1. 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 ...

2. ANZET - Our New Sponsor
(News/Current News)

...  ANZET Trustees plus the Air New Zealand Green Team and their families in action planting out the hospital paddock wetland in Home Bay Valley. In future years, a boardwalk will wind its way around the ...

3. August 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)

... walk from the wharf and right next to shelter. This made a welcome relief from some of the rather more vertical sites of previous years. After introductions from the people in charge of the trust there ...

4. December 2009
(Get Involved/Volunteer Profiles)

... was rediscovered cut into the sea wall at Home Bay. They take every opportunity to walk up and down it ...when they're not in the nursery, that is.) Name Glenys and Val Occupation ...

5. Hauraki Gulf Marine Park celebrates 10th Anniversary
(Projects & Events/Events)

... Marine Park on 14th March.  The cruise took in Motuihe, Waiheke, the Noises, Rakino and Motutapu with guided walks on both Motuihe and Motutapu.   Iwi welcoming guests to Home Bay  Graeme ...

6. Auckland Heritage Festival
(Projects & Events/Events)

... time. http://www.fullers.co.nz/tickets-fares/timetables/motutapu.php For information on self guided walking tours and staying overnight at Home Bay campground click here   Enjoy special sailings to ...

7. 2010 Heritage Festivals
(Projects & Events/Events)

... Motutapu to join a two hour guided walking tour of the amazing WWII military sites. Reasonable fitness and sturdy footware required. View pillboxes, observation posts, gun emplacements, underground magazines, ...

8. Auckland Heritage Festival
(News/Notices / Updates)

... Island - Ferry and Guided Tour Sat 26, Sun 27 September Enjoy special sailings to Motutapu during the festival and join a guided walk of this beautiful historic island.  Explore gun emplacements ...

9. Motutapu Medication
(News/Current News)

...  Motutapu and Rangitoto are a 30 minute ferry ride away from downtown Auckland. Over 100,000 visitors arrive on their shores annually. Activities include tramping, walking, swimming, fishing, camping ...

10. The Emu Incident 1860
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... up a bank and after walking for about an hour arrived at Home Bay as the weather cleared and the sun shone. Robert Graham had farm buildings at the Bay alongside of which, under spreading trees, an appetising ...

11. Post War Timeline
(About Us/The Island)

... a proposed walk track between Islington Bay and Home Bay. Purpose being shelter for stock and people - 'ringing the foreshore in trees' Exotica planted included liquidambar, gingko, walnut and macadairia. ...

12. 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 ...

13. Exploring the Island
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)

Your 2 hour self-guided  walking tour of the Home Bay Valley volunteer planted native forest and WWII Military sites While reading the tour guide you might like to check out the route on our ...

14. Discover Motutapu
(Tourism and Recreation/Exploring)

On New Years Day 2009, three hard working Motutapu Trust regular volunteers took time out. After an early night and early morning start they attempted a walking circumnavigation of the island   Did ...

15. Tree Planting Diary
(Restoration/Ecological)

... new planting area in Lower Watershed paddock (see map above) which is about a 20 minute walk from the Red Barn where Belinda usually does her welcome . The Lower Watershed has been divided up into a number ...

16. 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 ...

17. The DUAL2010
(Projects & Events/Events)

... (50km and 30km MTB, 42km and 21km run / walk) but are filling up fast! Remember, last year we sold out in all categories except the Marathon - so get yourselves entered into this one soon as we're expecting ...

18. DUAL2011
(Projects & Events/Events)

...    2011 event entry options include; 50km Mountain bike 30km Mountain bike 42km Marathon trail / off-road run 21km Half Marathon trail / off-road run & walk 10km run / walk ...

19. The Causeway
(About Us/The Island)

... on the summit of Rangitoto. From time to time he was required to inspect the Motutapu Battery. This same day return trip included a low tide walk across the narrow gap separating the islands   What's ...

20. Our Achievements
(About Us/The Trust)

... base Upgraded and reopened the wharf at Home Bay to allow scheduled ferry sailings Overseen the opening of  'Walk Motutapu' a network of walking tracks   Other achievements: Built up a data ...

21. Getting There
(Tourism and Recreation/Getting There)

Getting to Motutapu   You can get to Motutapu in any of the following ways: Fullers Ferry Own kayak Own boat Water Taxi Swim? Walk across from Rangitoto Home Bay, Motutapu. Restoration ...

22. MOEC
(Tourism and Recreation/Facilities & Activities)

... (approx 45 in each) The long dormitories feature polished wooden floors with central walkways, beds down either side.  The lower dorm (dorm 4) has a combination of beds and bunks with some separate ...

23. Volunteer Activities
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... of the tree planting activity in 2010 is taking place in Lower Watershed paddock with some planting in Hospital Flats. Upon arrival at Motutapu Home Bay wharf, you have an approximate 5 minute walk to ...

24. Volunteer Days
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... you have an approximate 5 minute walk to the Red Barn where all are welcomed and the day is explained. As per the map, we then walk from the Barn, along the Home Bay campground road (there are three ...

25. Make a Weekend of It !
(Get Involved/Volunteer)

... group over on Saturday morning, walk the tracks of Rangitoto and Motutapu, stay overnight on the island, volunteer with us on Sunday and make a real weekend it Fullers ferries have ceased their weekend ...

26. Early Settlers - Robert Graham
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... reboarded the Emu at about 5 o’clock that evening and set off to Kai Moririra Bay to collect Mrs.Gore Browne and several others who had walked to the Bay during the day.  As they neared the bay the little ...

27. Early Settlers - The Reid Brothers
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... - a walk of two miles from Home Bay. James Reid’s marriage to Eliza Jane Craig John and Elizabeth Craig, James Reid, Eliza and Andrew Mr. John Craig was a resident on the island.  He took up ...

28. Facilities & Activities
(Tourism and Recreation/Facilities & Activities)

DoC Camp Site at Home Bay Please note the Camp Site is currently closed through  to the 1st Nov 2009 for the period of the pest eradication operation The Home Bay Camp Site, 5 mins walk from the ...

29. 1901 Newspaper article
(Heritage/European Settlement)

... homestead, situated at Emu Bay, is an ideal home, sheltered in a charming nook; it is surrounded by tree-dotted hills, and is easily approached by a walk of two miles from Home Bay, where the jetty is ...

30. Pa Sites
(Heritage/Maori Settlement)

... of the Home Bay wharf. You can reach it by walking along the shore platform east of the wharf for about 100m and then north east up a gully to a point by the fenced north east cliff face. There are ...

31. Exploring
(Category)

Motutapu has a complete network of walking trails, part of the Walk Motutapu initiative funded by Newmarket Rotary in 2005. The signposted network of trails link many of the island's historic and natural ...

32. Get Involved
(Section)

... ages, all walks of life, that volunteer with us. We've got  a massive project on our hands out here - with your help we can really create something special for future generations. We know you will like ...

33. Tourism and Recreation
(Section)

Imagine magnificent scenic walking tracks, beautiful scenery and wildlife returning to enjoy restored native habitats planted by volunteers over the last 15 years. Motutapu is a walker's paradise ...