enough to do inside one hour but two hours would be more educational. Marine Reserve Coastal Walk This coastal walk starts from the beach but does not go round in a loop. The walk contains good samples of coastal forest and good educational value can be found. During a visit to the Reptile Park near Ti Point (5mins drive), many of New Zealand's reptiles (skinks, geckos, etc) can be viewed, as well as tuataras and alligators. Seafriends - Special Lectures Seafriends is all about conservation with common sense, and living sensibly in a sustainable society. We teach our children about the environment we live in, of which we are an inseparable part. Giving our children a sense of awareness of the natural world they live in, is perhaps the first and easiest step towards further exploration and wonderment. Much of what people do and think is in conflict with the concept of lasting sustainability. People have changed the environment beyond what is good for them. And now the environment is changing by itself, without us understanding precisely why. The lectures summarised below are intended to widen our awareness of the world and culture we live in. Eventually these lectures will be presented in full on this site, but for now they exist only in a form that is not suitable for dissemination. Fish Identification Meet the most common fishes of our coast, the ones seen around Goat Island. Learn what is interesting about each. This web site will eventually contain