# Matiu / Somes Island

Wellington, New Zealand

A small island in Wellington Harbour, once a quarantine station and wartime internment camp. Today it is a predator-free nature reserve, home to tuatara, wētā, and seabirds, with a lighthouse standing since 1866.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Matiu / Somes Island, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -41.2575, 174.86639

[City page](/cities/wellington)

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