Herald Island, New Zealand

Herald Island is an island of approximately 100 acres (40 ha) in the upper reaches of Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.

Herald Island
Suburb of Auckland Council
Christmas Beach, on the northern side of Herald Island
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland Council
Electoral wardUpper Harbour Local Board

History

Pre-European history

In Māori, the island was named Pahiki[1] or Te Pāhī.[2] In the 18th Century, the island was a seasonal residence for Waiohua paramount chief Kiwi Tāmaki, when it was the season to snare birds.[2] During the Ngāti Whātua/Te Taoū war with Waiohua, the twin Waiohua chiefs Hūpipi and Hūmātaitai from Ōrākei were killed at Herald Island by a Ngāti Whātua war party.[2]

European history

It was known as Wood's Island after its first European owner, from the 1840s until the late 1880s, and from the late 1880s until the early 1950s, as Pine Island.[1] It was linked to the mainland by a causeway in 1957,[1] for which Waitemata County Council charged residents a special rate of 5·878d.[3]

There are 275 houses on the island, which has a walkway around its perimeter.[4]

References
  1. Timespanner (27 January 2012). "Timespanner: The many names of Herald Island". Timespanner. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. Ballara, Angela (2003). "Tāmaki-makau-rau (Auckland isthmus)". Taua: 'musket wars', 'land wars' or tikanga?: warfare in Maori society in the early nineteenth century. Auckland: Penguin. pp. 206–234. ISBN 9780143018896.
  3. "NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE" (PDF). 1957.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Herald Island Path – scenic walks in Auckland". Auckland Council. Retrieved 23 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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