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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

10,000 Birds

Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve. At the same location it was possible to watch Spotted Shags collecting nesting material and try and get airborne. The island represents one of only three places in North Island that has this New Zealand endemic.

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