and sold in New Zealand and Britain. and sections were sold. The issue to the new owners was that the plan implied flattish land but the land was far from flat. There was also no suitable permanent source of fresh water. .The new owners abandoned their land and eventually the Crown bought all but two of the sections and helped the Settlers establish themselves in the mainland settlement of Kapanga (the new Coromandel Town ) Woolshed Bay on the protected southern shore is a popular overnight mooring spot for cruising from Auckland. See also List of islands of New Zealand References Thames-Coromandel District Islands of Waikato