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Manawapou-Tangahoe River Mouths and Cliff Tops
Number: 58 GPS: 2625889E
6171197N
General description
Areas of turf community extend over the cliffs near the Tangahoe River and Manawapou
River mouths. Both of the rivers have small areas of indigenous vegetation on their banks
upstream from the coast 4 .
Location
9 km south of Hawera.
Land tenure
Site: - Crown Land: Foreshore and river mouths (administered by the
Department of Conservation)
Site access: - District Land: Manawapou Road, Mokoia Road and unformed
Manawapou Road and unformed Mokoia Road
(administered and vested in the South Taranaki District
Council)
- Private Land
Values
Amenity High - unusual landforms of stacks, pinnacles and peninsulas 4
Recreational Moderate - fishing
Cultural/ High
4 8
- Pa sites including Manawapou Pa
Historical
- Thatckers redoubt, Cameron’s redoubt, and Inman’s
redoubt 8
- traditional food gathering area for local Maori 4
Ecological/ Moderate - area representative of coastal vegetation, presence of coastal
Scientific
herbs and other halophytes in sand pockets on cliff edges. 4
Public access
Good - Access to Manawapou River mouth along Manawapou Road (accessed via
Manutahi), which is a formed metal road across farmland. The track has gates
across it, however signs advise that it is a public road and access is provided
to the river mouth. Access is also provided from Mokoia Road to both river
mouths. There are two signs at the end of formed Mokoia Road, which advise
that the public, by the most direct route, may have access to the Manawapou
River and Tangahoe River passing through the privately owned land. One of
the routes follows a paper road, the other is over private land.
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