We hear you’re planning a visit…… Haere mai ki Tiritiri Matangi!

Tiritiri Matangi website A is for…. Action We’re looking forward to meeting you on the island! While you prepare for your trip, you might like to discover…. what the island looks like what birds you might see what you shouldn’t bring with you! (do you see footprints on this page?) Learn more on the Tiritiri Matangi website

B is for…. Boat had your morning tea been to the toilet on the boat You’ll be travelling to the island on a ferry boat, before you reach the island make sure you have had your morning tea been to the toilet on the boat are ready to explore this beautiful place! Learn more: Video of Tiritiri Matangi Image: wiki commons public https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tui.jpg sparrow also from wiki commons

C…. Care for Invaders might hurt me! They might hide in your bag! You need to make sure you don’t bring any unwanted pests to Tiritiri Matangi Invaders like rats, mice, Argentine ants, plague skinks plus weed seeds could cause trouble for our precious native and endemic wildlife….. They might hide in your bag! Check out these videos: What prints were those bullet points? Learn more on Pest detective website How to keep Tiritiri Matangi safe Long version (4min) Short Version (30 sec) (no sound)

D is for…. Day’s timetable You’ll arrive on the island after a boat trip of about an hour from Auckland or 20 minutes from Gulf Harbour. At the wharf you’ll be greeted by the ranger and put into small groups with a guide to walk and explore the island – and spot rare birds! By lunchtime you’ll be up near the lighthouse. After a bite to eat you can enjoy more activites like a scavenger hunt around the visitors centre. A walk back down to the wharf will allow you at 3.30pm to get the ferry and then a bus ride back to school.

E is for…. Expand your knowledge Before you visit, discover something about the island and its special creatures Learn more on the Tiritiri Matangi website Did you know……. The Tiritiri lighthouse used to be the brightest light in the bottom half of the world Wētāpunga have ears in their knees? Takahē were once thought to be extinct

F is for…. The Future Be inspired and help your own environment back home……. Beach clean up…… Plant native trees Catch a pest

G is for… Go to the island and be inspired!