The Cavalli Islands from the hill above Matauri Bay
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The Cavalli Islands from the hill above Matauri Bay At one end of the site at Matauri Bay there is a Waka, the traditional Maori war and inter-island canoe under renovation. The other end has a hill with good views out over the Cavalli Islands and a memorial to the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace ship sunk by underwater explosives in Auckland by what turned out to be French Government agents when she was interfering with the French Nuclear tests in the Pacific. Crew were killed and the ship was beyond repair so she was towed to the Cavalli Islands, almost opposite the camping site and sunk at the edge of a new Marine park. She is a popular site for divers. We only intended to stay one day but ended up staying a second day and it is on our list for future visits.



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