It is their task to oversee and co-ordinate research and conservation activities on the island. Human requirements on the island are seen as secondary to the needs of the birds and the forest. Visitor facilities have been kept to a minimum, with a shelter and toilet at Rangatira. If the weather has been dry for a week or so before your visit, then strong, heavy- soled running shoes should be adequate for the tracks. When the weather has been wet, however, you are advised to wear tramping boots.
Clothing Bring a change of clothes and a towel.
Always bring a parka. Please leave the island as you found it. The sad history of devastation of the forest by fire must not be repeated. You may only smoke on the beach with the permission of island staff. Fires, of course, may not be lit anywhere on the island.