Ngarango Otainui Island
Ngarango Otainui Island is an Island privately owned by Arzan Hajee and Arif Hajee. It is situated in the Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. The Island is 5 km from the Auckland Airport and 10 km from Auckland CBD (as the crow flies). It can be visible from One Tree Hill. The land area is approx. 3288 square meters. This is one of the smallest privately owned Islands in New Zealand.[1]
Native name: Ngā Rango e Rua o Tainui | |
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 Ngarango Otainui Island in 2008 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Auckland |
| Coordinates | 36.93883°S 174.82011°E |
| Adjacent to | Māngere Inlet, Manukau Harbour |
| Highest elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
The island, traditionally known as Ngā Rango e Rua o Tainui, is known as the final resting place of the skids which were used to transport the Tainui migratory canoe across Te Tō Waka, the Ōtāhuhu portage.[2]
References
- "Buy your own island while it lasts". Sunday Star Times. 6 April 2008.
- East West Link Alliance (November 2016). East West Link: Urban and Landscape Design Framework (PDF) (Report). NZ Transport Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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