walking Motutapu and her upstart neighbour Rangitoto. These two iconic Hauraki Gulf islands represent the oldest and youngest ...
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