page_title: Motuihe Island
hierarchical_section_title: Motuihe Island
caption_attribution_description: One of the beaches well-known beaches on Motuihe Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Looking westwards over the western section of the northern beach. Amusingly, the next beach is only 20 m away on the left, on the southern side of a narrow, tree-lined neck of the island.
context_page_description: Motuihe Island lies between Motutapu and Waiheke islands in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, near Auckland. The island measures 179 ha, of which around 18 ha are remnants of coastal forest. The island is a recreation reserve controlled by the Department of Conservation and administered by the Motuihe Trust. It is a popular spot for day trips, accessible by 30-minute ferry trip from Auckland, by seaplane, or by private boat. The island is known for its beautiful beaches.
  The name comes from Te Motu-a-Ihenga, Māori for 'Ihenga's Island'.
context_section_description: Motuihe Island lies between Motutapu and Waiheke islands in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, near Auckland. The island measures 179 ha (440 acres), of which around 18 ha (44 acres) are remnants of coastal forest. The island is a recreation reserve controlled by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and administered by the Motuihe Trust. It is a popular spot for day trips, accessible by 30-minute ferry trip from Auckland, by seaplane, or by private boat. The island is known for its beautiful beaches.
  The name comes from Te Motu-a-Ihenga, Māori for 'Ihenga's Island'.
caption: The beach on the northern side of the narrow western neck, separated from the southern beach by about 30 m (33 yd)
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