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Ngamotu Beach<br />

Number: 26 GPS: 2600043E<br />

6237749N<br />

General description<br />

Ngamotu Beach is a very sheltered and popular beach with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> p<strong>or</strong>t area.<br />

Location<br />

With<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> P<strong>or</strong>t area, New Plymouth city.<br />

Land tenure<br />

Site: - Private Land: Westgate Transp<strong>or</strong>t<br />

Site access: - District Land: Bayly Road and <strong>coastal</strong> walkway (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by <strong>the</strong> New<br />

Plymouth District Council)<br />

Values<br />

Amenity High - <strong>regional</strong>ly imp<strong>or</strong>tant amenity values 1<br />

Recreational High - very high use<br />

Cultural/ High - pa site<br />

Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />

3<br />

- hist<strong>or</strong>ic and spiritual sites <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> p<strong>or</strong>t area, and shipwrecks<br />

Ecological/<br />

Scientific<br />

<strong>of</strong>fsh<strong>or</strong>e 4<br />

Moderate - highly modified, but supp<strong>or</strong>ts an ass<strong>or</strong>tment <strong>of</strong> seabirds, and<br />

fur seals use <strong>the</strong> harbour to shelter <strong>in</strong> bad wea<strong>the</strong>r 4<br />

Public access<br />

Excellent - Direct access to <strong>the</strong> beach from a car park <strong>of</strong>f Bayly Road and <strong>the</strong> <strong>coastal</strong><br />

walkway passes through <strong>the</strong> area.<br />

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