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In 1769 James Cook (the first European to explore this coast) named these islands 'Hen and Chickens'

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DSC_3936.jpg Nikau Palms. Native to New Zealand, they are the world's southern-most naturally occurring palm treeThumbnailsLooking south - back towards Mangawhai HeadsNikau Palms. Native to New Zealand, they are the world's southern-most naturally occurring palm treeThumbnailsLooking south - back towards Mangawhai HeadsNikau Palms. Native to New Zealand, they are the world's southern-most naturally occurring palm treeThumbnailsLooking south - back towards Mangawhai HeadsNikau Palms. Native to New Zealand, they are the world's southern-most naturally occurring palm treeThumbnailsLooking south - back towards Mangawhai Heads

...perhaps because the peaks on the largest island reminded him of the beak of a hen.

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