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Robin Bush & cliffs

Robin Bush & cliffs

Robin Bush is a small stand of remnant native bush on the eastern side of Mangere Island. Even today this remains a stronghold for the rare Black Robin. Located 800 kilometres east of New Zealand's South Island, the 113 hectare island lies off the west coast of Pitt Island, within the Chatham Islands. The island's highest point, Whakapa, is 292 metres above sea level.

Forested until the 1890s, Mangere Island was largely cleared for sheep grazing and farmed until 1966 when it was purchased by the New Zealand government and gazetted as a Nature Reserve. The last sheep were removed in 1968 with following effort to restore the flora and fauna. Several endemic Chatham Island bird species have since been reintroduced to the island including; Chatham Island Snipe, Black Robin, Chatham Island Tomtit and Shore Plover.