Visit Kawau Island to
discover its unusual
history, and enjoy
sightseeing, fishing,
swimming and boating.
A major feature of the
island is the historic,
stately mansion of the
first Governor of New
Zealand, Sir George
Grey.
Grey imported
many exotic...
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Visit Kawau Island to
discover its unusual
history, and enjoy
sightseeing, fishing,
swimming and boating.
A major feature of the
island is the historic,
stately mansion of the
first Governor of New
Zealand, Sir George
Grey.
Grey imported
many exotic plants and
animals to the island,
and to this day
wallabies and peacocks
still remain.
Reuben s Kawau Island
Super Cruise
"Royal Mail Run" and the
largest NZ mail cruise by
water.
Kawau is easily accessed
by private boat, with a
choice of safe anchorages
around Mansion House
Bay.
A ferry service runs
daily from Sandspit Wharf
near Warkworth, just over
an hour s drive north of
Auckland.
The Kawau
Island Historic Reserve
has a network of easy
walking tracks ranging
from 30 minutes to several
hours.
The mansion on
the island was
owned by the first
Governor of New
Zealand named Sir
George Grey.
Go visit this
mansion and you
might discover its
unusual history.
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