goat island marine reserve facts
Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve is New Zealandâs best known fully protected marine reserve. It is often called Goat Island (or Leigh) Marine Reserve.Although it covers just 5 km of coastline, it is visited by over 300,000 people a year (last count many years ago).arine Discovery Centre (Auckland Marine University). To the right of the beach, cross the one lane bridge and walk up the hill to the Marine Discovery Centre hosting a wealth of information and history about the Goat Island Marine Reserve.