Pakihi Island Explained
Pakihi Island[1] is a privately-owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. With an area of 114ha,[2] it is one of the smallest of the Hauraki Gulf Islands. It is located 1 km southwest of Ponui Island, and 1.5 km offshore from Waitawa Regional Park.
Description
The island's land use is primarily pastoral and plantations, but with some areas of native vegetation.[3]
History
The island was purchased from Sir John Logan Campbell by the McCallum family in 1894 (along with the neighbouring, much smaller Karamuramu Island).[4] William Fraser McCallum and his brothers created a partnership in 1904 and quarried red chert on the island from 1906 until 1927,[5] used extensively to create concrete structures in the growing city of Auckland.[6] As a wharf, they sank the first iron ship built in Auckland, the 1876 Rotomahana.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Pakihi Island . New Zealand Gazetteer . Land Information New Zealand . 8 December 2018.
- Web site: Cameron . Ewen . Updated Vascular Flora of Pakihi Island, with notes on fauna, geology and some history, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland . New Zealand Regional Botanical Societies Journals . 8 December 2018.
- Web site: Hauraki Gulf Islands District Plan Review Landscape Report . Auckland Council . 8 December 2018.
- Web site: Munro . Jessie . Clevedon Sustainable Development Plan Project European Historical Assessment . Auckland Council . Clevedon and Districts Historical Society . 29 August 2018.
- Web site: McCallum Bros Limited History . McCallum Bros. Ltd . 8 December 2018.
- Web site: 2013 . Auckland Council District Plan - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative 2013: The history of human settlement of the islands . Auckland City Council. 15 April 2022.
- Web site: 17 Jun 1924. PIONEER, VESSEL'S END. NEW ZEALAND HERALD. 2020-08-23. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
