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January 2018

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January 2018

Hauturu translates to ‘resting place of the wind’ – the island is almost always capped by a puff of cloud. Photo: George Driver
Like a Noah’s Ark of New Zealand wildlife, Hauturu/Little Barrier Island has one of the most intact and diverse ecosystems anywhere in the country. George Driver visited New Zealand’s first nature reserve to see what Aotearoa was once like. It started before I stepped off the boat. Skimming the deep blue waves, a New Zealand […]
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