Putauhinu Island is an offshore island of New Zealand to the west of the southern tip of Stewart Island/Rakiura. It lies very close to Big South Cape Island.
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Geography | |
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Location | South Tasman Sea, southwest of Stewart Island |
Coordinates | 47°13′S 167°23′E |
Archipelago | New Zealand archipelago |
Administration | |
New Zealand | |
Regional Council | Southland |
Translocations of South Island saddlebacks to Putauhinu Island occurred in 1974, 1976, and 1984.[1] Thirty Snares Island snipe were translocated from the Snares Islands in 2005.[2]