During our 21-22 summer holiday the weather dictated when we could sail; on Christmas Day we found ourselves sailing from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Whitianga. This year’s dream was to be on a Pacific Island but, given our constraints, we knew we could not travel far from Whangaparaoa. As the kids have previously fallen in love with Kawau Island’s School House Bay, with its clear waters and pier from which they dive with absolute delight, our choice was made.
Then it struck us – there, off Kawau Island, is a small ‘deserted’ stereotypical Pacific Island. We searched Google and learned this obscure little – and it is little
