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Description
Feature shown on: NZMS260 Q07 Pt R07; First recorded on maps and charts as McGregors Island, for the McGregor family, who settled Manaia from Nova Scotia in the 1850's. The earliest record of McGregor Island is from 1861. High Island appears to be the result of a description becoming a place name. The NZ Pilot 1st edition (1856) described 'another higher and larger islet' in relation to a 'small islet', Calliope Island. Following gradual changes in each edition, 'High Island' had its own entry in the 6th edition (1891) of the NZ Pilot. The name is shown on authoritative maps and charts from 1925. Two original Māori names are recorded for the feature. 'Motu Kawau' is recorded in a Crown Purchase Deed, and probably applies to the island. 'Ngaungara' was recorded specifically for the island by the Harbourmaster William Mackenzie Fraser in 1932.
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