Quarantine Island (New Zealand)

Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua

Kamau Taurua (Māori)
Quarantine Island with Port Chalmers in the foreground and Otago Peninsula in the background
Geography
Location	Otago Harbour
Coordinates	45°49′42″S 170°37′59″E / 45.828216°S 170.633104°E / -45.828216; 170.633104
Area	15 ha (37 acres)
Administration
New Zealand
Demographics
Population	4 (2019)
Additional information
Jointly managed by the Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua Community Incorporated and Department of Conservation

Quarantine Island (also known as Kamau Taurua and officially gazetted as Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua), is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), and is a publicly accessible recreation reserve. The buildings on the island are owned by Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua Community Incorporated (QIKTC). Its management is shared between QIKTC and the Department of Conservation.

A smaller island, Rakiriri, lies close to Quarantine Island. Both islands lie across the harbour between the town of Port Chalmers and the marine laboratory on Portobello Peninsula, part of the Otago Peninsula.