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Motukawanui Island

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The highest point of the island reaches an altitude of 177 metres. Parts of the island was farmed up until 1974 and the pastoral grassland is now being left to generate into native vegetation and many stands of
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visited the island group in 1769. The large number of pits and terrace sites, middens and cultivations all suggest a substantial population existed on the island.
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Motukawanui Island has been a flourishing breeding ground for the
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are already giving protection to a variety of young native trees.
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The shores of Motukawanui are endowed with a great variety of
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Motukawanui
Cavalli Islands
35°0′0″S 173°56′30″E / 35.00000°S 173.94167°E / -35.00000; 173.94167
New Zealand
Cavalli Islands
Matauri Bay
Bay of Islands
New Zealand
Māori
Captain Cook
kanuka
manuka
marine life
North Island brown kiwi
possums
mustelids
"Motukawanui Island Scenic Reserve: Places to go in Northland"
Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
"Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service (recorded area 354.5046 ha)"
Land Information New Zealand
Motukawanui Island:Introduction
Motukawanui Island a Haven for Kiwi
Archived
Wayback Machine
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Northland Region
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expanding it
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