Home - The Old Man of Tiritiri Matangi

Welcome - come in, sit & relax

My name is Paikea, sometimes my friends call me “The Old Man” and that’s because I
am old. I think I am about 950 years old, maybe more. I live on a small island called
Tiritiri Matangi, which sits in the Hauraki Gulf in The Land of the Long White Cloud
and is surrounded by lots of other islands. I realise that you may never have heard of
my homeland and that’s why I want to tell you the story of my life so that one day you
might come to visit me and meet some of my friends.

"Let the world know...!"

This is a great read, my congratulations. I sat back and re read it, remembering that your readers do not yet know about the island as you do. Once they read your book they will want to visit. It is a magical island, let the world know about it.

David Bellamy

Conservationist

Now available-probably one of the most beautiful books you will ever see.

5% of all net profits made from the worldwide sale of the book will go to The Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi, a non-profit conservation group.

Book a talk

Berni gives talks about Tiritiri Matangi and explains how effective conservation can be when a group of like-minded people come together to protect the environment.