Update 18 February 2019
Motuihe Red Boats ferry service will be operating regular services until the end of Easter weekend as follows:
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2019 SUNDAY TRIPS
3 March RED BOAT FROM Z PIER WESTHAVEN depart 9.30 am and 3.30 from Motuihe (Please check departure time from Auckland)
17 March RED BOAT FROM Z PIER WESTHAVEN depart 9.30 am and 3.30 from Motuihe (Please check departure time from Auckland)
31 March Sunday public volunteer day depart Downtown pier 4 at 9.15 and Motuihe 4.30
14 April Sunday public volunteer day depart Downtown pier 4 at 9.15 and Motuihe 4.30
5 May Sunday public volunteer day depart Downtown pier 4 at 9.15 and Motuihe 3.30
19 May Sunday public volunteer day depart Downtown pier 4 at 9.15 and Motuihe 3.30 FULL
9 June Sunday public volunteer day depart Downtown pier 4 at 9.15 and Motuihe 3.30
Mid Week trips
(see Volunteering menu for details)
Help restore one of the best conservation islands in Hauraki Gulf
Individuals and groups welcome
We welcome all ages and all abilities. Plant one or 50 native trees. No experience required.
Visitors and day trippers welcome
Activities include:
See dates for our volunteer days on the first page of this website.
Fullers Ferry departs Pier 4 at 9.15am and Motuihe Island at 4.30 pm Jan to March and after Labour weekend to the end of the year. During the winter 3.30 pm.
Ferry tickets: $25.20 (volunteers). $35 (non volunteers) from the Fullers' ticket office at pier 1.
Children $12.60
You need to register with the Motuihe Trust by emailing [email protected]. Also, you need to book your planters seat on the ferry by phoning Fullers on 3679111. You can pay for the ticket then or get a booking number and pay for it at the ticket office on pier one on Sunday morning.
Volunteers need a discount card, available from a Motuihe representative standing near Pier 1 Ticket office from 8.45am on the day
Cancellations: Subject to weather - please ring 08006688443 after 7 am on the day to check for cancellations
Read MoreMotuihe Restoration Trust welcomes mid week corporate and school groups by arrangement.
Email Fiona Alexander at [email protected] for school groups
Email Simon Sheen at [email protected] for corporate groups
The following days are available for mid week corporate trips:
Thursday 7 March
Friday 15 March FULL
Thursday 21 March
Tuesday 2 April
Friday 12 April
Wednesday 17 April FULL
Generally these trips leave from pier Z Westhaven at 9 am using The Red Boats and return to Westhaven by 5 pm. The cost is $25 pp. However the departure time may vary. Keep a watch on The Red Boats website or contact Simon on the email above.
Bookings for mid week trips and Sunday volunteer days are essential. Email [email protected]
For Sunday trips it is also essential to book a planters ticket with Fullers by phoning 3679111. Either pay then or get a booking number and pay at the ticket office on Sunday morning. The first priority for seats on the ferry is those with prepaid tickets, second priority is those with booking numbers and third priority is for those who go to the ticket office without any booking.
Motuihe is a dog-free and pest-free island.www.treasureislands.co.nz Help keep it that way by checking your bags for stowaways. Also make sure your shoes are clean.
Motuihe Island Restoration Trust offers a BBQ with sausages, bread and tea/coffee at the plant nursery at 1.00pm on Sunday volunteer days.
The BBQ is free for volunteers and $5 for non-volunteers.
Please bring your own lunch, snacks and drinks
BBQ available for use by groups.
Red Boats
[email protected]
0800redboats
Sea Shuttles Water Taxi
This service is combined with Motutapu and Rakino islands Friday night 5pm, Saturday morning 9am and returning Sunday evening at 5pm.
Minimum number of 6passengers per trip and they have the option of topping up a little to make the trip run.
Their boat is parked on the plastic jetty in front of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club at Okahu Bay which is on Tamaki Drive, the next bay around from Mission Bay going towards the city. There is free parking behind the yacht club in the white spaces (as opposed to the yellow spaces).
Price to Motuihe is $25.00 per person one way or $45.00 return. They also offer a private charter for $175.00 each way for 8 to 10 passengers depending on amount of gear.
Phone 021 779 371 for enquiries and bookings.
Hauraki Express Water Taxi
http://haurakiexpress.co.nz $40 one way and $70 return. Minimum of 5 people.
Motuihe Island offers sheltered moorings, toilets, camping and a summer kiosk selling ice creams and offering guided tours.
Read MoreA camping ground is available. Please visit the Department of Conservation website for more booking information and costs.
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