Ferries To Kawau Island

On the way to stay with a friend near Warkworth on Friday evening we called at various places including Sandspit where the ferries to Kawau Island leave.  There is a ‘large’ ferry which is the Royal Mail Ferry:

and there are the small water taxis which also run ferry services:

These particularly interested me because until 15 years ago the ferries between Harris and the Uista and Berneray and Eriskay and Barra were small ferries like this.  They have since been replaced by causeways and car ferries.