Taratara Point / Cake Island

Taratara Point / Cake Island is a cape in Auckland, Auckland Region. Taratara Point / Cake Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Wattle Bay, as well as near Little Huia.

Type: Cape
Description: point in New Zealand
Also known as: “Cake Island”, “Taratara Point”, and “Taratara Point (Cake Island)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manukau Heads and Manukau Heads Lighthouse.

Manukau Heads

Peak

Photo: Ingolfson, CC BY 2.5.

The Manukau Heads or the Manukau Harbour Heads is the name given to the two promontories that form the entrance to the Manukau Harbour – one of the two harbours of Auckland in New Zealand.

Manukau Heads Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manukau Heads Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the Āwhitu Peninsula, at the Manukau Heads, the entrance to the Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.

Jackie Hill

Peak

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Jackie Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Huia and Ōrua Bay.

Little Huia

Hamlet

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Little Huia is a western coastal settlement of West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and forms part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, bordering the Manukau Harbour. It is located south-west of the settlement of Huia.

Ōrua Bay

Village

Photo: Gadfium, CC0.

Ōrua Bay is a rural settlement on the northern tip of the Āwhitu Peninsula and south coast of the Manukau Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.