{{short description|Small island in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox islands | name = Motutui Island | local_name = | image_name = | image_caption = | locator_map = | map_caption = | nickname = | location = Bay of Islands | coordinates = {{coord|35|10|16.3|S|174|07|19.5|E|region:NZ_type:isle_scale:500000|display=inline,title}} | map = Northland | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | area_footnotes = | length_m = | width_m = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = 63 | population = | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = New Zealand | additional_info = }}
{{maplink|frame=yes|type=point|zoom=10|frame-coordinates={{Coord|35.25|S|174.15|E}}|id=Q32285577|text= Motutui Island, location within the Bay Of Islands, Northland Region, New Zealand}} {{maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|zoom=16|id=Q32285577|text= Motutui Island, Bay Of Islands, Northland NZ}}
'''Motutui Island''' is a tidal island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about {{convert|10|km}} north of Russell.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motutui Island, Northland – NZ Topo Map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-35.171247,174.1224&z=14|publisher=Land Information New Zealand|accessdate=6 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Map showing location of Motutui Island |url=https://www.backpack-newzealand.com/maps/all/motutui-island-map-30601.php |website=Backpack New Zealand}}</ref> It is located just off the Howe Point on Cape Wiwki on the Purepua Peninsula.
==Etymology==
In Māori, 'motu' means island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Motu |url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?&keywords=motu |website=Te Aka Maori Dictionary}}</ref> 'Tui' could be referring to the endemic bird (Tūī), or the Māori name Tui.<ref>{{cite web |title=tui|url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywords=tui|website=Te Aka Maori Dictionary}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Islands of the Bay of Islands
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