43:
238:
252:
Much of the island is located within the
Manukapua Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) Reserve, previously known as the Tapora Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) Reserve, and the island is a part of the Manukapua Island and Okahukura Sequence biodiversity focus area, It is an important
293:
waka, and
Manukapua, a name which means "Cloud of Birds". Tāporapora was a fertile sandy land that gradually eroded west of the Okahukura Peninsula, of which Manukapua Island is a remnant. The island is seen as the birthplace of
644:
510:
637:
315:
In 2013, a fire destroyed all vegetation on the island. In 2019, the
Department of Conservation funded a widescale restoration project on the island, where 5 ha (12 acres) of gorse and
630:
229:, at the point where the Kaipara Entrance meets the Otamatea Channel and the Tauhoa Channel. The area is dominated by sand dunes and wetlands. The island is accessible by foot.
289:, who already lived in the area. Different sections of the island (then a peninsula) were named Tāporapora, a name which references a place in the homeland of the
420:
909:
823:
42:
889:
539:
474:
83:
237:
899:
600:
777:
453:
394:
269:
818:
245:
654:
278:
178:
894:
686:
833:
867:
828:
517:
506:
481:
258:
281:
arriving at the
Kaipara Harbour. Some of the crew members, including Rongomai, Mawete and Po, settled at
904:
622:
565:
274:
336:
254:
308:
Since the 14th century, the island has significantly reduced in size due to weather events such as
854:
767:
295:
742:
312:, with oral traditions describing the island as extending far into the Kaipara Harbour mouth.
849:
802:
757:
226:
210:
206:
168:
120:
762:
752:
737:
286:
883:
797:
792:
782:
787:
772:
502:
361:
302:
859:
732:
676:
662:
319:
that had grown since the fire was cleared, and replaced by 13,000 native trees.
241:
446:"Place name detail: Manukapua Government Purpose (Wildlife Management) Reserve"
701:
98:
85:
716:
445:
386:
691:
681:
282:
214:
566:
Māori
Environmental Knowledge in Natural Hazards Management and Mitigation
711:
658:
706:
309:
299:
511:
Deed of
Settlement to Settle Te Uri o Hau Historical Claims: Schedules
696:
316:
236:
572:
626:
842:
811:
725:
669:
601:"Tapora Māori take charge of Manukapua restoration"
184:
174:
164:
150:
142:
134:
126:
114:
77:
69:
64:
56:
26:
595:
593:
591:
589:
261:, and is a roosting area for migratory birds.
638:
507:Her Majesty the Queen in right of New Zealand
8:
21:
425:Tiaki Tāmaki Makaurau Conservation Auckland
225:Manukapua Island is located in the central
30:
645:
631:
623:
564:King, Darren NT; Goff, James (June 2006).
41:
20:
421:"Manukapua Island and Okahukura Sequence"
824:Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve
415:
413:
411:
356:
354:
328:
298:, and has spiritual importance to the
387:"Place name detail: Manukapua Island"
130:2,500 m (27,000 sq ft)
7:
910:Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
14:
868:Rodney District Council (defunct)
538:Hamilton, Scott (21 July 2022).
47:Aerial view of Manukapua Island
890:Islands of the Auckland Region
205:, is an island located in the
1:
217:on the Okahukura Peninsula.
454:New Zealand Geographic Board
395:New Zealand Geographic Board
337:"Manukapua Island, Auckland"
138:4,000 m (13000 ft)
246:South Island oystercatchers
146:1,000 m (3000 ft)
926:
812:Facilities and attractions
285:, with the descendants of
155:
52:
40:
819:Ātiu Creek Regional Park
653:Wellsford Subdivision -
900:Rodney Local Board Area
272:traditions tell of the
518:New Zealand Government
482:Waitakere City Council
259:New Zealand fairy tern
249:
31:
834:Te Ārai Regional Park
450:New Zealand Gazetteer
391:New Zealand Gazetteer
253:nesting area for the
240:
188:Wellsford Subdivision
175:Local government area
16:Island in New Zealand
829:Pākiri Regional Park
509:(13 December 2000).
255:New Zealand dotterel
213:, New Zealand, near
99:36.3831°S 174.2432°E
726:Geographic features
248:on Manukapua Island
95: /
23:
855:Rodney Local Board
540:"The Lost Islands"
291:Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
275:Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
250:
104:-36.3831; 174.2432
877:
876:
743:Kaiwakawaka River
544:North & South
192:
191:
917:
850:Auckland Council
748:Manukapua Island
670:Populated places
647:
640:
633:
624:
617:
616:
614:
612:
597:
584:
583:
581:
579:
570:
561:
555:
554:
552:
550:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
515:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
479:
471:
465:
464:
462:
460:
442:
436:
435:
433:
431:
417:
406:
405:
403:
401:
383:
377:
376:
374:
372:
358:
349:
348:
346:
344:
333:
197:, also known as
195:Manukapua Island
117:
110:
109:
107:
106:
105:
100:
96:
93:
92:
91:
88:
45:
34:
24:
22:Manukapua Island
925:
924:
920:
919:
918:
916:
915:
914:
895:Kaipara Harbour
880:
879:
878:
873:
838:
807:
803:Wharehine River
768:Pāpakanui River
758:Oruawharo River
721:
665:
651:
621:
620:
610:
608:
599:
598:
587:
577:
575:
568:
563:
562:
558:
548:
546:
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
513:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
477:
473:
472:
468:
458:
456:
444:
443:
439:
429:
427:
419:
418:
409:
399:
397:
385:
384:
380:
370:
368:
366:Visit Wellsford
360:
359:
352:
342:
340:
335:
334:
330:
325:
267:
235:
227:Kaipara Harbour
223:
211:Auckland Region
207:Kaipara Harbour
203:Big Sand Island
169:Auckland Region
160:
121:Kaipara Harbour
115:
103:
101:
97:
94:
89:
86:
84:
82:
81:
48:
36:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
923:
921:
913:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
882:
881:
875:
874:
872:
871:
864:
863:
862:
857:
846:
844:
840:
839:
837:
836:
831:
826:
821:
815:
813:
809:
808:
806:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
778:Spectacle Lake
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
729:
727:
723:
722:
720:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
673:
671:
667:
666:
652:
650:
649:
642:
635:
627:
619:
618:
585:
556:
530:
494:
475:Tangata Whenua
466:
437:
407:
378:
350:
327:
326:
324:
321:
279:migratory waka
266:
263:
234:
231:
222:
219:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
156:
153:
152:
151:Administration
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
60:Cloud of Birds
58:
54:
53:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
29:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
922:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
870:
869:
865:
861:
858:
856:
853:
852:
851:
848:
847:
845:
841:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
816:
814:
810:
804:
801:
799:
798:Whanaki River
796:
794:
793:Waireia River
791:
789:
786:
784:
783:Tomarata Lake
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
724:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
674:
672:
668:
664:
660:
656:
648:
643:
641:
636:
634:
629:
628:
625:
607:. 2 June 2021
606:
605:Local Matters
602:
596:
594:
592:
590:
586:
574:
567:
560:
557:
545:
541:
534:
531:
519:
512:
508:
504:
498:
495:
483:
476:
470:
467:
455:
451:
447:
441:
438:
426:
422:
416:
414:
412:
408:
396:
392:
388:
382:
379:
367:
363:
362:"Sand Island"
357:
355:
351:
339:. NZ Topo Map
338:
332:
329:
322:
320:
318:
313:
311:
306:
304:
301:
297:
292:
288:
284:
280:
277:
276:
271:
264:
262:
260:
256:
247:
243:
239:
232:
230:
228:
220:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
187:
183:
180:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
159:
154:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
122:
119:
113:
108:
80:
76:
72:
68:
63:
59:
55:
51:
44:
39:
33:
28:Native name:
25:
19:
905:Te Uri-o-Hau
866:
788:Topuni River
773:Slipper Lake
763:Pākiri River
747:
609:. Retrieved
604:
576:. Retrieved
559:
547:. Retrieved
543:
533:
521:. Retrieved
503:Te Uri o Hau
497:
485:. Retrieved
469:
457:. Retrieved
449:
440:
428:. Retrieved
424:
398:. Retrieved
390:
381:
369:. Retrieved
365:
341:. Retrieved
331:
314:
307:
303:Te Uri-o-Hau
296:Ngāti Whātua
290:
273:
270:Ngāti Whātua
268:
251:
242:Little terns
233:Biodiversity
224:
202:
198:
194:
193:
157:
18:
860:Rodney ward
753:Ōpatu River
738:Hōteo River
733:Dome Forest
687:Port Albert
677:Dome Valley
663:New Zealand
199:Sand Island
185:Subdivision
158:New Zealand
116:Adjacent to
102: /
90:174°14′36″E
78:Coordinates
884:Categories
843:Government
578:22 January
571:(Report).
549:22 January
516:(Report).
487:16 January
480:(Report).
323:References
283:Tāporapora
87:36°22′59″S
717:Wellsford
343:26 August
221:Geography
65:Geography
57:Etymology
32:Manukapua
712:Tomarata
659:Auckland
73:Auckland
70:Location
707:Te Hana
702:Te Ārai
611:18 June
523:18 June
459:18 June
430:18 June
400:18 June
371:18 June
310:tsunami
265:History
209:in the
697:Tauhoa
692:Tāpora
682:Pākiri
655:Rodney
317:pampas
215:Tāpora
179:Rodney
165:Region
135:Length
569:(PDF)
514:(PDF)
478:(PDF)
143:Width
613:2024
580:2024
573:NIWA
551:2024
525:2024
489:2024
461:2024
432:2024
402:2024
373:2024
345:2014
300:hapū
257:and
244:and
127:Area
287:Toi
201:or
886::
661:,
657:,
603:.
588:^
542:.
505:;
452:.
448:.
423:.
410:^
393:.
389:.
364:.
353:^
305:.
646:e
639:t
632:v
615:.
582:.
553:.
527:.
491:.
463:.
434:.
404:.
375:.
347:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
