Diving the Hen and Chicken Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
archipelago in Northland, New Zealand
About Diving the Hen and Chicken Islands
The Hen and Chicken Islands are off the coast of northern New Zealand to the east of the North Auckland Peninsula about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Bream Head and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east ofWhangarei. The islands were named by Captain James Cook in 1769. The islands were made a scenic reserve in 1908 owing to the rarity of their flora and fauna, and became a wildlife refuge in 1953. Hen Island, (Taranga), is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest of the rest of the goup. It is larger than the Chicken Islands, (Marotiri), which are a group of five small islands running north-west to south-east, comprising Wareware and Muriwhenua Islands (together forming North West Chicken), Mauitaha (West Chicken), Lady Alice Island (Big Chicken or Motu Muka), Whatupuke (Middle Chicken), a
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