The Bay of Islands' biggest jewel is ideal for a classic Kiwi beach break, writes Elisabeth Easther. Vital stats: At 208ha, it's the largest of the area's 144 islands. How to get there ...

The kayak tour guide spends most of his days out on the water taking tourists around Urupukapuka Island, the largest of the Bay of Islands.

A map showing the areas of newly-discovered exotic Caulerpa off Urupukapuka, Motukiekie and Moturua Islands. They are indicated with the small orange lines. An existing Biosecurity New Zealand ...

A pilot project bringing schools to plant at Urupukapuka Island could become an annual event in the Far North. Five schools took part in what the department of conservation's Community Relations ...

Pest-free Urupukapuka Island is now host to a dozen of the nationally endangered brown teal duck, thanks to a group of volunteers. Guardians of the Bay of Islands chairwoman Fleur Corbett says ...