Great Barrier Island
The largest island in the Hauraki Gulf, 100 kilometres north east of central Auckland, known as Aotea in Maori. Most of it is conservation land with no mains power, and it was named an International Dark Sky Sanctuary in 2017.
- Where
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -36.1796, 175.4197
Get the Great Barrier Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Great Barrier Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Auckland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Great Barrier Island
Hauturu / Little Barrier Island 30 km
An extinct volcano island in the outer Hauraki Gulf, a nature reserve since 1895. It has never had stoats, possums or deer, and is a refuge for the rare hihi and many seabirds. Only a few permits are given for visits.
Hauraki Gulf 66 km
A large sheltered gulf off Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula, dotted with over 50 islands such as Waiheke, Rangitoto and Tiritiri Matangi. It is a marine park with dolphins, whales and Bryde's whales, and it is Auckland's sailing playground.
Tiritiri Matangi Island 67 km
An island nature reserve in the Hauraki Gulf, where volunteers planted 280,000 trees from 1984 to restore its forest. Predators were removed, and rare birds such as takahe, kokako and little spotted kiwi can now be seen on its tracks.
Coromandel Peninsula 74 km
A forested peninsula on the North Island's east coast with a spine of volcanic hills and long beaches. Hot Water Beach and Cathedral Cove are its best known sights, and the old gold mining towns of Thames and Coromandel lie on its western side.
Waiheke Island 75 km
The second largest island in the Hauraki Gulf, reached by ferry from downtown Auckland in about 40 minutes. It is known for its vineyards, olive groves and sandy bays such as Oneroa and Onetangi.
Cathedral Cove 79 km
A sea arch and sheltered beach on the Coromandel Peninsula, reached by a coastal walk from Hahei. It lies within the Te Whanganui o Hei Marine Reserve, which covers 840 hectares of Mercury Bay from Cook Bluff to the north end of Hahei Beach.
Rangitoto Island 84 km
A symmetrical volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf, 25 minutes by ferry from Auckland, that erupted from the sea only about 600 years ago. Walkers climb the 260 metre summit through a forest of pohutukawa that grew on bare lava.
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium 92 km
A public aquarium at 23 Tamaki Drive, opened on 25 January 1985 and created by the marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton. It was built inside old stormwater tanks, and a long underwater tunnel takes visitors past sharks and rays.
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Questions
Where is Great Barrier Island?
Great Barrier Island is in Auckland, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hauturu / Little Barrier Island (30 km), Hauraki Gulf (66 km), Tiritiri Matangi Island (67 km).
How do I get the Great Barrier Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Great Barrier Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Auckland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Great Barrier Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Auckland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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