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Coordinates: 36°4908S 175°4804E / 36.819°S 175.801°E / -36.819; 175.801
 

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Motueka Island (Pigeon Island)
Native name:
Te Kuraetanga o taku Ihu
Motueka Island seen from the Coromandel Peninsula, adjacent to Poikeke Island to the left
Map
Geography
LocationCoromandel Peninsula
Coordinates36°49′08S 175°48′04E / 36.819°S 175.801°E / -36.819; 175.801
Adjacent toPacific Ocean
Area68 m2 (730 sq ft)
Length475 m (1558 ft)
Width205 m (673 ft)
Highest elevation66 m (217 ft)
Administration

New Zealand

Motueka Island, also known by the name Pigeon Island, is an island off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand.

Geography[edit]

The island is located 1.5 kilometres north-east of Cathedral Cove,[1] to the east of Mercury Bay. It is tidally linked to Poikeke Island, a smaller island located to the west.[2] The island reaches a height of 66 metres (217 ft).[1] Motueka Island is within the Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve.[2]

Motueka Island is an eroded Miocene era lava dome, composed of flow-banded rhyolite.[2]

Biodiversity[edit]

The island is primarily forested by native New Zealand flora, including kohekohe, karaka, māhoe, whārangi, tawāpou, pūriri and parapara. The summit area is a plateau, forested by large pōhutukawa trees.[2]

The island is a nesting place for Pterodroma gouldi (ōi / the grey-faced petrel). Several hundred birds nest on the island, despite the presence of Norway rats.[2]

History[edit]

The island is historically significant to Ngāti Hei, who are the mana whenua iwi for Mouteka Island.[2] It was given the traditional name Te Kuraetanga o taku Ihu, named by the rangatira Hei, who likened the island to his tā moko.[2] During the early European colonial period, the island gained the name Pigeon Island.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Motueka Island (Pigeon Island)". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h Cameron, Ewen K.; Bellingham, Peter J.; Taylor, Graeme A.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Davis, Joseph J. (2022). "Vegetation, vascular flora, and fauna of Motueka and Poikeke Islands, eastern Coromandel Peninsula, northeast New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 56: 39–62. doi:10.32912/RAM.2022.56.3. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 48687532. Wikidata Q113953864.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motueka_Island_(Pigeon_Island)&oldid=1218989865"

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