Moturiki Island

For the island in Fiji, see Moturiki.

Moturiki Island, Mount Maunganui

Moturiki Island is a small island located just off Mount Maunganui beach, in the North Island of New Zealand. The island is connected to the beach by a man made land bridge.[1] NIWA maintains a tide metre on Moturiki Island.[2] Moturiki Island offers walking, bird watching, fishing and rock climbing opportunities.[3]

In 1966, Marineland Limited built an aquarium called "Marineland" on the island; this closed in May 1981. Later in 1981, "Marineland" was reconstructed into "Leisure Island",[4] a water park with swimming pools, bumper boats and a hydro slide. The water park operated until 1990, when it was removed from the island.[5]

  1. ^ "Sightseeing". Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Moturiki Island". NIWA. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ Broederlow, Martin. "MOTURIKI ISLAND" (PDF). freeclimb.co.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Leisure Island Photos on facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Mauao – Mount Maunganui, Main Beach, Moturiki – Leisure Island, Hopukiore – Mount Drury, and Waikorire – Pilot Bay Management Plans" (PDF). ?. April 1998. pp. 37–38. Retrieved 22 October 2011.