What does the name Otamahua mean?
Where children collected sea birds eggs.
Where does it come from?
Captain Mein Smith.
Where did the name Quail Island come from?
Europe.
How big is the island?
81 ha.
How was the island created?
What Wildlife is present on the island-native/
introduced?
White flippered penguins, Black backed, Red-billed gull, Fantails and oyster catchers.
In hot weather you will see gecko's, lizards and skinks.
Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for moari. What food did they gather from Otamahua?
Shellfish, Flax, Birds Eggs and
other foods.
How have they introduced species (animals,birds,insects)?
Rats and rabbits ate most of the eggs.
What rules have the DOC created to help protect otamahua?
No dogs, No littering, No fires
(except for gas BBQ's) & don't take anything
off the island. No vehicles on the island such as motorbikes and mountain bikes.
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