Date:<\/strong> Thursday 29th November<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> $30 per person ($25 for ferry + $5 for tour)<\/p>\n Meeting place: <\/strong>East by West ferry depot at Queens Wharf<\/p>\n Start time: <\/strong>9:30 (for the 10am ferry)<\/p>\n Duration: <\/strong>Approximately 6 hours – Booked on the 3:30 pm return<\/p>\n Description:<\/strong> Situated in the middle of Wellington\u2019s harbour, this rodent-free reserve is a short ferry ride from downtown Wellington. You will have a guided tour amidst native plant and animal life, while tracing the island\u2019s extraordinary history. M\u0101ori have occupied this island for generations, as evidenced by its two p\u0101 sites. More recently, the island has served as a human and animal quarantine station and a Prisoner of War camp. Now in M\u0101ori ownership with Department of Conservation management, this island presents an excellent example of the complexities of conserving culture as well as flora and fauna.<\/p>\n What to bring:<\/strong> Please bring lunch and a drink with you. Wear sturdy footwear for walking.\u00a0 Rain, wind or sun protection, or all three, depending on the weather.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Matiu Somes Island Tour Website Date: Thursday 29th November Cost: $30 per person ($25 for ferry + $5 for tour) Meeting place: East by West ferry depot at Queens Wharf Start time: 9:30 (for the 10am ferry) Duration: Approximately 6 hours – Booked on the 3:30 pm return Description: Situated in the middle of Wellington\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073\/revisions\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Matiu](\"https:\/\/www.confer.nz\/nzes2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Matiu-Somes-Island.png\" "\\"Matiu")
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