Come visit our island over the Summer - walk our tracks and enjoy our beaches. Fullers ferries summer service to Home Bay Motutapu on weekends
SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010 - The fabulous DUAL MOTUTAPU-RANGITOTO TRAVERSE returns to the islands. Event categories are filling fast !!
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Volunteers req'd - free ferry, meals and accommodation CLICK HERE
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FREE FERRY RIDES FOR FIRST TIME VOLUNTEER WEEDBUSTERS
Click HERE for more details about our 'Bring a Buddy' Free Ferry rides to the Island
HAURAKI GULF MARINE PARK - 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Discovery Cruise: Auckland and the Inner Gulf
Fullers are running three cruises to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. On 14th March the cruise takes in Motuihe, Waiheke, the Noises, Rakino and Motutapu with guided walks on both Motuihe and Motutapu. Check out the Fullers website for details: www.fullers.co.nz
THE PEST ERADICATION PROJECT
Where are we at ? - 8 months into the programme
RED BARN RESTORATION PROJECT - OFFICIALLY OPENED 21 FEB 2010
FULLERS SUMMER SAILING SCHEDULE TO MOTUTAPU - From Saturday 26th December 2009 to Saturday 25 April 2010.
Sailings to Home Bay weekends and public holidays only. Leaving Ferry Building at 9.15am (Devonport 9.25am) and departing Home Bay at 4.30pm. You transfer at Rangitoto wharf at 9.45 to awaiting vessel, departing at 9.50am. Why not catch the 7.30am early weekend (Sat/Sun) sailing from the Ferry Building and walk to Home Bay Motutapu from Rangitoto Wharf (3 hrs approx). Make a whole day of it !! (Yes you need to walk, this early sailing only stops at Rangitoto, it doesn't carry on to Home Bay)
Motutapu, 'Sacred Island', is experiencing an exciting, large scale and long term transformation. The island is only 30-40 minutes by ferry from downtown Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and is linked by causeway to Rangitoto in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
The Motutapu Restoration Trust is restoring the natural and cultural landscapes of this beautitful island - "breathing new life into an ancient landform"
Volunteers for the Trust are restoring the natural landscape - the native forest, similar to that which existed on Motutapu after neighbouring Rangitoto erupted out of the sea around 600 years ago. The cultural landscape, handed down by Maori, early settlers and WWII Military residents is also being protected, maintained and interpreted.
With the restoration of the island's natural heritage, Motutapu is poised to become a wonderful wildlife sanctuary, New Zealand's largest island conservation park.
You can get involved with the work that the Motutapu Restoration Trust is doing by becoming a volunteer, becoming a Friend of Motutapu, making a donation towards our work or becoming a sponsor. Enjoy our website and feel free to contact us with any questions or feedback.
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