# Poikeke Island

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Island in New Zealand

Poikeke Island Poikeke Island seen from the Coromandel Peninsula, to the left of Motueka Island (Pigeon Island) Interactive map of Poikeke Island Geography Location Coromandel Peninsula Coordinates 36°29′28″S 175°28′30″E / 36.4912°S 175.47492°E / -36.4912; 175.47492 Adjacent to Pacific Ocean Administration New Zealand

**Poikeke Island** is an island off the coast of the [Coromandel Peninsula](/source/Coromandel_Peninsula) in New Zealand.

## Geography

The island is located approximately 900 metres north-east of [Cathedral Cove](/source/Cathedral_Cove), to the east of [Mercury Bay](/source/Mercury_Bay). It is tidally linked to [Motueka Island (Pigeon Island)](/source/Motueka_Island_(Pigeon_Island)), a larger island located to the east.[1] Poikeke and Motueka islands are remnants of an eroded [Miocene era](/source/Miocene_era) [lava dome](/source/Lava_dome), composed of flow-banded rhyolite.[1]

## Biodiversity

The island is primarily forested by native New Zealand broadleaf forest. The island's plateau is dominated by [tawāpou](/source/Planchonella_costata), with abundant [houpara](/source/Pseudopanax_lessonii) also seen here.[1] The [sooty shearwater](/source/Sooty_shearwater) is known to nest on the island.[1]

## History

The island is historically significant to [Ngāti Hei](/source/Ng%C4%81ti_Hei), who are the [mana whenua](/source/Mana_whenua) iwi for Poikeke Island.[1] During pre-European history, the island was occupied as a fortified [pā](/source/P%C4%81), and the top of the island may have been levelled during this time.[1] Captain [James Cook](/source/James_Cook) landed on the island on 15 November 1769, when it was still actively being used as a pā.[1]

The origin of the name Poikeke Island is unknown.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-CameronVegetation_1-6) Cameron, Ewen K.; Bellingham, Peter J.; Taylor, Graeme A.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Davis, Joseph J. (2022). ["Vegetation, vascular flora, and fauna of Motueka and Poikeke Islands, eastern Coromandel Peninsula, northeast New Zealand"](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/research/publications/records/vol56/floraandfauna). *[Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum](/source/Papahou%3A_Records_of_the_Auckland_Museum)*. **56**: 39–62. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.32912/RAM.2022.56.3](https://doi.org/10.32912%2FRAM.2022.56.3). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1174-9202](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1174-9202). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [48687532](https://www.jstor.org/stable/48687532). [Wikidata](/source/WDQ_(identifier)) [Q113953864](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113953864).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gazetteer_2-0)** ["Poikeke Island"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/4674). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

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