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Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf |
| With it's position at the entrance to the Waitemata Harbour, Little Barrier Island is a bird sanctuary |
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Department of Conservation Information Centre ph 09 379 6476 fax 09 379 3609 To apply for a permit to visit Little Barrier: Contact Sue Cameron Warkworth Area Office ph 09 425 7812 Accommodation No accommodation is available on the island Food and Drink There is no food or drinking water on the island. |
You must apply for a permit to visit Little Barrier Island and you are likely to be prosecuted if you land illegally. Little Barrier Island (Hauturu) is one of New Zealand's most valuable nature reserves, lying some 80km north of Auckland city on the outer edge of the Hauraki Gulf. Its Maori name Hauturu means 'resting place of the winds'. Little Barrier is one of the last remnants of 'primeval New Zealand'; it is the only large forested area left in the country relatively undisturbed by browsing mammals. As such, it is an invaluable refuge for rare and endangered plants, birds and animals whose mainland habitats have been destroyed. The island is a specially protected nature reserve, where human impacts are kept to a minimum and extreme care is taken to keep the island free of introduced animals and plants. It is possible to visit nature reserves but visitor numbers and movements are strictly regulated.
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