 Mahuki Island is middle extreme right of the photo. You can just make out the pale surface of the western end of the island where a long-established gannet colony exists. Viewed to SSE.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.  Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Mahuki Island
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Gannet colony. Photo Don Armitage  Gannet chicks not quite so ready to fly. Photo: copyright Mavis Smith of Totara House, Matakohe. Taken in November, 1938. Thanks Mavis. |  Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.  Gannet colony on Mahuki Island.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.  Mahuki Island in the foreground. Gannet colony out of view left of photo. View is to the north.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Mahuki Island has the large patch of reddish clay showing. Little Barrier Island or Hauturu Island viewed to the west.
Photo Brent Baker, copyright Don Armitage 1999.
 Gannet chicks almost ready to fly.
Photo: copyright Mavis Smith of Totara House, Matakohe. Taken in November, 1938. Thanks Mavis.
The boat used to get to the island belonged to 'Uncle' Paddison.
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