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Snorks!

Images of some recent snorkeling in the rocky reefs of Rakino. Many, many thanks to the Waiheke Local Board for funding the underwater camera so...

Kororā and other cool things.

It’s kororā breeding season on Rakino, and there is evidence of many burrows around the coastline. Some of them are in areas where people and...

The 4th annual Lez Ball

or ‘wasted days and wasted nights’ A flurry of preparation always precedes the Lez Ball as a number of important questions must be answered; how...

King’s Birthday Weekend 2025

We set off to Rakino with a number of tasks to undertake; a rubbish audit, water testing with Bert, and penguin sign construction. We ended...

Rakino Waste Audit

Monday of King’s Birthday weekend 2025. Following on from the inspiration of the Hauraki Gulf Islands Network Hui, Lyndsey and I got permission to conduct...

Hauraki Gulf Islands Network Hui #2 2025

In early May, Montana and Marta from Waiheke Resources Trust visited Rakino to catch up with last years inaugural hui participants, and any other interested...

Penguin Presentation Anzac Weekend

We have been trying to get Karen Saunders from Waiheke Native Bird Rescue to visit Rakino for a few years now, but despite the proximity...

Spring Tide on Rakino September 2024

A low spring tide on Rakino is my favourite time, because there are places you can winkle into that are generally inaccessible on foot, if...

Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Islands Hui, 2024

In early May, Bert, Dylan, and I hosted a day visit to Rakino by the Waiheke Resources Trust. The WRT staff were visiting Kawau, Aotea,...

Rakino Easter Treats 2024

Rakino Easter Round-up Firstly, thank you to the hardy Rakino-ites that humoured me by turning up at the unreasonable hour of 10am for the first...