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Department of Conservation hostel, Raoul Island, 2009

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Department of Conservation hostel, Raoul Island, 2009

The Department of Conservation hostel on the north side of Raoul Island is the only place on the Kermadec Islands normally occupied by humans.

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Department of Conservation

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Simon Nathan, Kermadec Islands – Geology and climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37359/department-of-conservation-hostel-raoul-island-2009 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 28 November 2012.