| Putauhina Island | |
| Location: | South Tasman Sea, southwest of Stewart Island |
| Coordinates: | -47.2167°N 190°W |
| Archipelago: | New Zealand archipelago |
| Elevation: | 235m (771feet) --> |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Regional Council |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Southland |
Putauhina Island, also known as Putauhinu Island, is an offshore island of New Zealand to the west of the southern tip of Stewart Island / Rakiura. It lies very close to Big South Cape Island.
Translocations of South Island saddlebacks to Putauhinu Island occurred in 1974, 1976, and 1984.[1] Thirty Snares Island snipe were translocated from the Snares Islands in 2005.[2]