Norfolk Island is an island in the South Pacific Ocean, an Australian territory. It is 1600 km (1000 mi.) east of Sydney and Brisbane and 1000 km (620 mi.) northwest of Auckland.
Understand
Norfolk Island was a penal colony for the British colony of New South Wales during the periods 1788–1814 and 1825–1855. In 1856 it was settled by former inhabitants of the second largest of the Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Islanders were descendants of Fletcher Christian and Bounty mutineers, together with Tahitian women. Pitcairn Island was unable to support 200 inhabitants, and Queen Victoria offered them Norfolk Island.
Permanent residents of Norfolk Island are still almost entirely descendants of these Pitcairn Islanders; other Australian citizens cannot move to Norfolk Island freely. The permanent population of the island is about 2000 people.
Cities
Kingston
Burnt Pine
Getting there
Norfolk Island's immigration control is separate from Australian immigration control and the island imposes extra restrictions on visitors above those imposed by Australia.
Australian citizens must either have a passport or get a Document of Identity from the Australian passport authority in order to travel to Norfolk Island. Citizens of other countries must have a passport. All visitors must hold a return airline ticket and have accommodation information to provide to immigration staff.
Citizens of Australia and New Zealand normally automatically receive 30-day visitors' visas upon landing. Other international visitors must obtain a visa for entry to Australia. It must be valid for 30 days after you intend to leave the island and it must be a multi-entry visa, since leaving for and returning from Norfolk Island will be considered as a separate entry to Australia. See the Australia article for information on Australian visas. Longer term residency visas are available for people who want to work on Norfolk Island.
As with Australia, Norfolk Island bans the importation of many items of food, including but not limited to meat and fresh fruit. These restrictions apply to visitors arriving from the Australian mainland, and the customs requirements are not exactly the same as Australian requirements. See the Norfolk Island Customs page.
By plane
Norfolk Island has a single airport (IATA: NLK) occupying much of the south-east of the island. It is served by two airlines:
Air New Zealand with a 737 aircraft operates flights from Auckland on Thursdays and Sundays.
, Norfolk Air operates a codeshare with Qantas using chartered 737-200 aircraft, from Sydney and Brisbane on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, from Newcastle on Monday and from Melbourne on Friday
Flying time from Auckland is just under two hours; from Melbourne just over three hours and from Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney about two and a half hours.
By boat
There is no regular passenger service to Norfolk Island by sea.
Cruise Ships occasionally call at Norfolk Island. The local shipping Agent, Transam Argosy, lists details of cruise ships calling at Norfolk Island.
All passengers are ferried ashore using either the Ships Tenders or Zodiac inflatables - weather permitting.
Traveling around
There is no public transport system on Norfolk Island. While it is possible to walk the length and breadth of it, most visitors hire a car. In recent years, a taxi service has begun operation on the island. However, the viability of such a service on a small island is questionable.
Eat
Norfolk Island, unsurprisingly, is famous for its seafood, which is generally caught fresh by most of the restaurants on the island. The local trumpeter is a particular delicacy.
There is a wide range of other food available on the island, including both Italian and Chinese cuisine with plans afoot for an Indian restaurant to open shortly.
Local specialities also exist and are generally based on traditional Polynesian dishes. While some of these are served in the restaurants, tourists are often recommended to try a local progressive dinner at the homes of various islanders in order to experience most of these dishes.
Restaurant bookings can be made by telephone or by writing your name in the book generally located at the front door of the establishment.
Be aware that most restaurants are closed at least one night per week.
Special Dietary Requirements: Vegetarians can generally find palatable food at most restaurants, but are not specifically catered for anywhere. Vegans are not catered for anywhere. Kosher and Halal meals will be impossible to find, as there is no Jewish or Muslim presence on the island. Travellers with food allergies may be catered for at some restaurants, but this is not guaranteed.
Special Events, Norfolk Island is the venue for a number of annual special events. One of the most unique and successful Festival is 'OPERA in Paradise' which features a week of large-scale opera concerts, more intimate matinees,champagne afternoon concerts and a traditional Island banquet and launch. Singers and classical musicians are brought in from Australia and New Zealand by boutique opera company, OPERATIF. This festival attracts hundreds of patrons each February primarily from Australia and New Zealand, but also from the USA, UK and SE Asia.
Budget
The Foodland shopping mall contains a supermarket and a bakery. While many products are flown in from Australia or New Zealand, local produce sold here represents the cheapest self-catering option on the island.
Ocean Blue, located at the Middlegate intersection, is a very cheap takeaway shop, offering solid hamburgers, chips and other staples of that ilk
Gilles Fish Shop is located opposite the tourist information centre and offers local fresh fish and chips.
Mid-range
Barney Duffy's Charcoal Grill bills itself as "Norfolk's Best Steakhouse". While the competition for this title is not particularly strong, the steaks are of a very high standard indeed. Fare here is of the steakhouse variety, with various fish dishes available as well. The restaurant is named for the famous convict Barney Duffy and plays up on this link
Seaworld is Norfolk's fish restaurant and can be relied upon to serve good-quality fish dishes. There is a weekly "fish fry" as well
Norfolk Pizza serves a variety of pizzas and some pasta dishes, with the pizzas at least being able to be taken away
Woodfired Pizza Pizza offers a selection of gourmet woodfired pizzas and breads from around the world.
Milligan's Cafe formerly known as Tropicana Cafe, is a great choice for all budgets offering everything from sandwiches to main meals, with excellent coffee. It has recently been transformed into a tourist venu, the walls adorned with Norfolk's settlement history.
Splurge
Stefanos Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria - conveniently located in Burnt Pine and the only restaurant on Norfolk Island specializing in genuine Italian dining. Relax on leather couches in the cocktail bar before or after your dining experience. Specialising in modern Italian Cuisine, pasta, gourmet pizzas, seafood and steak. Fresh salads and sauces prepared daily. Award winning Gelato Desserts, Indoor and Outdoor dining. El Fresco Dining, Pizza, Pasta, Gelato, Cocktails lounge. Now open for lunch as well as dinner! Bookings highly recommended.
Branka House markets itself as "the lunch restaurant" (as it has only served lunches in recent years). The menu varies quite considerably at different times, but the food is always of a high standard
Dino's, located at Bumboras (roughly the other side of the island from most accommodation) is a high-quality Italian restaurant. Book early, as it is not open every night of the week and the tables go very quickly
The Homestead, run by the avuncular Ron (former owner of the now-defunct Bounty Lodge) is another lunch restaurant. Located in the middle of the "Thousand Acre Wood", the restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere and is justifiably famous for its desserts, with turkish delight bread-and-butter pudding and a very rich bombe alaska being the particular highlights
Garrison restaurant is a wood-paneled atmospheric A frame building located on Taylors Road between Burnt Pine and Middlegate. Modern European cuisine, large servings, good service, highly recommended. Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner. Now closed.
The Golden Orb - Located in Burnt Pine and hidden away from the road side by lush gardens, The Golden Orb is the perfect place to relax for breakfast, lunch or for a conversation over coffee or tea. Open from 8 till 4, The Golden Orb offers indoor and outdoor dinning with a ever changing range of specials as well as a classic menu. Fresh salads, home made gourmet pies, sweets and a range of other meals (including vegitarian) can be found. Bookings not required. The Golden Orb also doubles as a book shop and wifi hotspot.
Drink
The local brewery is found on Cascade Road and produces various liqueurs and spirits. While there is no local beer, Australian and New Zealand brews are readily available at all licensed premises.
The Cascade company also produce a range of soft drinks, ranging from traditional orange and lime flavours to pineapple and plum cola varieties.
Sleep
As the island's economy is based around tourism, there are myriad options for accommodation, ranging from basic one- or two-person rooms through to resort-style establishments with restaurants attached hosting seafood buffets. The commercial hub of the island, Burnt Pine, has a number of well-situated guesthouses central to most shops, while accommodation elsewhere is designed to capitalize on views and proximity to nature.
Splurge
Cumberland Resort and Spa - affordable 4-star luxury, central location in tranquil garden setting, within 2 minute stroll to cafes, restaurants and shops, and 5 minutes from the beach golf, national park and historical area, with heated swim spa pool and sauna, free rental car, airport transfers, cable tv, tennis, breakfast provisions, package deals including Norfolk Island airline and accommodation specials; Norfolk Island's only heated pool.
Endeavour Lodge - serviced apartments with ocean views
Poinciana Cottages
Shiralee Executive Cottages - 4 1/2 star self contained cottages with the hire of convertibles included in the tariff
Fletcher Christian Apartments - 3 1/2 star AAA rated. Rooms serviced daily. Centrally located in relaxing, spacious parklike grounds of subtropical landscaping. Shops, cafes, restaurants, clubs and visitor facilities all within short walking distance.
Buy
Norfolk Island's currency is the Australian dollar, and the currency symbol is $. Norfolk Island is not subject to Australian taxation.
As a result of the lack of many taxes and duties, Norfolk Island has acquired a reputation as a "shopper's paradise". The main (and only) street of Burnt Pine is lined on both sides with shops selling everything from clothes to toys to books, and shop assistants will always be forthcoming about exactly how much you stand to save over "mainland prices" (both Australian and New Zealand prices).
A number of shops are described as "department stores", which can seem rather quaint to visitors from big cities, as these shops are often no larger than the others. The difference lies in the slightly wider range of merchandise available. One of the true delights of shopping on Norfolk Island is that in many shops you simply have no idea what will be for sale.
On Sunday mornings, an open-air market is held in the carpark of the post office. Prices are comparable to those found in the shops, but some retailers choose only to sell at the market.
Locally produced items are beginning to form a reasonable sector of Norfolk Island's retail market, with homemade preserves being a particular specialty. Additionally, the ubiquitous Norfolk Island Pine (not really a pine at all) is to be found in keyrings, magnets and other trinkets. Pine products are normally quite safe to import to Australia or New Zealand, but always make it known to the seller where you're intending to take the product you've just bought, since it never hurts to be sure.
The distinctive Norfolk language is also the source of some retail value, with books being written on the structure and vocabulary, as well as audio CDs of songs written in Norfolk. Many books are shamelessly pitched at the wide-eyed (or wide-eared) tourist, but the work containing the most scholarship on the language itself is Speak Norfolk Today, by Alice Inez Buffett.
There is also a wide range of fictional and non-fictional books on Norfolk and the South Pacific in general available at most shops. The island's bookshop is The Golden Orb, which contains a section devoted to Norfolk and South Pacific literature.
Be aware that most shops are closed on Wednesday afternoons and also that those operated by Seventh Day Adventists are closed all day Saturday. and Sunday
Talk
The official language of Norfolk Island is English and all the islanders speak it. However, among themselves they often use Norfolk, a language derived from the English spoken by the Bounty Mutineers and the Tahitian spoken by their wives. Norfolk is not readily comprehensible by speakers of any variety of English, including Australian or British English.
Etiquette
As a general rule, always remember that most islanders are descended from the Bounty mutineers. Therefore, when talk turns to that episode in their history—which it frequently does when tourists are involved—always agree with whatever opinion is being expressed rather than trying to argue against the mutiny.
Norfolk's society is sometimes viewed as a "closed shop", in that all the locals know each other and many are related through marriage. This, coupled with the laidback lifestyle of the island, can sometimes frustrate visitors. Again, try to work around this.
There are convict ruins dotted around the island, but resist the temptation to explore if the ruin is off-limits in any way, as there are periodic restoration attempts..
Stay healthy
There are no specific health warnings for the traveller to Norfolk Island, aside from a general one not to overindulge at meals (which can very easily be done).
Surfers and swimmers anywhere but Emily Bay should be very careful about the currents and wave heights. Neither activity is actually advisable, although some foolhardy visitors will do so anyway.
All visitors including Australian citizens should purchase international travel insurance.
Safety
Crime on Norfolk Island is very low, though not unknown. Most islanders think nothing of leaving their houses and cars unlocked. Always remember to exercise commonsense when doing this, though, as most criminals are opportunists and it is not unknown for criminals to take "working vacations" too.
Driving is on the left, with a speed limit outside Burnt Pine of 50 km/h and inside Burnt Pine of 40 km/h (30 km/h in the school zone). Seatbelts, while fitted to all cars, are rarely used and rarely necessary. When driving outside of the town, remember that cows and other animals have right of way. Also remember to watch out for the "Norfolk Wave", a wave (ranging from a raised index finger off the steering wheel through to an enthusiastic movement of the arm) used by all locals to greet passing traffic.
Emily Bay, located near Kingston, is the only safe location to swim on Norfolk as it is protected by a natural coral reef. All other bays are unpatrolled and have unpredictable conditions. A Norfolk tradition is that of the "Seventh Wave", the unpredictable rising in wave height which can sweep unwary swimmers out to sea.
Work
It is relatively easy to live and work on Norfolk Island, although you do have to adhere to some strict entry guidelines .
Contact & location
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Norfolk Island is an island in the South Pacific Ocean, an Australian territory. It is 1600 km (1000 mi.) east of Sydney and Brisbane and 1000 km (620 mi.) northwest of Auckland.
Understand
Norfolk Island was a penal colony for the British colony of New South Wales during the periods 1788–1814 and 1825–1855. In 1856 it was settled by former inhabitants of the second largest of the Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Islanders were descendants of Fletcher Christian and Bounty mutineers, together with Tahitian women. Pitcairn Island was unable to support 200 inhabitants, and Queen Victoria offered them Norfolk Island.
Permanent residents of Norfolk Island are still almost entirely descendants of these Pitcairn Islanders; other Australian citizens cannot move to Norfolk Island freely. The permanent population of the island is about 2000 people.
Cities
Kingston
Burnt Pine
Getting there
Norfolk Island's immigration control is separate from Australian immigration control and the island imposes extra restrictions on visitors above those imposed by Australia.
Australian citizens must either have a passport or get a Document of Identity from the Australian passport authority in order to travel to Norfolk Island. Citizens of other countries must have a passport. All visitors must hold a return airline ticket and have accommodation information to provide to immigration staff.
Citizens of Australia and New Zealand normally automatically receive 30-day visitors' visas upon landing. Other international visitors must obtain a visa for entry to Australia. It must be valid for 30 days after you intend to leave the island and it must be a multi-entry visa, since leaving for and returning from Norfolk Island will be considered as a separate entry to Australia. See the Australia article for information on Australian visas. Longer term residency visas are available for people who want to work on Norfolk Island.
As with Australia, Norfolk Island bans the importation of many items of food, including but not limited to meat and fresh fruit. These restrictions apply to visitors arriving from the Australian mainland, and the customs requirements are not exactly the same as Australian requirements. See the Norfolk Island Customs page.
By plane
Norfolk Island has a single airport (IATA: NLK) occupying much of the south-east of the island. It is served by two airlines:
Air New Zealand with a 737 aircraft operates flights from Auckland on Thursdays and Sundays.
, Norfolk Air operates a codeshare with Qantas using chartered 737-200 aircraft, from Sydney and Brisbane on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, from Newcastle on Monday and from Melbourne on Friday
Flying time from Auckland is just under two hours; from Melbourne just over three hours and from Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney about two and a half hours.
By boat
There is no regular passenger service to Norfolk Island by sea. Cruise Ships occasionally call at Norfolk Island. The local shipping Agent, Transam Argosy, lists details of cruise ships calling at Norfolk Island. All passengers are ferried ashore using either the Ships Tenders or Zodiac inflatables - weather permitting.
Traveling around
There is no public transport system on Norfolk Island. While it is possible to walk the length and breadth of it, most visitors hire a car. In recent years, a taxi service has begun operation on the island. However, the viability of such a service on a small island is questionable.
Eat
Norfolk Island, unsurprisingly, is famous for its seafood, which is generally caught fresh by most of the restaurants on the island. The local trumpeter is a particular delicacy.
There is a wide range of other food available on the island, including both Italian and Chinese cuisine with plans afoot for an Indian restaurant to open shortly.
Local specialities also exist and are generally based on traditional Polynesian dishes. While some of these are served in the restaurants, tourists are often recommended to try a local progressive dinner at the homes of various islanders in order to experience most of these dishes.
Restaurant bookings can be made by telephone or by writing your name in the book generally located at the front door of the establishment.
Be aware that most restaurants are closed at least one night per week.
Special Dietary Requirements: Vegetarians can generally find palatable food at most restaurants, but are not specifically catered for anywhere. Vegans are not catered for anywhere. Kosher and Halal meals will be impossible to find, as there is no Jewish or Muslim presence on the island. Travellers with food allergies may be catered for at some restaurants, but this is not guaranteed.
Budget
The Foodland shopping mall contains a supermarket and a bakery. While many products are flown in from Australia or New Zealand, local produce sold here represents the cheapest self-catering option on the island.
Ocean Blue, located at the Middlegate intersection, is a very cheap takeaway shop, offering solid hamburgers, chips and other staples of that ilk
Gilles Fish Shop is located opposite the tourist information centre and offers local fresh fish and chips.
Mid-range
Barney Duffy's Charcoal Grill bills itself as "Norfolk's Best Steakhouse". While the competition for this title is not particularly strong, the steaks are of a very high standard indeed. Fare here is of the steakhouse variety, with various fish dishes available as well. The restaurant is named for the famous convict Barney Duffy and plays up on this link
Seaworld is Norfolk's fish restaurant and can be relied upon to serve good-quality fish dishes. There is a weekly "fish fry" as well
Norfolk Pizza serves a variety of pizzas and some pasta dishes, with the pizzas at least being able to be taken away
Woodfired Pizza Pizza offers a selection of gourmet woodfired pizzas and breads from around the world.
Milligan's Cafe formerly known as Tropicana Cafe, is a great choice for all budgets offering everything from sandwiches to main meals, with excellent coffee. It has recently been transformed into a tourist venu, the walls adorned with Norfolk's settlement history.
Splurge
Stefanos Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria - conveniently located in Burnt Pine and the only restaurant on Norfolk Island specializing in genuine Italian dining. Relax on leather couches in the cocktail bar before or after your dining experience. Specialising in modern Italian Cuisine, pasta, gourmet pizzas, seafood and steak. Fresh salads and sauces prepared daily. Award winning Gelato Desserts, Indoor and Outdoor dining. El Fresco Dining, Pizza, Pasta, Gelato, Cocktails lounge. Now open for lunch as well as dinner! Bookings highly recommended.
Branka House markets itself as "the lunch restaurant" (as it has only served lunches in recent years). The menu varies quite considerably at different times, but the food is always of a high standard
Dino's, located at Bumboras (roughly the other side of the island from most accommodation) is a high-quality Italian restaurant. Book early, as it is not open every night of the week and the tables go very quickly
The Homestead, run by the avuncular Ron (former owner of the now-defunct Bounty Lodge) is another lunch restaurant. Located in the middle of the "Thousand Acre Wood", the restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere and is justifiably famous for its desserts, with turkish delight bread-and-butter pudding and a very rich bombe alaska being the particular highlights
Garrison restaurant is a wood-paneled atmospheric A frame building located on Taylors Road between Burnt Pine and Middlegate. Modern European cuisine, large servings, good service, highly recommended. Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner. Now closed.
The Golden Orb - Located in Burnt Pine and hidden away from the road side by lush gardens, The Golden Orb is the perfect place to relax for breakfast, lunch or for a conversation over coffee or tea. Open from 8 till 4, The Golden Orb offers indoor and outdoor dinning with a ever changing range of specials as well as a classic menu. Fresh salads, home made gourmet pies, sweets and a range of other meals (including vegitarian) can be found. Bookings not required. The Golden Orb also doubles as a book shop and wifi hotspot.
Drink
The local brewery is found on Cascade Road and produces various liqueurs and spirits. While there is no local beer, Australian and New Zealand brews are readily available at all licensed premises.
The Cascade company also produce a range of soft drinks, ranging from traditional orange and lime flavours to pineapple and plum cola varieties.
Sleep
As the island's economy is based around tourism, there are myriad options for accommodation, ranging from basic one- or two-person rooms through to resort-style establishments with restaurants attached hosting seafood buffets. The commercial hub of the island, Burnt Pine, has a number of well-situated guesthouses central to most shops, while accommodation elsewhere is designed to capitalize on views and proximity to nature.
Splurge
Cumberland Resort and Spa - affordable 4-star luxury, central location in tranquil garden setting, within 2 minute stroll to cafes, restaurants and shops, and 5 minutes from the beach golf, national park and historical area, with heated swim spa pool and sauna, free rental car, airport transfers, cable tv, tennis, breakfast provisions, package deals including Norfolk Island airline and accommodation specials; Norfolk Island's only heated pool.
Endeavour Lodge - serviced apartments with ocean views
Poinciana Cottages
Shiralee Executive Cottages - 4 1/2 star self contained cottages with the hire of convertibles included in the tariff
Fletcher Christian Apartments - 3 1/2 star AAA rated. Rooms serviced daily. Centrally located in relaxing, spacious parklike grounds of subtropical landscaping. Shops, cafes, restaurants, clubs and visitor facilities all within short walking distance.
Buy
Norfolk Island's currency is the Australian dollar, and the currency symbol is $. Norfolk Island is not subject to Australian taxation.
See Australia for more on the Australian dollar.
As a result of the lack of many taxes and duties, Norfolk Island has acquired a reputation as a "shopper's paradise". The main (and only) street of Burnt Pine is lined on both sides with shops selling everything from clothes to toys to books, and shop assistants will always be forthcoming about exactly how much you stand to save over "mainland prices" (both Australian and New Zealand prices).
A number of shops are described as "department stores", which can seem rather quaint to visitors from big cities, as these shops are often no larger than the others. The difference lies in the slightly wider range of merchandise available. One of the true delights of shopping on Norfolk Island is that in many shops you simply have no idea what will be for sale.
On Sunday mornings, an open-air market is held in the carpark of the post office. Prices are comparable to those found in the shops, but some retailers choose only to sell at the market.
Locally produced items are beginning to form a reasonable sector of Norfolk Island's retail market, with homemade preserves being a particular specialty. Additionally, the ubiquitous Norfolk Island Pine (not really a pine at all) is to be found in keyrings, magnets and other trinkets. Pine products are normally quite safe to import to Australia or New Zealand, but always make it known to the seller where you're intending to take the product you've just bought, since it never hurts to be sure.
The distinctive Norfolk language is also the source of some retail value, with books being written on the structure and vocabulary, as well as audio CDs of songs written in Norfolk. Many books are shamelessly pitched at the wide-eyed (or wide-eared) tourist, but the work containing the most scholarship on the language itself is Speak Norfolk Today, by Alice Inez Buffett.
There is also a wide range of fictional and non-fictional books on Norfolk and the South Pacific in general available at most shops. The island's bookshop is The Golden Orb, which contains a section devoted to Norfolk and South Pacific literature.
Be aware that most shops are closed on Wednesday afternoons and also that those operated by Seventh Day Adventists are closed all day Saturday. and Sunday
Talk
The official language of Norfolk Island is English and all the islanders speak it. However, among themselves they often use Norfolk, a language derived from the English spoken by the Bounty Mutineers and the Tahitian spoken by their wives. Norfolk is not readily comprehensible by speakers of any variety of English, including Australian or British English.
Etiquette
As a general rule, always remember that most islanders are descended from the Bounty mutineers. Therefore, when talk turns to that episode in their history—which it frequently does when tourists are involved—always agree with whatever opinion is being expressed rather than trying to argue against the mutiny.
Norfolk's society is sometimes viewed as a "closed shop", in that all the locals know each other and many are related through marriage. This, coupled with the laidback lifestyle of the island, can sometimes frustrate visitors. Again, try to work around this.
There are convict ruins dotted around the island, but resist the temptation to explore if the ruin is off-limits in any way, as there are periodic restoration attempts..
Stay healthy
There are no specific health warnings for the traveller to Norfolk Island, aside from a general one not to overindulge at meals (which can very easily be done).
Surfers and swimmers anywhere but Emily Bay should be very careful about the currents and wave heights. Neither activity is actually advisable, although some foolhardy visitors will do so anyway.
All visitors including Australian citizens should purchase international travel insurance.
Safety
Crime on Norfolk Island is very low, though not unknown. Most islanders think nothing of leaving their houses and cars unlocked. Always remember to exercise commonsense when doing this, though, as most criminals are opportunists and it is not unknown for criminals to take "working vacations" too.
Driving is on the left, with a speed limit outside Burnt Pine of 50 km/h and inside Burnt Pine of 40 km/h (30 km/h in the school zone). Seatbelts, while fitted to all cars, are rarely used and rarely necessary. When driving outside of the town, remember that cows and other animals have right of way. Also remember to watch out for the "Norfolk Wave", a wave (ranging from a raised index finger off the steering wheel through to an enthusiastic movement of the arm) used by all locals to greet passing traffic.
Emily Bay, located near Kingston, is the only safe location to swim on Norfolk as it is protected by a natural coral reef. All other bays are unpatrolled and have unpredictable conditions. A Norfolk tradition is that of the "Seventh Wave", the unpredictable rising in wave height which can sweep unwary swimmers out to sea.
Work
It is relatively easy to live and work on Norfolk Island, although you do have to adhere to some strict entry guidelines .
Contact & location
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