page_title: Ponui Island
hierarchical_section_title: Ponui Island
caption_attribution_description: English: Fluttering Shearwaters, waiting for the next fishing excursion North Of Ponui Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand / Aotearoa
context_page_description: Ponui Island is a privately owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf, to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Waiheke Island, at the eastern end of the Tamaki Strait, which separates the island from the Hunua Ranges on the mainland to the south.
  The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long night" for Pōnui.
  The island has an area of 18 km² and has been farmed by the Chamberlin family since 1853. The island now consists of three farms, two owned by the Chamberlin family and one by John Spencer. The only permanent inhabitants are associated with the farms which are predominantly used for sheep.
  The island is a popular site for youth camps for organisations such as Scouts. Crusader camps have been held on the island since 1932.
  The island is the home of New Zealand's only feral donkey breed, the Ponui donkey. It also has a large population of kiwi.
context_section_description: Ponui Island (also known as Chamberlin's Island) is a privately owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf, to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Waiheke Island, at the eastern end of the Tamaki Strait, which separates the island from the Hunua Ranges on the mainland to the south.
  The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long night" for Pōnui.
  The island has an area of 18 km² and has been farmed by the Chamberlin family since 1853. The island now consists of three farms, two owned by the Chamberlin family and one by John Spencer. The only permanent inhabitants (nine in the 2001 census) are associated with the farms which are predominantly used for sheep.
  The island is a popular site for youth camps for organisations such as Scouts. Crusader camps (now under the banner of Scripture Union) have been held on the island since 1932.
  The island is the home of New Zealand's only feral donkey breed, the Ponui donkey.  It also has a large population of kiwi.
caption: Fluttering Shearwaters, waiting off Ponui Island for the next fishing excursion
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