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PAUA PEARL PERFECTION
AT THE EDGE OF THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS

When paua is your religion, it's the pearl you praise.
On a quest for clarity, the nation's only land-based paua pearl farm continues to experiment and craft gemstones of the highest order.

MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS PAUA FARMERS
HELP RESTORE POPULATION WIPED OUT BY QUAKES

The paua population along Kaikōura's coastline, decimated by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in November 2016, is slowly recovering thanks in part to the efforts of passionate paua farmers on Arapawa Island in the Marlborough Sounds.

FOR RENT:
NEW ZEALAND'S $40 ISLAND ESCAPE

Now that we're allowed to break our bubbles, who wants to catch up with friends or family without breaking the bank? I have the perfect solution. How about an island escape for $40 per night, right here in New Zealand.

Country Calendar Homestead Baking book cover for Arapawa Blue Pearls on Arapawa Island, Marlborough Sounds NZ
Country Calendar
Homestead Baking

Author's full name: Allyson Gofton 
Photography: Allan Gillard
Publisher: TVNZ and Penguin NZ  ISBN 9780143573487
Original source identification: pages 6 and from 161 to 178 with pictures, text and recipes.

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