A Hauraki Gulf map showing Waiheke Island

The travel map below shows the position of Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf which has a natural richness, environmental quality, biological diversity and landscape that make it outstanding and distinctive within New Zealand.

For nearly 1000 years it has been a focal point for human activity and home to generations of residents. Today, its hinterland contains the most intensively developed parts of New Zealand -- metropolitan Auckland and the Hauraki-Piako lowlands. The Gulf itself is one of the lifelines of commerce in New Zealand, serving the Port of Auckland and a significant fishing and transport industry. It also provides outstanding recreation opportunities for residents and visitors.

The marine park protects in perpetuity the natural and historic features of the Gulf that are of national and international importance for their quality and the presence of wildlife and plants not found anywhere else in the world. The Park consists only of public land reserves and conservation areas administered by the Department of Conservation, and the foreshore and seabed and the sea. Local authorities can add their reserves to the Park while retaining ownership and control, and protected private or Maori land can be included in the Park at the owner's request. Information from the Department of Conservation.

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