Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
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Rawa Stream Mouth<br />
Number: 50 GPS: 2595015E<br />
6183095N<br />
General description<br />
This coastl<strong>in</strong>e has very high cliffs, with <strong>areas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>coastal</strong> herbfield on <strong>the</strong> cliff tops.<br />
Location<br />
16 km south <strong>of</strong> Opunake and 12 km west <strong>of</strong> Manaia.<br />
Land tenure<br />
Site: - Crown Land: F<strong>or</strong>esh<strong>or</strong>e and marg<strong>in</strong>al strip (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by <strong>the</strong><br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation)<br />
Site access: - District Land: Unf<strong>or</strong>med road <strong>of</strong>f State Highway 45 (adm<strong>in</strong>istered and<br />
vested <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> South Taranaki District Council)<br />
- Private Land: Marg<strong>in</strong>al strip<br />
Values<br />
Amenity Moderate<br />
Recreational Moderate - surfcast<strong>in</strong>g, shellfish ga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g and traditional fish<strong>in</strong>g site 4<br />
Cultural/<br />
Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />
Ecological/<br />
Scientific<br />
- access limits recreational use<br />
High - site <strong>of</strong> four maj<strong>or</strong> shipwrecks, ‘Annie Wilson’, ‘Lizzie Bell’,<br />
‘Manaia’ and <strong>the</strong> ‘Marramarra’ 4<br />
- marae and cemetery nearby<br />
- boatsheds cut <strong>in</strong>to cliff 4<br />
Moderate - <strong>coastal</strong> herbfields<br />
Public access<br />
Po<strong>or</strong> - An unf<strong>or</strong>med road exists <strong>of</strong>f State Highway 45 however <strong>the</strong> location <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
road is unclear.<br />
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