Mana Island

Mana island is approximately 2.2 square km long and is off the east of Porirua

the full name of the island is Te Mana O Kupeh

the full name of the island is Te Mana O Kupe

Shipwrecks were caused when they put a new lighthouse up on Mana
island people were confused with the wellington lighthouse and the one on Mana island

In the early 1830s ocupation was on whailing

set minds on farming in the 1830s they set up a sheep farm

In 1990 Mice rodents on the island were being executed so more birds could enter the island

On the odd occacion you will see rare birds
such as

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• Kiwi 8 of them got transported from mana (north of Porirua)

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• Takahe were once thought extinct until someone found one, still in progress they are repopulating them