Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
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Wait<strong>or</strong>e Swamp<br />
Number: 63 GPS: 2638800E<br />
6157500N<br />
General description<br />
Wait<strong>or</strong>e Swamp is a small <strong>coastal</strong> peat swamp <strong>in</strong> an area <strong>of</strong> <strong>coastal</strong> dunes. The swamp is an<br />
imp<strong>or</strong>tant archaeological site conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> oldest wooden artifacts known from New<br />
Zealand (AD1380-1500). 4<br />
Location<br />
1.5 km south <strong>of</strong> Patea River, n<strong>or</strong>th <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Whenuakura River.<br />
Land tenure<br />
Site: - Private Land<br />
Site access: - District Land: Harbour Endowment Farm (leased) and unf<strong>or</strong>med Pilot<br />
Station Road (adm<strong>in</strong>istered and vested <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> South<br />
Taranaki District Council)<br />
- Private Land: No f<strong>or</strong>mal access<br />
Values<br />
Amenity Moderate<br />
Recreational Low<br />
Cultural/ High - archeological site 4<br />
Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />
Ecological/<br />
Scientific<br />
Not Known<br />
Public access<br />
None - Private land.<br />
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