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Hauturu is a global symbol of conservation success and innovation. Its status as New Zealand’s oldest nature reserve and its most intact, least disturbed ecosystem, make it truly unique.

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Ecosystem

The remote isolation of the islands of New Zealand in the vast Pacific Ocean influenced the unique evolutionary development of the country’s flora and fauna…. Hauturu is a jewel in this conservation crown.

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History

In 1895, Hauturu-ō-Toi / Little Barrier Island became New Zealand’s first Nature Reserve.

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Access

Few people have the opportunity to get to Hauturu, with access heavily restricted and landing prohibited except by permit. This is to protect the island’s ecosystem.

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