Motukorea
Motukorea or Browns Island is a small New Zealand island, in the Hauraki Gulf north of Musick Point, and one of the best preserved volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field.Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island near Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Brown Island”, “Brown’s Island”, “Browns Island”, “Browns Island (Motukorea)”, “Browns Island, Auckland”, and “Motu Korea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Churchill Park and Whakamuhu / Glover Park.
Churchill Park
Park
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churchill Park is a 40-hectare park in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, in New Zealand. It was named after Winston Churchill upon the park's creation in 1945, and lies on the eastern side of the Auckland isthmus towards the Tāmaki River. Glendowie suburb was established in the 1920s when George Riddell created a loop road in the area. Churchill Park is situated 3 km southwest of Motukorea.
Whakamuhu / Glover Park
Volcano
Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whakamuhu / Glover Park is a volcano, which is situated 3 km southwest of Motukorea.
Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
Church
Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Motukorea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bucklands Beach and Glendowie.
Bucklands Beach
Suburb
Photo: Skyviewphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bucklands Beach is a suburb and beach 13 kilometres east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. Bucklands Beach was originally a rural farm owned by Alfred Buckland until being developed as a holiday destination for Aucklanders in the 1910s with a regular passenger service to the beach. Bucklands Beach is situated 3½ km south of Motukorea.
Glendowie
Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010. Glendowie is situated 4 km southwest of Motukorea.
St Heliers
Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. St Heliers is situated 4 km southwest of Motukorea.
Motukorea
- Categories: volcanic island and landform
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Motukorea from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Motukorea” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Browns Island”
- Cebuano: “Motu Korea”
- Dutch: “Browns Island, Auckland”
- German: “Browns Island”
- German: “Motukorea”
- Maori: “Motukorea”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Browns Island”
- Persian: “موتوکوره”
- Russian: “Браунс (остров)”
- Russian: “Браунс”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nga Taikorapa and Maara whiu pungarehu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musick Point and Browns Island (Motukorea).
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