Walk out any Islander's door, and nature awaits you. Each corner opens a new vista of sea, shore or forest.
Every small bay has it's own character.
Observation Rock, just ten minutes walk from town, inspired this NZ stamp, back when a letter cost a mere 8c postage. Where better to see the changes stamped on the land over millions of years.and investigate ecology first hand. The Coast - that first strip of land, exposed to storms from the sea. Forest - where giant trees shelter delicate ferns and mosses, and a home for insects and birds. Wildlife - We have our very own species of geko, a lizard.