An Undeveloped Gem: Auckland's Rotoroa Island

In this post I visit Auckland's Rotoroa Island, a refuge for alcoholics from 1910 till 2005, which missed out on being over-developed for tourism in the same way that neighbouring Pakatoa Island was. Perhaps fortunately so! These days, Rotoroa Island is a nature sanctuary with lots of flightless birds running around under the developing trees. It's still pretty low-key, but there are places to stay.