Quail Island (New Zealand)

Quail Island (Māori: Ōtamahua; sometimes also known as Te Kawakawa) is an 81 ha (200 acres) uninhabited island within Lyttelton Harbour in the South Island of New Zealand, close to Christchurch. The island was given its European name by Captain William Mein Smith who saw native quail here in 1842; though they were already extinct by 1875. Ōtamahua means 'the place where children collect sea eggs'. Te Kawakawa refers to the pepper trees found on the island.

Quail Island (New Zealand)

Quail Island (Māori: Ōtamahua; sometimes also known as Te Kawakawa) is an 81 ha (200 acres) uninhabited island within Lyttelton Harbour in the South Island of New Zealand, close to Christchurch. The island was given its European name by Captain William Mein Smith who saw native quail here in 1842; though they were already extinct by 1875. Ōtamahua means 'the place where children collect sea eggs'. Te Kawakawa refers to the pepper trees found on the island.