Moturiki Island is a small island located just off Mount Maunganui beach, in the North Island of New Zealand. The island is connected to the beach by a man made land bridge. [1] NIWA maintains a tide metre on Moturiki Island. [2] Moturiki Island offers walking, bird watching, fishing and rock climbing opportunities. [3]
In 1966, Marineland Limited built an aquarium called "Marineland" on the island; this closed in May 1981. Later in 1981, "Marineland" was reconstructed into "Leisure Island", [4] a water park with swimming pools, bumper boats and a hydro slide. The water park operated until 1990, when it was removed from the island. [5]
37°38′S 176°11′E / 37.633°S 176.183°E