After morning coffee with cruisers in Shimshal’s cockpit we got our anchor and headed off to Rotoroa Island where the Takahē has been reintroduced following the elimination of predators and regeneration of native bush. The Takahē is a large, flightless bird endemic to New Zealand and was once almost extinct. Now Takahē and Pūkeko roam the island that once was a Salvation Army refuge for alcoholics in rehab.
