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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Rapanui<br />
Number: 5 GPS: 2648230E<br />
6265955N<br />
General description<br />
The area consists <strong>of</strong> a beach and a significant wetland <strong>of</strong> less than 5 ha conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>digenous<br />
species. The area conta<strong>in</strong>s a small patch <strong>of</strong> raupo.<br />
Location<br />
2 km n<strong>or</strong>th <strong>of</strong> Tongap<strong>or</strong>utu, adjacent to Rapanui Stream mouth.<br />
Land tenure<br />
Site: - Crown Land: F<strong>or</strong>esh<strong>or</strong>e (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Conservation)<br />
- District Land: Recreation Reserve (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by <strong>the</strong> New Plymouth<br />
District Council)<br />
Site access: - Crown Land: on right bank; State Highway 3 (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by Transit<br />
New Zealand)<br />
Values<br />
Amenity High - <strong>regional</strong>ly significant landscape 3<br />
Recreational Moderate - small roadside picnic area, sandy beach, swimm<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
fish<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Cultural/ High - pa and midden/oven sites 3<br />
Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />
Ecological/<br />
Scientific<br />
High - threatened fl<strong>or</strong>a (raupo and Hypolepis dicksonioides) 5<br />
- wetland area 6<br />
Public access<br />
Excellent - Car park<strong>in</strong>g area <strong>of</strong>f State Highway 3 with direct access to <strong>the</strong> recreation<br />
reserve and beach on right bank <strong>of</strong> Rapanui Stream. No access is available via<br />
<strong>the</strong> left bank.<br />
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