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Description
Island situated in estuary of Turanga Creek; Named after Isaac and Eve Wade who bought land here in 1852. They build a sod cottage and lived on potatoes, grown on the island, and godwits. The Wade family still farm the adjacent land. The Māori name for the island is the same as the creek in which it is situated, 'Turanga' means 'in disorder; perplexed; fatigued'.