Stephenson Island, also called Mahinepua Island, is the larger of a pair of small islands off the northern coast of
New Zealand
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in
Whangaroa Bay.
[Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland. "Rodent Invasion Project, Stephenson Island / Mahinepua".]
Accessed 1 February 2013.[iTouchMap. "Stephenson Island, New Zealand".]
Accessed 1 February 2013. It is approximately long and wide, positioned with the major axis running northwest to southeast. The area is .
Immediately to the northwest lies the smaller
Cone Island
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. Satellite imagery indicates that the islands are partially forested and contain only two sites with buildings as discernible signs of habitation.
records show that the islands are jointly owned by eleven families and are classified as Maori Land.
[Land Information Gazette NZ Place names Lookup]
Accessed 6 January 2020
The
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
name for Stephenson Island is Mahinepua Island, which is rarely seen on maps; both are official names for the island.
The highest point is Ririwha, at elevation.
NZ Topo Map. "Stephenson Island (Mahinepua Island)".
Accessed 1 February 2013.
Notable people
* Ani Hona (1938–1997), writer, poet; founding member of the Te Reo Māori Society
See also
* List of islands of New Zealand
* List of islands
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* Desert island
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References
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
Islands of the Northland Region
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