_(Rotoroa_Island).jpg) Rotoroa Island, with Pakatoa Island to the right and eastern Waiheke Island in the foreground | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Auckland Region |
| Coordinates | 36°49′S 175°12′E / 36.817°S 175.200°E |
| Area | 82 ha (200 acres) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2018) |
Rotoroa Island is an island to the east of Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. It covers 82 hectares (200 acres). The Salvation Army purchased it for £400 in 1908 from the Ruthe family to expand their alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility at nearby Pakatoa Island. Men were treated at Home Bay at Rotoroa, while women were treated at Pakatoa. This treatment facility was closed in 2005.[1]
In 2008, philanthropists Neal and Annette Plowman negotiated a 99-year lease from the Salvation Army, establishing the Rotoroa Island Trust, and created a program of restoration and redevelopment, designed to return island access to the people of New Zealand. Rotoroa Island opened to the public for the first time in over 100 years in February 2011.[citation needed]
The Rotoroa Island Museum opened in 2009.[2]
- ^ Orsman, Bernard (20 February 2010). "Couple give island to Auckland". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Rotoroa Island Museum". Rotoroa Island Museum.