public confidence in Air Albatross to falter, contributing to the company going into liquidation in December of that year. Conservation Parts of the island have been heavily cleared of native vegetation in the past through burning and logging, A number of pine forests were planted on the island. Wilding pines, an invasive species in some parts of New Zealand, are being poisoned on the island to allow the regenerating native vegetation to grow. About at Ruaomoko Point on the south-eastern portion of the island will be killed by drilling holes into the trees and injecting poison. Arapaoa Island is known for the breeds of pigs, sheep and goats found only on the island. These became established in the 19th century, but the origin of these breeds is uncertain, and a matter of some speculation. Common suggestions are that they are old English breeds introduced by the early whalers, or by Captain Cook or other early explorers. These breeds are now extinct in England, and the goats surviving in a sanctuary on the island are now also bred in other parts of New Zealand and in the northern hemisphere. The small Brothers Islands, which lie off the northeast coast of Arapaoa Island, are a sanctuary for the rare Brothers Island tuatara. See also List of islands of New Zealand References Further reading Philp, Matt. 2011. The Sound of the Sea. New Zealand Geographic, 110. Heberley, Heather. 1996. Weather permitting. Whatamango Bay, N.Z. : Cape Catley. Heberley, Heather. 1997. Flood tide. Whatamango Bay, N.Z. : Cape Catley. External links Arapawa Goats Arapawa Pigs Arapawa Sheep Islands of the Marlborough Sounds Whaling stations in New Zealand Whaling in New Zealand Cook Strait Ferry Populated places in the Marlborough Sounds