Browns Island (Motukorea)

Browns Island (Motukorea) is an island in , . Browns Island (Motukorea) is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whakamuhu / Glover Park and St Heliers Library.

Volcano
Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a volcano.

Library
Photo: RW3003, CC BY 4.0.
is a local branch of Auckland Libraries, serving the suburb of Saint Heliers. The library was formally opened as the Tamaki Library in 1931, in the former offices of the Tamaki West Road Board. is situated 3 km southwest of Browns Island (Motukorea).

Community center
Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0.
is a community center, which is situated 3 km southwest of Browns Island (Motukorea).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Heliers and Glendowie.

Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
is a seaside suburb of with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from , until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the , in 2010. is situated 3 km southwest of Browns Island (Motukorea).

Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of . It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010. is situated 3½ km south of Browns Island (Motukorea).

Suburb
Photo: Skyviewphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb and beach 13 kilometres east of in . was originally a rural farm owned by Alfred Buckland until being developed as a holiday destination for in the 1910s with a regular passenger service to the beach. is situated 5 km southeast of Browns Island (Motukorea).

Browns Island (Motukorea)

Latitude
-36.8282° or 36° 49′ 42″ south
Longitude
174.88019° or 174° 52′ 49″ east
Open location code
4VMP5VCJ+P3
Geo­Names ID
6232117
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Satellite Map

Discover Browns Island (Motukorea) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Notable Places Nearby

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