TRAPPED BY THE TIDE

Ratahi’s presence on the Manukau is thanks to the vision of her new owner – Trevor Pennington. He knows the harbour intimately and believes more people need to experience its beauty, charms and history. Taking them on harbour cruises and fishing trips is an obvious solution. In the mindset of the general population, Pennington concedes, the Manukau plays second or even third fiddle to the Waitemata and Kaipara harbours – despite it being the country’s second largest harbour (after the Kaipara).

He insists this reputation is unfair. “Few