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Disappearing for a day off the grid here is something special – but the real magic happens when you stay overnight.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <h2>So close yet so far</h2> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponent aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="24e4d8b9-7c0f-44d0-b749-82560924b3ff" data-render-time="0" data-render-engine="gvm"><div class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageWrapper___2uXdP " data-reactroot=""><picture class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImage___1Cqch"><img role="presentation" src="/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/_jcr_content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par2/adaptiveimage.img.480.medium.jpg/1660890396375.jpg" alt="Waiorua Bay, Kapiti Island, New Zealand" class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageElement___1nvsY "/></picture></div></div> <script id="24e4d8b9-7c0f-44d0-b749-82560924b3ff-props" type="application/json">{"resourceType":"travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage","imageWidths":["480","768","1024","1440"],"path":"/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/jcr:content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par2/adaptiveimage","image":{"alt":"Waiorua Bay, Kapiti Island, New Zealand","src":"/content/dam/travelinsider/images/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/waiorua-bay-kapiti-island.jpg/1660890396375.jpg"}}</script> <script> if (window.callbacks === undefined) { window.callbacks = []; } callbacks.push({ "uuid": "24e4d8b9-7c0f-44d0-b749-82560924b3ff", "resourceType": "travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage" }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>The adventure begins like a slowly unfolding dream as the scenery changes by degrees. Our small boat is pulled from the sand at Paraparaumu Beach into the water by a tractor with comically high wheels. It’s a clear day as we set off, bobbing up and down with the waves. Ahead of us looms a large, green mass: Kapiti Island, shining like an emerald in the blue sea.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponentBg aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div class="bgColourComponent" style="background-color:#f4f5f6;"> </div></div> </div> </div> <p>The beauty of Kapiti Island is that it feels beautifully remote. Just to get to this little ferry crossing the Rauoterangi Channel, I’ve taken a train from Wellington Railway Station through grassy hills, green forests and pretty, colourful neighbourhoods to the town of Paraparaumu – an hour-long journey worth doing in itself. Once on Kapiti Island, I find myself in a protected reserve where nature and New Zealand’s native birds – many of which are flightless and not found anywhere else in the country – rule.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponent aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="29b47820-13ee-45e7-ad01-e1036efa32e4" data-render-time="0" data-render-engine="gvm"><div class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageWrapper___2uXdP " data-reactroot=""><picture class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImage___1Cqch"><img role="presentation" src="/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/_jcr_content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par4/adaptiveimage.img.480.medium.jpg/1660890529781.jpg" alt="Wildlife, Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Island, New Zealand" class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageElement___1nvsY "/></picture></div></div> <script id="29b47820-13ee-45e7-ad01-e1036efa32e4-props" type="application/json">{"resourceType":"travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage","imageWidths":["480","768","1024","1440"],"path":"/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/jcr:content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par4/adaptiveimage","image":{"alt":"Wildlife, Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Island, New Zealand","src":"/content/dam/travelinsider/images/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/wildlife-and-paraparaumu-beach-departure-kapiti-island.jpg/1660890529781.jpg"}}</script> <script> if (window.callbacks === undefined) { window.callbacks = []; } callbacks.push({ "uuid": "29b47820-13ee-45e7-ad01-e1036efa32e4", "resourceType": "travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage" }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>“Kapiti Island represents a really special balance between Aotearoa New Zealand’s ancient and unique natural world and the fascinating human stories that have been woven into the landscape over the last thousand years,” says Manaaki Barrett, environmental manager and guide from <a title="Kapiti Island Nature Tours, New Zealand" href="https://www.kapitiisland.com/" target="_blank">Kapiti Island Nature Tours</a>, which operates the ferry and offers guided tours of this, his family’s home.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <p>The Barretts are the only whānau (family) on the island. They serve as both hosts and guardians of this natural sanctuary.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <h2>Hit the natural highlights</h2> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponent aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="120e8335-5be8-49e7-a519-58fa7723bf90" data-render-time="0" data-render-engine="gvm"><div class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageWrapper___2uXdP " data-reactroot=""><picture class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImage___1Cqch"><img role="presentation" src="/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/_jcr_content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par7/adaptiveimage.img.480.medium.jpg/1660890613094.jpg" alt="Boulder Bank loop-track and Waiorua Bay, Kapiti Island" class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageElement___1nvsY "/></picture></div></div> <script id="120e8335-5be8-49e7-a519-58fa7723bf90-props" type="application/json">{"resourceType":"travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage","imageWidths":["480","768","1024","1440"],"path":"/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/jcr:content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par7/adaptiveimage","image":{"alt":"Boulder Bank loop-track and Waiorua Bay, Kapiti Island","src":"/content/dam/travelinsider/images/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/boulder-bank-loop-track-and-waiorua-bay-kapiti-island.jpg/1660890613094.jpg"}}</script> <script> if (window.callbacks === undefined) { window.callbacks = []; } callbacks.push({ "uuid": "120e8335-5be8-49e7-a519-58fa7723bf90", "resourceType": "travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage" }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>“Seeing our beautiful and charismatic native wildlife in its natural environment is always a big drawcard,” says Barrett.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <p>And there are many others. You can explore several kilometres of trails, hugging the coast of the 10 kilometre-long sanctuary and passing through forests of kohekohe, tawa and kanuka trees that seem straight out of Jurassic Park. You will see native birds including the little brown weka (known for its cheekiness – if you’re not careful, it might steal your food when you’re not looking) as well as stitchbird, kōkako, kākā and takahē, the latter of which was presumed extinct for nearly 50 years before being rediscovered in 1948. Hiking to Kapiti’s highest point, Tūteremoana – an elevation of 521 metres – offers views across the island, the sparkling blue channel, and the North Island beyond.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponent aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="34fd5ea5-3741-42ea-951f-fe0404aaa127" data-render-time="0" data-render-engine="gvm"><div class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageWrapper___2uXdP " data-reactroot=""><picture class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImage___1Cqch"><img role="presentation" src="/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/_jcr_content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par9/adaptiveimage.img.480.medium.jpg/1660890662505.jpg" alt="Kapiti Island, New Zealand" class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageElement___1nvsY "/></picture></div></div> <script id="34fd5ea5-3741-42ea-951f-fe0404aaa127-props" type="application/json">{"resourceType":"travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage","imageWidths":["480","768","1024","1440"],"path":"/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/jcr:content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par9/adaptiveimage","image":{"alt":"Kapiti Island, New Zealand","src":"/content/dam/travelinsider/images/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/scenery-kapiti-island.jpg/1660890662505.jpg"}}</script> <script> if (window.callbacks === undefined) { window.callbacks = []; } callbacks.push({ "uuid": "34fd5ea5-3741-42ea-951f-fe0404aaa127", "resourceType": "travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage" }); </script> </div> <div class="aemComponentBg aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div class="bgColourComponent" style="background-color:#f4f5f6;"> </div></div> </div> </div> <h2>Glamp off the grid</h2> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <p>To explore Kapiti Island, you must be hosted by an approved operator with a permit and most sign up for an easy day trip from Wellington. But I stay overnight to see what the wilderness does when nobody seems to be watching.</p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> </div> </div> <p>The accommodation for the night gives adventure a shot of luxe. There are little cabins fitted out with single, double or bunk beds to choose from, but I’ve plumped for a tent with a proper double bed. From my wooden deck, I watch the sunset colour the manuka-dotted hills with a glass of local wine in my hand as a chef prepares my dinner of island-grown vegetables and fish – and I wait for dark. </p> <div> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="aemComponent aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="b74b9cb1-f6ca-4511-b4e6-ab2712c6d12a" data-render-time="0" data-render-engine="gvm"><div class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageWrapper___2uXdP " data-reactroot=""><picture class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImage___1Cqch"><img role="presentation" src="/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/_jcr_content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par12/adaptiveimage.img.480.medium.jpg/1660890767504.jpg" alt="Signage, Kapiti Island, New Zealand" class="AdaptiveImage__adaptiveImageElement___1nvsY "/></picture></div></div> <script id="b74b9cb1-f6ca-4511-b4e6-ab2712c6d12a-props" type="application/json">{"resourceType":"travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage","imageWidths":["480","768","1024","1440"],"path":"/content/travelinsider/en/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/jcr:content/parsysContent/contentFragment/par12/adaptiveimage","image":{"alt":"Signage, Kapiti Island, New Zealand","src":"/content/dam/travelinsider/images/explore/south-pacific/new-zealand/things-to-do-kapiti-island/signage-kapiti-island.jpg/1660890767504.jpg"}}</script> <script> if (window.callbacks === undefined) { window.callbacks = []; } callbacks.push({ "uuid": "b74b9cb1-f6ca-4511-b4e6-ab2712c6d12a", "resourceType": "travelinsider/components/content/adaptiveimage" }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>The few who remain on the island for the night are here for the <a title="Overnight Kiwi Spotting Tour, New Zealand" href="https://www.kapitiisland.com/tours-activities/overnight-kiwi-spotting-tour" target="_blank">Overnight Kiwi Spotting Tour</a> and the rare chance to spot a kiwi in the wild. As we walk through the night-time forest lit by stars, including the brightest Southern Cross I’ve ever seen, our ears lead the way. 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