WELCOME TO OUR
SLICE OF PARADISE!
WELCOME TO OUR
SLICE OF PARADISE!
SLICE OF PARADISE!
Arapawa Blue Pearl Jewellery
For jewellery lovers who want something truly rare and real
Hidden deep in the Marlborough Sounds, our family has created something rare.
Discover how craftsmanship, conservation, and family care shape life on Arapaoa Island.
Look no further
YOU HAVE ARRIVED
Step off the boat and into a world like no other.
Our guided pearl farm tours offer an inside look at New Zealand’s only land-based pāua farm. Learn about sustainable aquaculture, conservation, and the unique process of cultivating our ocean-born blue pearls.
Visitors often say it’s like discovering a secret world, part science, part art, all heart.
Discover
OUR HOUSES
Holidaying on Arapaoa Island takes you back to a simpler time, where family, friendship, and nature shape each day. Reach the island by boat or water taxi, join the Picton mail boat cruise on Tuesdays and Fridays, or arrive in style by helicopter from Wellington.
The Radon family offers eco-friendly hospitality across 360 hectares of panoramic views, outdoor adventures, and unforgettable learning experiences. Join a Pearl Tour to follow the journey from pāua seed to beautiful jewellery, then unwind in historic accommodation, breathe in the sea air, and slow down.
Arapawa Blue Pearls and Accommodation offers three distinctive kiwi bach-style stays—perfect for families, romantic getaways, or exclusive group bookings.
Arapawa
OUR STORY
We’re a family-run business living on remote Arapaoa Island, where we’ve spent more than 30 years caring for this land, the ocean, and the precious pāua that call it home.
Our family’s story is one of innovation, adventure, and guardianship. We combine sustainable aquaculture, jewellery craftsmanship, and eco-tourism to create something truly unique, a legacy of beauty and biodiversity.
Every pearl, every guest, and every reseeded pāua helps sustain this place for generations to come.
Help Us
Restore the ocean
For nearly 20 years, we’ve been raising and releasing baby pāua to restore wild populations in New Zealand’s coastal waters.
Every donation to our Pāua Reseeding Project helps us expand our tanks, care for more juveniles, and give back to the ocean that sustains us.
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