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'
Trustee Opportunity: Motuihe Trust:
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
