Anwyn Williams of Great Barrier Island with her horse Zavier
For Anwyn Williams 20 yrs growing up on The Barrier meant a life of easy freedom and closer human relationships. Asked to describe winter on The Barrier she states baldly "Mud and Alcoholics"! Seen here with her horse Zavier at Claris GBI. "The Barrier" New Zealand s third largest island has no reticulated power supply and only a few sealed roads It is a place where Kiwis like to holiday or go for weekend breaks It feels like returning to their roots to the 1950s or 60s or seventies It is a step back in time to when the environment was cleaner people smiled and spent time listening The beaches are long arcs of white sand the surf is superb the fishing excellent and like the rest of New Zealand there are hot pools and fresh clean streams and rivers running through pristine native bush It really is heartland New Zealand in microcosm Auckland yachties have been sheltering in its many west coast harbours for more than a century and these days there is an increasing number of luxury lodges and guest houses In the off season which is anything other than the 4 weeks after Christmas the island returns to its usual sleepy pace The island has a rich history of Maori settlement and massacre gold and copper mining kauri milling and whale hunting Somehow the milling of millions of super feet of kauri has left the island unaffected and these days DOC the Department of Conservation controls 60 of the island Great Barrier Island lies some 90 km north east of Auckland named by James Cook as its length offered a measure of protection to the Hauraki Gulf it is accessed by a 3 hour ferry trip or 30 minutes by plane.
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