Facilities on the island
Tracks (see also Island Map)
There are several walking tracks around and across the island.
Please use them rather than walking ‘cross-country’.
The main paddock (facing up-harbour) has mown strips down it
which are part of the rat/mouse control programme – they
can double as walking tracks if you wish, but please do not
disturb the bait stations.
There are two large map signs showing the tracks – one at the landing point below
the old Manager’s house ruins and the other as you leave the all tide pontoon
and enter the cement mill ruins. The tracks themselves are mostly unsigned. A walk around
the beach circuit of the entire island takes about 1.5 hours.
All but the beach tracks are unformed grass tracks, which can be slippery when wet and
are sometimes muddy. Tracks vary in grade and reasonable footwear and fitness is required.
Parts of tracks are beach walks, some of which are not passable at high tide. The beach
track facing up-harbour is especially prone to high tide blockage. However one can easily
take the parallel track just above the fenceline in the main paddock. Beach tracks around
the headland facing Onerahi, and the beach track on the far side of the cement ruins,
are not so prone to blockage but when they are, one must backtrack and take a track
over the main ridge.
For the track at the sandspit end of the island, please use the boardwalk rather than
the beach, as the sandspit is an area set aside as a sea-bird resting and breeding area.
Toilets (see also Island Map)
There are two composting toilets on the island for use by the public, one 20m uphill
from the old Manager’s house ruins, the other in the cement mill ruins area on
the other side of the island (close to Singlemens Quarters building). As these are composting
toilets, it is important nothing be placed in them which cannot rot away.
Water
There is no potable water supply on the island. You are advised to bring you own drinking
water.
There is a water tap in the toilet cubicle at the cement mill ruins, but this is collected
from the roof and drinking it is at your own risk. There is also roof-collected water
available at the Ranger’s residence adjacent to the old Manager’s house
ruins. Use it sparingly and please make sure it is turned off after use. As courtesy,
make your presence known if the Ranger is about.
Rubbish (Pack it In - Pack it Out)
There are no rubbish facilities on the island whatsoever. So please, take all empty
bags, wrappers and empty bottles back to the mainland with you. There are bins on the
roadway at the top of the main Onerahi boat ramp and at the end of the gangway from
the Onerahi jetty/pontoon.
Camping
Camping, for a variety of reasons, is not permitted on the island. Illegal campers may
be issued with a notice and subject to a fine.
Help and advice – the Ranger (see also Island Map)
If it is a medical or accident emergency and you have a cellphone, you should ring the
Emergency Services.
Should you need a lesser degree of help, the Ranger may be available, bearing in mind
that he is not always on the island, or might be working on the island away from the
Ranger Station. If you have a cellphone, you might be able to raise him on (09) 4360923
(not all areas on the island receive the phone signal). The Ranger has a first aid kit
at the Ranger Station/residence.
If you have feedback or information you think will benefit the island, you have questions
or want to know more about the island, the Ranger is always up for a chat.
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