The Island

The island’s really important because there’s nowhere in the central North Island that’s pest free and it’s just a little gem.

– Botanist Nick Singers

When I look across to the island I still have the same feelings I’ve always had since I was a child, It’s a very special place. To me it’s it’s a tapu place. It’s a place where some of my tīpuna are lain in rest.

– Te Kanawa Pitiroi