Coal_Island,_New_Zealand
Coal Island is an island in Fiordland, at the southwest of New Zealand's South Island.[2] It lies in the entrance to Rakituma / Preservation Inlet, between Puysegur Point and Gulches Head.[3] Its Māori name is Te Puka-Hereka Island, which translates as "The Tied Anchor".
The island is part of Fiordland National Park and is an important conservation site.[4] It was declared pest-free in 2005 and is one of only nine islands in the area that is completely free of introduced mammalian pests.[1][5] Since 2005, endangered endemic birds such as the Haast kiwi (totoaka) and the Yellowhead (mohua) have been released on the island.[4][6]