Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa MoanaNew Zealand
36°42′S 174°58′E
The Noises
The Noises are a collection of islands lying northeast of Rakino Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, off the coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The largest and most forested islands are Ōtata and Motuhoropapa; Orarapa and Maria/Ruapuke are also significant.
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Overview
The Noises are a collection of islands lying northeast of Rakino Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, off the coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The largest and most forested islands are Ōtata and Motuhoropapa; Orarapa and Maria/Ruapuke are also significant. After a rat eradication campaign in the 1960s, Maria was the first New Zealand island to become predator-free. The lack of invasive predators, intact native forest, and large numbers of breeding seabirds give the Noises significant conservation value. There has however been a marked decline in marine biodiversity surrounding the islands from over-fishing.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands1
- Islets8
- Rocks & skerries6
Major islands
Ōtata Island
- Area
- 0.17 km²
- High point
- 74 m
Minor islands
Ike Island
- Area
- —
size unknown
Islets
- Motuhoropapa Island59 m · 0.09 km²
- Maria Island30 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island10 m · 0.8 ha
- Unnamed island7 m · 0.6 ha
- Scott Island3 m · 0.5 ha
- Sunday Island4 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.2 ha
- Ōrarapa Island / The Haystack0.2 ha
Rocks & skerries
- David Rocks14 m · 0.02 km²
- Tern Rock2 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Ahaaha Rocks—
- Tākapu Rock—
- Zeno Rock—
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Comparative heights
- Ōtata: 74 m
- Motuhoropapa: 59 m
- Maria: 30 m
- David Rocks: 14 m
- Sunday: 4 m
- Scott: 3 m
- Tern Rock: 2 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Ōtata Island | 0.17 km² |
| Motuhoropapa Island | 0.09 km² |
| David Rocks | 0.02 km² |
| Maria Island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Scott Island | 0.5 ha |
| Sunday Island | 0.2 ha |
| Tern Rock | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Ōrarapa Island / The Haystack | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Photographs
The Noises island group: Motuhoropapa Island (top left), Otata Island (top left, slightly lower) and Maria Island (lower right) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Looking northeastwards.
Left to right, Ōtata Island, Sunday Island, and Scott Island, looking south-east. Part of the Noises islands, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
Left to right, Scott Island, Sunday Island and Ōtata Island, looking north-west. The Neureuter family bach is visible in the middle of the foreground peninsula. Part of the Noises, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
The Noises Islands, looking north, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Motuhoropapa Island (left) with Tern Rock (just visible) and Ike Island to its north. In the centre are Scott and Sunday Islands, and part of Ōtata Island in the foreground.
The Noises island group: Motuhoropapa Island (top left), Otata Island (top left, slightly lower) and Maria Island (lower right) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Looking northeastwards.
Left to right, Ōtata Island, Sunday Island, and Scott Island, looking south-east. Part of the Noises islands, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
The southern Noises Islands, looking south towards Auckland, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. David Rocks (left) and Maria Island (right).
Motuhoropapa Island and Ōtata Island, the Noises, Hauraki Gulf, near Auckland • WA-34631-F Whites Aviation Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
Left to right, Scott Island, Sunday Island and Ōtata Island, looking north-west. The Neureuter family bach is visible in the middle of the foreground peninsula. Part of the Noises, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
Left to right, Scott Island, Sunday Island and Ōtata Island, looking north-west. The Neureuter family bach is visible in the middle of the foreground peninsula. Part of the Noises, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
Noises Island field trip, Dec 1979, Clare Butcher with beating tray
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / CC BY 4.0
![Noises Island field trip, Dec 1979, KAJ Wise [No Name 16_10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/DSIR_archive_16_10_Noises_Island_field_trip%2C_Dec_1979%2C_KAJ_Wise.jpg/500px-DSIR_archive_16_10_Noises_Island_field_trip%2C_Dec_1979%2C_KAJ_Wise.jpg)
Noises Island field trip, Dec 1979, KAJ Wise [No Name 16_10]
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / CC BY 4.0
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Islands Northwest Of Waiheke Island (cropped). Ingolfson / Public domain
- The Noises • Ōtata Sunday Scott • Joseph Neureuter. Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Noises • Scott Sunday Ōtata • Joseph Neureuter. Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Noises • Tern Motuhoropapa Ike Scott Sunday Ōtata • Joseph Neureuter. Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Islands Northwest Of Waiheke Island. Ingolfson / Public domain
- The Noises • Ōtata • Joseph Neureuter (cropped). Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Noises • David Rocks Maria • Joseph Neureuter. Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Motuhoropapa and Ōtata • WA-34631-F • Whites Aviation, NLNZ. Whites Aviation / CC BY 4.0
- The Noises • Sunday Island • Joseph Neureuter (cropped). Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Noises • Scott Island • Joseph Neureuter (cropped). Joseph Neureuter / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DSIR archive 16 08 Noises Island field trip, Dec 1979, Clare Butcher with beating tray. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / CC BY 4.0
- DSIR archive 16 10 Noises Island field trip, Dec 1979, KAJ Wise. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / CC BY 4.0