Te Hāwere-a-Maki /Auckland (region)

or Te Hāwere-a-Maki is a tiny island (approximately 1 hectare or 2.5 acres) in New Zealand located close to the North Island coast, north of Auckland, northeast

Big South Cape Island Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Te Motu-o-Kura / Bare Island Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island Te Tio Island Tikitiki Island

approximately 92 km north of Auckland City. Leigh is the nearest town to Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve surrounding Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island. The

rock and greywacke, providing a range of habitats for marine life. Te Hāwere-a-Maki, also known as Goat Island or Motu Hāwere, is important to Ngāti Manuhiri

Zealand at Te Waka Tuwhenua near Goat Island / Te Hāwere-a-Maki. Ngāti Manuhiri descend from the people of the Moekākara who settled in the area, Te Kawerau