Motuora

#691 among destinations in New Zealand

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Motuora is an 80 ha island nature reserve in the western Hauraki Gulf, on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It lies some 6.2 km south-west of Kawau Island, 5 km east of Mahurangi Heads and 35 kilometres north of the city of Auckland. ()

Maximum elevation: 220 ftCoordinates: 36°30'20"S, 174°47'35"E

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AucklandNew Zealand

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Motuora – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mansion House, Wenderholm Regional Park, Scandrett Regional Park, Pumphouse ruins.

5.4 miN
Historical place, Boat or ferry, Museum
Mansion House, Kawau Island
138 min walk • Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand, is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888. Built in 1845 as the house for the manager of a copper mine on the island, it was extended significantly by Grey during his ownership. Mansion House is a heritage listed building.
5.1 miSW
Park
Wenderholm Regional Park
130 min walk • Wenderholm Regional Park is a regional park north of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. It is situated between the estuaries of the Puhoi River and the Waiwera River, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island and features a homestead known as Couldrey House, and a carved pouwhenua.
4.4 miN
Park
Scandrett Regional Park
114 min walk • Scandrett Regional Park is a regional park located on the north east tip of the Mahurangi Peninsula, north of the city of Auckland, New Zealand.
5 miNE
Ruins
Pumphouse ruins, Kawau Island
129 min walk • The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. To address the latter issue, a pumphouse was built in 1854.
5.5 miSW
Locality
Waiwera
140 min walk • Waiwera is a small town in the north of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. The name is of Māori origin and means "Hot Water".
2.1 miN
Island
Moturekareka Island, Warkworth
55 min walk • Moturekareka Island is a small island off the southern edge of Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, approximately 43.7 km north of Auckland. It is separated from nearby Motuketekete Island by Blanche Channel.
5.7 miNW
Locality
Algies Bay
146 min walk • Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys.