Pakihi Island

Pakihi Island is a privately-owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. With an area of 114 ha, 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.

History
The island was purchased from Sir John Logan Campbell by the McCallum family in 1894 (along with the neighbouring, much smaller Karamuramu Island). William Fraser McCallum and his brothers created a partnership in 1904 and quarried red chert on the island from 1906 until 1927, used extensively to create concrete structures in the growing city of Auckland. As a wharf, they sank the first iron ship built in Auckland, the 1876 Rotomahana.