Plan Your Visit
Motuihe Island can be accessed via conservation volunteer trips on
· Dreamweaver · The Red Boat ferry · Auckland SeaShuttles · Private Vessels
Try a summer camping holiday on beautiful Motuihe · Transport Red Boats
Important information for Island Visitors:
Dogs — Are not permitted on Motuihe Island
Biosecurity — 'Keep Motuihe Island Pest Free'
2026 Motuihe Photo Competition Enter here
Entries open 1st January, closing 1st September
Seven Sharp video celebrating 25 years of Motuihe Trust restoration
(acknowledgement to Seven Sharp)
Titipounamu – Rifleman — Donations welcomed for this upcoming translocation
Get Involved
- Titipounamu: Rifleman - Donations required
- Threatened Plant Project - Underway
- Join a citizen science project
- Nursery, Kiosk, Guiding, Weeding opportunities
- Sponsorship
Educational Experiences
- School visits
- Ecology and biodiversity projects
- Citizen science opportunities
- Historical heritage
- Join our monitoring teams
- Geology
Outdoor Experiences
- Beach activities
- Bush walks
- Camping
- Sheltered anchorages
- Assist with restoration work
Great for kids
- Five sandy, safe beaches
- Easy bush walks but not pushchair friendly
- Camping
- Locating rare native birds, geckos, skinks and tuataras
- Help with hands on experience with native plants
