Goat Island’s marine reserve- A summer series # 6
Goat Island’s marine reserve is right on Auckland’s doorstep, plentiful with oversized snapper and other fish species. The reserve is near Leigh about an hour and a half drive from Auckland and was New Zealand’s first marine reserve officially opened in 1977. It covers 518 hectares of coastal sea between Cape Rodney and Okakari Point. The immediate […]
Climb Rangitoto Island-A summer series #5 –
Although I’ve walked to the summit of Rangitoto Island many times the view makes the hike hugely rewarding with the incredible 360-degree vistas of the harbour and islands. The short ferry ride is just 25 minutes from downtown Auckland. On a beautiful Auckland summers day, it seems every sailboat, motorboat and windsurfers are competing for […]
A summer series #4 – Tantalus Estate and wineries on Waiheke Island
We are lucky to have Waiheke Island so accessible to Auckland. Fullers ferries operate a seamless door to door service from downtown Auckland to Matiatia Wharf on Waiheke, every half hour over the summer months. The Sky Tower began to shrink as we sailed away from the city. I could feel myself relax as I […]