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Gannet Beach Adventures

Closure of 71-year-old tourism business “unfortunate” but safety the priority – DOC 8th May 2023 /

Closure of 71-year-old tourism business “unfortunate” but safety the priority – DOC

Gannet Beach Adventures permanently shut its doors last week after a four year struggle to stay open.


Gannet Beach Adventures closes after 71 years 4th May 2023

Gannet Beach Adventures closes after 71 years

The iconic Cape Kidnappers operator shuts its doors for good, frustrated at ongoing disruptions.


Gannet Beach Adventures resumes Cape Kidnappers tours 10th December 2020

Gannet Beach Adventures resumes Cape Kidnappers tours

Gannet Beach Adventures tours at Cape Kidnappers will return to operations tomorrow after almost two years.


DOC “scaring people” from Cape Kidnappers – operator 16th July 2020 /

DOC “scaring people” from Cape Kidnappers – operator

Gannet Beach Adventures hits back at claims it is unsafe to use a DOC track to visit the area’s popular gannet colony.


DOC acknowledges Cape Kidnappers “frustrations and concerns” 24th January 2020 /

DOC acknowledges Cape Kidnappers “frustrations and concerns”

The Department of Conservation has acknowledged the “frustrations and concerns” it has caused Gannet Beach Adventures after it suspended the operator’s concession to run tours at Cape Kidnappers. 


Beach access to Cape Kidnappers reopens 6th June 2019 /

Beach access to Cape Kidnappers reopens

Beach access to Cape Kidnappers has re-opened but the public is being warned they risk injury or death if they use it.


Another landslide delays Cape Kidnappers beach access opening 29th April 2019

Another landslide delays Cape Kidnappers beach access opening

Another landslide at Cape Kidnappers over Easter means the planned re-opening next week of beach access to the popular gannet colony there has been postponed.


Operators applaud Cape Kidnappers decision on beach slip 6th March 2019 /

Operators applaud Cape Kidnappers decision on beach slip

Cape Kidnappers operators have welcomed a council decision to re-open beach access to the area’s popular gannet colonies.  


Beach access to Cape Kidnappers closed after rockfall injures tourists 24th January 2019

Beach access to Cape Kidnappers closed after rockfall injures tourists

The beach and access area to Cape Kidnappers are to remain closed following a slip that injured two Korean tourists.