The Aldermen Islands are a set of protected small islands off the coast of Tairua.

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The Aldermen Islands, consisting out of the Hongiora, Ruamahuaiti, Middle and Ruamahuanui Islands, can be found twenty kilometers east of Tairua. They have been protected since 1933 and nowadays offer a wide variety of birds, mammals and also marine species. You will need a permit to visit and it is not uncommon to spot dolphins, maomao, turtles, seals, marlin and crayfish. You will find steep walled pinnacles and in kelp covered boulders; the perfect conditions for some great scuba diving.

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