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  Three Kings Islands - Definition, explanation
Three Kings Islands are a small group of 13 islands about 55 kilometres (35 miles) northwest of the top of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge.
As it was the Twelfth Night feast of the Epiphany, the day the biblical three kings known as the wise men visited Christ the child, he named the islands accordingly.
The largest island, known to Maori as Ohau, plays an important part in the traditional Maori belief that the spirits of dead Maori return to their Pacific homeland of Hawaiki.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/th/three_kings_islands.php   (363 words)

  
 Three Kings Islands Information
Tasman also named the northern tip of the North Island Cape Maria van Diemen, after the wife of Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
The Three Kings group falls into two subgroups with four main inhospitable islands and a number of smaller rocks on a submarine plateau called King Bank which rises out of extremely deep water.
With 3.54 km² by far the largest island, Great Island or King Island, known to Māori as Ohau, plays an important part in the traditional Māori belief that the spirits of dead Māori return to their Pacific homeland of Hawaiki.
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The northern half of the island is dominated by sugar cane farms.
The island is blessed with beautiful scenery, gorgeous beaches and some interesting archaeological sites including the huge kine'he'he platform and the grave of the kings at Sisilo.
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 New Zealand Game Fishing - Three Kings Islands
A trip to the Three Kings Islands is the ultimate game fishing experience.
Not for the feint hearted, the Three Kings is an isolated group of eleven uninhabited islands and offers limited shelter.
Trips to the Three Kings require a minimum 4 day charter and are dependent on weather conditions at the time, but the fishing is absolutely fantastic and overnighting at "The Kings" is an experience never to be forgotten.
www.levante.co.nz /3kings.htm   (116 words)

  
 Cook Islands Resorts and Accommodation Guide (Pacific-Resorts.com)
Cook Islands has plenty of other accommodation options, including the delightful self catering beach bungalows scattered along the coast, which are usually family-run, as well as holiday homes for rent.
Atiu Island is the third most visited island in the Cook islands and has a distinct eco-tourism appeal although there are only a couple of budget places to stay.
Both islands are approximately 40 minutes flight from Rarotonga.
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 The Three Kings
View of Three Kings Islands from Cape Reinga
In 1861 Captain Robert Johnson, Nautical Advisor recommended a lighthouse be constructed on The Three Kings Islands.
In 1923, Big King Island which rises 995 feet was surveyed and funding was secured for a manned light and radio beacon.
www.newzealandlighthouses.com /three_kings.htm   (127 words)

  
 Sandpiper Dive Charters to Three Kings Islands
About 35 miles nor-west of the head of the North Island, this group of rugged islands rise steeply from the ocean to provide a wind-swept home for a few hardy plants.
According to traditional Maori belief, the main island, Ohau, is the departure point of spirits as they leave Aotearoa to return to their Pacific homeland of Hawaiki.
The Three Kings Islands are a nature reserve, legally protected under the New Zealand Reserves Act 1977.
www.sandpiper.co.nz /threek.htm   (162 words)

  
 By region map: New Zealand Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai
Extending from the Kaipara Harbour in the south to the Three Kings Islands in the north, this region is home to kauri forests containing the famous Tane Mahuta, offshore islands sheltering species lost from the mainland and marine reserves including Poor Knights Islands.
This DOC region encompasses 270,000 hectares of public conservation land in the King Country, Waikato and Coromandel Peninsula regions.
World leaders in island management, DOC's Southland region is home to some of New Zealand’s most endangered native birds, the country’s newest national park and the most diverse and magnificent areas of native forest, wetlands and indigenous grasslands.
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 Parrish & Gill-Three Kings Islands lizards
Abstract The herpetofauna of the Three Kings Islands comprises one gecko (Hoplodactylus aff.
The lizard fauna is relatively depauperate, probably because of the islands’ degree and length of isolation.
pacificus collected from the Three Kings Islands were significantly larger on average (82.1 mm) than specimens of H.
www.rsnz.org /publish/nzjz/2003/022.php   (249 words)

  
 Reel Awesome Fishing Charters, Whangaroa Harbour: Northland Fishing Charters, Whangaroa Charter Boats
Rick Jacobson, qualified to the highest level attainable in New Zealand for a game fishing charter boat is a New Zealand Offshore MASTER NZOM and has over 28 years of recreational and commercial experience in the fishing and diving industry.
Rick has fished extensively from the Three Kings Islands down to Great Barrier Island but without doubt Rick has built up a formidable level of local knowledge in the Whangaroa area.
It was inevitable that Rick would be lured into chartering and this was accomplished with the purchase of "Reel Awesome", a vessel that was specifically purchased for its capability of fishing as far away as the Three Kings Islands in great safety and comfort.
www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/attractions/charters/boat-and-yacht-charters/northland/reel-awesome/?&enquiry=24027   (991 words)

  
 Skip's Underwater Image Gallery > New Zealand Nudibranchs
Distribution: Poor Knights Islands and Northland east coast
Camera: Nikon F3, Aquatica 3 housing, 60mm micro Nikkor lens, Ikelite Ai/n strobe, 1/60s, Fuji Velvia film
Distribution: Not known from NZ waters other than Kermadec Islands, Tropical Indo-West Pacific
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