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The Kermadec Islands can only be visited if you obtain the relevant permits prior to leaving mainland New Zealand. Frequently asked questions about Kermadec Islands permits. The Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve and Marine Reserve is the most remote area managed by DOC.
The Kermadec Islands ( / ˈkɜːrmədɛk / KUR-mə-dek; Māori: Rangitāhua) [2] are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800–1,000 km (500–620 mi) northeast of New Zealand 's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand.
Kermadec Islands. View from Raoul Island, one of the Kermadec Islands. Kermadec Islands, volcanic island group in the South Pacific Ocean, 600 mi (1,000 km) northeast of Auckland, New Zealand; they are a dependency of New Zealand. They include Raoul (Sunday), Macauley, and Curtis islands and l’Esperance Rock and have a total land area of 13 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Kermadec Islands are a group of small volcanic islands, 800–1,000 kilometres north-east of the North Island. A nature reserve, they are uninhabited, except for a Department of Conservation field station on Raoul Island, the main island.
Alone in the. Pacific, halfway to Tonga, sit the Kermadec Islands. This remote archipelago is New Zealand’s northernmost frontier and our toehold on the tropics. Everything that lives on and around these young islands has travelled far to be here and a unique mix of creatures thrive in its warm waters.
The Kermadec Islands can only be visited if you obtain the relevant permits prior to leaving mainland New Zealand. Frequently asked questions about Kermadec Islands permits. The Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve and Marine Reserve is the most remote area managed by DOC.
