Wildlife

Maud island is home to a full array of wildlife including geckos, skinks and frogs.

Birdlife inhabiting the island include keruru (NZ wood pigeon), tui, bellbird, fantail, pipit, silvereye, shining cuckoo, kingfisher, faclon, kahu/harrier and morepork. Around the island's coast you could encounter gulls, king shags, fluttering shearwater, caspian and white-fronted terns, black-fronted terns and arctic skua.

Vegetation

A remnant of 15 hectares in Home Bay is an example of the original native forest that used to cover Maud island. Trees include kohokohe, tawa, pukatea, mahoe and tawa. 

Visiting Maud Island

Trips to Maud Island only run a few days per year. Contact one of the Marlborough i-SITEs for information on the next excursion, and get yourself a seat before they book out. Boats must have permission to land from the Department of Conservation.