Motuihe Island

MOTUIHE ISLAND ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL | Motuihe Island Information

Motuihe Island sits between Motutapu and Waiheke islands in the Hauraki Gulf of the North Island, Zealand. It is a very well visited spot for day trips as it's just a 30 minute boat or ferry trip from Auckland.

Tourists visit Motuihe Island for its beautiful beaches. The island is part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park and is maintained by the Department of Conservation as a recreation reserve.

As well as its beaches Motuihe has a choice of great walks where you can visit special and secluded spots of the island. Motuihe has a diverse history as it has been a site of Maori settlement, a farm, a quarantine station and a prisoner of war camp. Today, the island is planted with native trees and bush, so that it can become a sanctuary for extraordinary wildlife.

Motuihe Island History

Motuihe Island started out as a Maori settlement place, soon after in 1839, Europeans purchased the area and farming began in the 1840s. A quarantine station was built on the western part of the island in 1873. During the First World War, the island and was used as an internment camp. With the outbreak of World War II, the buildings became a naval training base. The base remained a navy training ground until 1963, when its functions were moved to the North Shore mainland.

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