Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
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Waiongana Estuary<br />
Number: 19 GPS: 2612531E<br />
6244716N<br />
General description<br />
The Waiongana Estuary is adjacent to flat to roll<strong>in</strong>g land, consist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> h<strong>or</strong>ticulture and<br />
dairy<strong>in</strong>g <strong>areas</strong>, and a cobble beach with 20-30 metre cliffs. The Waiongana Stream is actively<br />
accret<strong>in</strong>g and a sand dune system consists <strong>of</strong> a low <strong>coastal</strong> f<strong>or</strong>edune and a lagoon about 2ha<br />
<strong>in</strong> size that was f<strong>or</strong>med by river diversion w<strong>or</strong>ks. The lagoon is a <strong>regional</strong>ly significant<br />
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wetland and is used by waterbirds.<br />
Location<br />
3 km south <strong>of</strong> Waitara and 4 km n<strong>or</strong>th <strong>of</strong> Bell Block.<br />
Land tenure<br />
Site: - Crown Land: Estuary and marg<strong>in</strong>al strip (that extends from <strong>the</strong><br />
Waiongana Stream to <strong>the</strong> Waitara River) (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation)<br />
Site access: - District Land: on <strong>the</strong> right bank; Airp<strong>or</strong>t (owned by <strong>the</strong> New Plymouth<br />
District Council)<br />
on <strong>the</strong> left bank; Brown Road and <strong>the</strong> unf<strong>or</strong>med road <strong>of</strong>f<br />
Brown Road (adm<strong>in</strong>istered and vested <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> New Plymouth<br />
District Council)<br />
Values<br />
Amenity High - <strong>regional</strong>ly imp<strong>or</strong>tant amenity values 1<br />
, a significant <strong>coastal</strong><br />
area, and a <strong>regional</strong>ly significant landscape 3<br />
Recreational Moderate - access limits recreational use<br />
- surf<strong>in</strong>g on coast<br />
Cultural/ High - Pukatapu pa and o<strong>the</strong>r hist<strong>or</strong>ic and spiritual sites 3<br />
Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />
Ecological/<br />
Scientific<br />
High - dunes and dune lakes 4<br />
- imp<strong>or</strong>tant f<strong>or</strong> migrat<strong>or</strong>y wad<strong>in</strong>g birds 2<br />
- breed<strong>in</strong>g location <strong>of</strong> New Zealand Dotteral and<br />
Oystercatcher<br />
- <strong>of</strong>fsh<strong>or</strong>e reef system adjacent to river mouth 2<br />
- whitebait spawn<strong>in</strong>g habitats 2<br />
- cliffs <strong>of</strong> geological <strong>in</strong>terest, band<strong>in</strong>g and a petrified f<strong>or</strong>est<br />
buried by <strong>the</strong> Pouakai Volcanic Eruptions 4<br />
- pri<strong>or</strong>ity waterbody 3<br />
Public access<br />
Po<strong>or</strong> - On <strong>the</strong> right bank an unf<strong>or</strong>med road <strong>of</strong>f Brown Road could provide access to<br />
<strong>the</strong> coast. Access can be ga<strong>in</strong>ed along <strong>the</strong> beach from Waitara township.<br />
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