Motuketekete Island is an uninhabited island in the northern
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,North Island
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. It is separated from
Moturekareka Island
Moturekareka Island is a small island off the southern edge of Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,
History
The island was purchased by John Long Haydon, along with nearby Moturekareka, and
Motuora
Motuora is an island nature reserve in the western Hauraki Gulf, on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It lies some south-west of Kawau Island, east of Mahurangi Heads and north of the city of Auckland.
History
Although ...
in March 1845 from
Ngāti Pāoa
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chief Te Ruinga and members of Ngāti Rongo. A copper mine was established on the island, similar to the copper mines found on nearby
Kawau Island
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. However, by 1847 the mine had failed due to flooding. The
New Zealand Land Commission
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ruled in 1848 that Motuketekete was a part of the Mahurangi and Omaha Purchase, and compensated Haydon for the purchase. Scottish sheep farmer Charlie P. Hansen purchased Moturekareka, Motutara, Kohatutara and Motuketekete in the early 1920s, living on Motuketekete until the late 1920s.
Geography
The island is located around southwest of Kawau Island, separated by the Rosario and South Channels. Motuketekete is north-east of
Moturekareka Island
Moturekareka Island is a small island off the southern edge of Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,Motuora
Motuora is an island nature reserve in the western Hauraki Gulf, on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It lies some south-west of Kawau Island, east of Mahurangi Heads and north of the city of Auckland.
History
Although ...
is about south of Motuketekete.
Environment
Feral
guinea pig
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s lived on the island in the mid-20th century, but these had been wiped out by 1982.