Fisherman Island (New Zealand)

Fisherman Island is a small uninhabited island off the coast of New Zealand. It is contained within Abel Tasman National Park and adjacent to Motuareronui / Adele Island.^[1]

Fisherman Island

The island from the sandy spit on Adele Island
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Geography
Location	Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere
Coordinates	40°59′33″S 173°03′03″E
Total islands	1
Administration
New Zealand

In August 2014, the name of the neighbouring island was officially altered to Motuareronui / Adele Island.^[2] Motu means island, arero is a tongue and nui is big; hence, Motuareronui literally means the big island shaped like a tongue, which makes Motuareroiti / Fisherman Island (with iti meaning little) the little island shaped like a tongue; however, in his comprehensive book on natural and cultural history of Abel Tasman National Park, Philip Simpson suggests the two islands are incorrectly named, as follows:^[3]

Tongues (arero) are important to Māori culture... the islands are not, however, noticeable tongue shaped. A recent official change as a result of the Treaty settlement is that Tasman Bay is shared with Te Tai o Aorere. This supports the suggestion that the two islands are incorrectly named and should be Motuaorerenui and Motuaorereiti.

See also

• Islands portal

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

1. Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abel Tasman National Park". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 25. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
2. "NZGB decisions". Land Information New Zealand. August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. Simpson, Philip (2018). Down the Bay. Nelson, NZ: Potton & Burton. p. 214. ISBN 9780947503932.