Great Barrier Island

Great Barrier Island is an island in the north of New Zealand, situated 88 km to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. It is called Aotea in the native Maori language, meaning white cloud.

With an area of 285 square kilometres (110 square miles), Great Barrier Island is the fourth-largest island in New Zealand, following the South Island, the North Island, and Stewart Island. It has a permanent population of around 1300, primarily in coastal settlements such as Port Fitzroy and Tryphena.

Although technically part of Auckland City, it shares with some other islands a certain relaxation in some of the rules governing daily activities. For example, every transport service operated solely on Great Barrier Island, the Chatham Islands, or Stewart Island is exempt from section 70C of the Transport Act 1962 (the requirements for drivers to maintain driving-hours logbooks). Drivers subject to section 70B must nevertheless keep record of their driving hours in some form. See New Zealand Gazette 14 August 2003.

See other islands of New Zealand. Dragon Island is found just off the coast of Great Barrier Island.

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Free website with links to information about, and pictures of, Great Barrier Island