[4] The expedition party left Devonport Naval Base on 4 November 1970 in HMNZS Kiama and landed the following morning at Great Island.

One of the sleeping tents got the name 'Centipede Lodge' for the number of the insects coming inside at night.

Water was in short supply, with the main freshwater source substantially drying up over the month.

They stayed for most of the month, returning to Auckland on 26 November on the same vessel.

[1] The holotype specimen of Egestula bicolor (Climo, 1973) was collected during this expedition.