What does the name otamahua mean? Where does the name come from?
Quail Island, it comes from where the children collected seabird eggs.
Where did the name Quail island come from?
Edward Gibbon passed several quail and from the circumstance, he named it Quail Island.
How big is the island?
81 hectares, 86 meters high - 185 acres.
How was the island created?
It was created by a lava flow.
What wildlife is present on the island - native/introduced?
Birds, rabbits, prests, lizards, geckos, etc.
Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for Maori: What food did they gather from otamahua?
Kumara, yam, Kawakawa, quail eggs, etc.
How have introduced species (animals/birds/insects) damaged the environment?
they ate away at all the quail eggs and eat all the plants.
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