Traherne Island is a island in the Waitematā Harbour, very near Rosebank Peninsula, in

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, New Zealand. It is one of two islands surrounded by the

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, the other being

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. The

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was established in 1995. Traherne Island is owned by the Crown and managed by NZ Transport Agency. The

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runs along the island and connects it to the mainland by causeways and bridges. Footprints of banded rail were found on the island in 2010. Surveys have found no archeological sites on the island.

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