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Sutherland/Normanby Road Ends
Number: 53 GPS: 2604579E
6180277N
General description
At the end of Sutherland and Normanby roads are steep mudstone cliffs, overlaying sand
and tephra. Native shrubs exist on ledges, and native herbfields on the cliffs 4 .
Location
3.5 km south of Manaia and 15 km east of Hawera.
Land Tenure
Site: - Crown Land: Marginal Strip (administered by the Department of
Conservation)
Site access: - District Land: Normanby Road, Sutherland Road and unformed
Sutherland Road (administered and vested in the South
Taranaki District Council)
Values
Amenity Moderate
Recreational Moderate
Cultural/ High - pa sites nearby
Historical
Ecological/
Scientific
12, 4
High - threatened plant sites 5 , one of the most important botanical
sites in the region 4
Public access
Poor - The cliffs in the area are steep and access to the beach is difficult although a
rough steep track to the beach does exist. From the end of Normanby Road a
marginal strip runs adjacent to the coast to Sutherland Road. From the end of
Sutherland Road an unformed road provides access to the cliffs however
location of the road on the ground is unclear.
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