Rotoroa
Hauraki Gulf residents fume at lockdown-flouting boaties
3 Apr 2020
Hauraki Gulf island dwellers say lockdown-flouting boaties are putting them at risk. There are a large number of people self isolating on their boats and then coming onshore on gulf islands including… Audio
Amy Head's new novel Rotoroa is set in a Fifties rehab centre
8 Jul 2018
Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf is a wildlife sanctuary these days, but from 1911 to 2005 the isolated spot was home to a Salvation Army alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre. Audio
Spectrum for 6 July 2014
6 Jul 2014
You arrive with a bang on Little Barrier Hauturu. The island's been a wild life sanctuary since 1897, there's no jetty, and the boat carrying visitors lands by speeding up a ramp on shore, and then… Audio