Pakatoa Island

Pakatoa Island
Māori:
Geography
Location	Auckland Region
Coordinates	36°47′44″S 175°11′37″E
Area	24 ha (59 acres)
Administration
	New Zealand
Demographics
Population	2 (caretakers) (2017)

Pakatoa Island is one of many islands in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, covering 24 hectares (59 acres). Purchased in the early 1900s by the Salvation Army it was used as an alcohol treatment centre for women, isolated from the Army's male rehabilitation facility on Rotoroa Island.

The island was sold in 1964 and remains one of the few Hauraki Gulf Islands in private ownership. In 2014 was offered for sale for NZD$35 million (approximately US$29 million).[1] Regarded as sensitive coastal property, purchase by a foreign owner would require approval by the Minister of Finance and Minister of Lands under New Zealand's Overseas Investment Act of 2005.

Development on the island includes a tourist resort, a landing strip and a nine-hole golf course. Actor Russell Crowe once worked at the resort in his youth.[2]

References

Private islands on line Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
"Rare, private New Zealand island on market... For 25 years". 3 July 2020.

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[1] Private islands on line Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Rare, private New Zealand island on market... For 25 years". 3 July 2020.