Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...

Pukearuhe
Number: 10 GPS: 2640907E
6255744N
General description
Pukearuhe was the site of one of the great pa of Ngati Tama whom controlled the northern
route and movements in and out of Taranaki. The area was established as a military
settlement in the 1860’s in an attempt to stabilize the political situation in the province
following the Taranaki Wars of the period. As a result there are many surveyed unformed
roads in Pukearuhe. 4
Location
14 km north of Urenui, at the end of Pukearuhe Road (no-exit road).
Land tenure
Site: - Crown Land: Pukearuhe Recreation Reserves and Pukearuhe Historic
Reserve (administered by the Department of Conservation)
Site access: - District Land: Pukearuhe Road and many unformed roads in the
Pukearuhe ‘township’ (administered and vested in the New
Plymouth District Council)
Values
Amenity Moderate - scenic reserve nearby
Recreational Moderate - gathering kaimoana, fishing, beach use, picnics, start of
Cultural/
Historical
Ecological/
Scientific
whitecliffs walkway 4
High - historic reserve
- military redoubts, occupations sites and artifacts found 9
- pa sites, w hi tapu sites, and ovens 3
Not known
Public access
Good - At the end of Pukearuhe Road is a road sign indicating the Historic Reserve,
which is a popular picnic spot with tables. The many other recreation reserves
in Pukearuhe can not be distinguished from the adjacent farmland.
Pukearuhe is also the start of the Whitecliffs Walkway.
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