DOCSLIB.ORG

Kaimai to Coast Brochure

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Kaimai to Coast Brochure Kaimai to coast Walks and tramps Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park and surrounding areas Activity planner Page Karangahake Gorge 8 Waitawheta Valley 13 Te Aroha and Waiorongomai 16 Katikati area 22 Southern Kaimai and Mamaku Plateau 30 The North South Track 35 Orokawa Scenic Reserve 39 Otanewainuku Forest 40 Otawa Scenic Reserve 40 Kaituna Wetland 44 Key to symbols is on pages 6 and 7 Paeroa map pg. 39 Contents Waihi Orokawa tracks. Waihi Beach Welcome 2 map pg. 10 Karangahake Getting there 3 Gorge tracks. map pg. 13 The outdoor safety code 3 Waitawheta Valley tracks. Natural history 4 Te Flora and fauna 4 Aroha Historic heritage 6 Katikati Northern Kaimai tracks 8 map pg. 17 Karangahake Gorge 8 26 Te Aroha and Waiorongomai map pg. 25 Waitawheta Valley 13 tracks. Central Kaimai Te Aroha 16 and Katikati Waiorongomai 19 area tracks. 2 Central Kaimai and Katikati area tracks 22 Aongatete 28 Southern Kaimai and Mamaku tracks 30 map pg. 29 The North South Track 35 27 Central Kaimai and Aongatete Tauranga Reserves 39 tracks. Orokawa Scenic Reserve 39 Otanewainuku Forest and Otawa Scenic Reserve 40 map pg. 33 Southern Kaimai tracks. Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust 42 29 Matamata Wetlands 44 Athenree Wetland 44 Te Puke Kaituna Wetland 44 36 map pg. 43 Otawa tracks. Huts and campsites 45 Huts 45 Campsites 46 33 Recreational activities 47 map pg. 41 Further information 48 Otanewainuku Track maintenance and closures 48 tracks. Useful contacts 48 Other relevant DOC publications 49 Other walks and guide publications 49 Rotorua Leave no trace 49 1 Welcome Getting there The areas covered in this booklet are significant to the iwi The parks in this booklet are all within easy driving distance of Te Arawa, Tainui, Takitimu and Mataatua waka. To early of Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga. The Kaimai- Māori inhabitants and later Europeans, the Kaimai mountain Mamaku Forest Park stretches from Karangahake Gorge in the range formed a barrier between the Bay of Plenty and Waikato north, almost to Rotorua in the south. The park is bordered by regions. Covering an area of approximately 37,000 hectares, State Highways 2, 26, 27, 29 and 36. The nearest towns are Paeroa, Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park features over 360 km of walking Waihi, Katikati, Tauranga, Matamata and Te Aroha. These are and tramping tracks. The Kaimai Heritage Trail, a series of all serviced by regular buses, and Air New Zealand runs services walks and sites within the park, represents some of the best to and from Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga airports. examples of 19th century New Zealand mining heritage. Historic pack-horse tracks and bush tramways are still visible in many places within the park, along with building ruins and The outdoor safety code other relics from the gold mining and logging era. The Kaimai Heritage Trail helps to bring these stories to life Plan and prepare in the following locations: Before you go, know the Outdoor Safety Code – 5 simple rules • Karangahake Gorge to help you stay safe. • Waitawheta Valley • Waiorongomai Valley 1. Plan your trip It is important to plan and Walks featuring historic sites are prepare your trip and be well marked in this booklet using the equipped. Make sure you have Kaimai Heritage Trail logo. the right gear and know what to expect. See doc.govt.nz. Good planning and route-finding skills are 2. Tell someone often necessary. Safety is your responsibility – leave your trip details with a trusted contact. See adventuresmart.org.nz. 3. Be aware of the weather Check the weather forecast and be ready to change your trip plans if necessary. New Zealand’s weather changes rapidly and can be very cold at any time of the year, and rivers can rise rapidly after heavy rain. 4. Know your limits The view from Mount Te Aroha Choose a trip suitable for the skills, knowledge and experience (walk 10 in this of your group – be realistic. booklet). 5. Take sufficient supplies Take clothing for all conditions, including rain, sun and cold. Wear sturdy walking shoes or boots. Carry a map (available tiakina, hākinakinatia, whakauru from DOC Tauranga and from information centres), compass and first aid kit and survival kit. Make sure you have extra food PROTECT ENJOY BE INVOLVED in case the trip takes longer than expected. 2 3 Fires require a permit Both long- and short-tailed bats are present, along with the No fires may be lit in the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park without threatened striped skink and some rare invertebrates including a permit. Please report any fires immediately by calling 111. the Mount Te Aroha stag beetle, plus snails such as Paraphanta busbii busbii (the kauri snail). If you see any safety hazards in Introduced animal pests such as possums, goats, pigs, deer, the park, please report them to mustelids and rats threaten forest health and the ongoing your nearest DOC office or call survival of native species. DOC carries out pest control at 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468). key sites and encourages recreational hunting to assist with pest control. Much of the vegetation in the park has been modified by Natural history human activity. In the late 1880s the gold mining industry generated huge demand for timber. Kauri were extracted The high northern part of the Kaimai range comprises ancient from the Kaimai in large numbers for use in mine construction volcanic rock that has been uplifted along the Hauraki fault and for fuel in gold extraction processes. line, its highest point being Mount Te Aroha at 952 m. The land has been tilted on an angle to form a steep scarp slope Kauri dieback facing the Hauraki Plain to the west and a gentler slope down Kauri dieback is a serious threat to our magnificent native to the Tauranga basin in the east. The range is covered by kauri trees. It is a microscopic fungus-like pathogen that only a sheet of volcanic rock called ignimbrite. affects kauri. It is spread by soil and soil water movement, The Mamaku plateau to the south is a flat sheet of ignimbrite root-to-root contact, and human and animal carriers. that erupted from the site of Lake Rotorua 140,000 years ago. Symptoms of kauri dieback include yellowing of foliage, loss of leaves, canopy thinning and dead branches. Affected trees Flora and fauna can also develop lesions that bleed resin, extending to the major roots and sometimes girdling the trunk as a ‘collar rot’. The area hosts a great range of vegetation from dense low- The disease can kill trees and seedlings of all ages. altitude forest to windblown scrub and grassland). The park marks the northern limit of kāmahi, red beech and silver You can help beech. It is the southern limit of the mighty kauri. This unusual • Clean shoes and equipment before and after visiting combination of semi-coastal and montane plant species makes areas where kauri grow. the forest composition unique and highly significant. • Keep to the defined park tracks at all times, and to the The park is the natural home of native birds such as whitehead, boardwalks around the giant trees themselves. Any whio/blue duck, kākā, kōkako, kiwi and kārearea/New Zealand movement of soil around the roots of a tree has the falcon. More common native birds such as tūī and bellbirds are potential to spread the disease. readily seen and heard from within the • Report sightings of diseased kauri to 0800 NZ KAURI park. Small remnant populations of or visit www.kauridieback.co.nz. the endangered kiwi and kōkako are found in the northern Mamaku. Small populations Didymo of the endangered Didymo is a microscopic alga that attaches Hochstetter’s frog are found itself to streams, river and lake beds, scattered throughout the smothering rocks and submerged plants. northern half of the park. This pest has caused huge problems in 4 The endangered kōkako. 5 New Zealand’s waterways in recent years. Fishing equipment, For more information on recreational activities tramping boots, swimming gear, kayaks and any other within the park, see page 47. equipment that may have been in contact with water can transfer didymo to new rivers and streams. It is vital that Track classifications all equipment used in and around waterways is thoroughly Walking times stated in this booklet and on park signs are cleaned to prevent the spread of this invasive species. are only an estimate; please allow extra time for slower walkers See www.biosecurity.govt.nz/didymo or adverse weather conditions. Additional time should also be for more details. allowed for sightseeing and rest stops. Short walk: Well-formed track with easy walking for up to an hour. There may be steps or slopes. Suitable Historic heritage for most abilities and fitness levels. Walking shoes required. Specks of gold were first found in the Wairoa River above Walking track: Easy-to-moderate walking from a few Kaimai Village in 1867, drawing prospecting parties to the minutes to a day. Track is mostly well formed; some area, and mining soon began. A great number of mines and sections may be steep, rough or muddy. Walking shoes associated industry (such as the huge Victoria Battery) were required. built and operated in the area, and gold mining continues to Challenging day or multi-day this day at Waihi. The new industry caused a huge demand for Tramping track: timber, with kauri first being taken within the park around 1875. tramping/hiking. May have steep grades. Suitable for Felling of the park’s native trees stopped in the 1970s. fit, experienced and adequately equipped people. Tramping boots required.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Omokoroa Community Board Report
    November 2016 Volume: 14 Issue: 09 Omokoroa Community Board Report by Murray Grainger Chairman The structure of the Omokoroa Community Board for the next triennium was ratified at the formal swearing in ceremony, held in Te Puke on 10th November. After all the newly elected Council and Community Board members were sworn in, a brief first meeting was held to appoint the Chairman and Deputy. I was elected as Chairman and Teresa Sage as Deputy along with Peter Presland and Derek Sage. We are joined by John Palmer and Margaret Murray-Benge, the Councillors appointed by the Mayor to work with us. John, of course, served on the Community Board before stepping up to Councillor level and Margaret has a wealth of experience at Councillor level. We are keen to engage with our community and it was made abundantly clear in our initial induction sessions that our new Mayor, Garry Webber, wants future plans for WBPDC to be led from the ground up, not the top down. To that end, we are exploring ways and means of making it easy for the residents and ratepayers of Omokoroa to engage and feel involved in what happens in the next three years and to steer the vision for the future of Omokoroa over the following 10 – 20 years. Although we may have a higher proportion of retirees than the national average, there are others here with commitments that make it hard for them to get along to meetings or to put in submissions etc. so we have created an online forum to assist.
    [Show full text]
  • ROBERT a Mcclean R
    ROBERT A McCLEAN R. A. McClean Matakana Island Sewerage Outfall Report VOLUMES ONE AND TWO: MAIN REPORT AND APPENDIX Wai 228/215 January 1998 Robert A McClean Any conclusions drawn or opinions expressed are those of the author. Waitangi Tribunal Research 2 R. A. McClean Matakana Island Sewerage Outfall Report THE AUTHOR My name is Robert McClean. I was born in Wellington and educated at Viard College, Porirua. After spending five years in the Plumbing industry, I attended Massey University between 1991 and 1996. I graduated with a Bachelor in Resource and Environmental Planning with first class honours and a MPhil in historical Geography with distinction. My thesis explored the cartographic history of the Porirua reserve lands. Between 1995 and 1997, I completed a report for the Porirua City Council concerning the the management. of Maori historical sites in the Porirua district. I began working for the Waitangi Tribunal in May 1997 as a research officer and I have produced a report concerning foreshores and reclamations within Te Whanganui-a­ Tara (Wellington Harbour, Wai 145). I am married to Kathrin and we have four children; Antonia, Mattea, Josef and Stefan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my appreciation to all those persons who have helped me research this claim. Especially Dr Johanna Rosier (Massey University), Andy Bruere, Rachel Dadson, Betty Martin (Environment B.O.P), Graeme Jelly, Alison McNabb (Western Bay of Plenty District Council), Bob Drey (MAF), David Phizacklea (DOC), Erica Rolleston (Secretary of Tauranga Moana District Maori Council), Christine Taiawa Kuka, Hauata Palmer (Matakana Island), Rachael Willan, Anita Miles and Morrie Love (Waitangi Tribunal).
    [Show full text]
  • Epithermal Gold Mines
    Mine Environment Life-cycle Guide: epithermal gold mines Authors JE Cavanagh1, J Pope2, R Simcock1, JS Harding3, D Trumm2, D Craw4, P Weber5, J Webster-Brown6, F Eppink1 , K Simon7 1 Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 2 CRL Energy 3 School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury 4 School of Geological Sciences, University of Otago 5 O’Kane Consulting 6 Waterways Centre 7 School of Environment, University of Auckland © Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd and CRL Energy Ltd 2018 This information may be copied or reproduced electronically and distributed to others without limitation, provided Landcare Research New Zealand Limited and CRL Energy Limited are acknowledged as the source of information. Under no circumstances may a charge be made for this information without the express permission of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited and CRL Energy Limited. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Mine Environment Life-cycle Guide series extends the New Zealand Minerals Sector Environmental Framework previously developed by Landcare Research (as Contract Report LC2033), CRL Energy, and the Universities of Canterbury and Otago, in conjunction with end-users including the Department of Conservation, the West Coast Regional Council, Environment Southland, Solid Energy, OceanaGold, Francis Mining, Bathurst Resources, Newmont, Waikato Regional Council, and the Tui Mine Iwi Advisory Group. Contributors to the previous framework also included Craig Ross. The Mine Environment Life-cycle Guide has been developed with input from end-users including the Department of Conservation, Straterra, West Coast Regional Council, Waikato Regional Council, Northland Regional Council, New Zealand Coal and Carbon, OceanaGold, Bathurst Resources, Solid Energy New Zealand, Tui Mine Iwi Advisory Group – in particular Pauline Clarkin, Ngātiwai Trust Board, Ngāi Tahu, and Minerals West Coast.
    [Show full text]
  • Unique Money Spinner Here 1093B & 1032 Tauranga Road, Te Poi
    Rural lnformation Memorandum Unique Money Spinner Here 1093B & 1032 Tauranga Road, Te Poi Prepared By Ian Morgan, Rural Sales Consultant M 027 492 5878 P 07 888 6468 E [email protected] pb.co.nz Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 Pure rural New Zealand Here is your chance to buy a well set up farming operation comprising 290 autumn calving cows with all young stock and fifty head of beef cattle farmed on the property. Production is consistent around The farm consists of 216 ha being 150,000kgMS and with maize silage 136 ha in grass along with two and grass crops grown on farm this adjoining leases of 28 ha. The operation is profitable. This property non-effective area is native bush that has provided for three generations has no restrictive covenants in place. of family and hasn’t been on the The location of the farm is ideal being market since 1919 which sums up the approximately 10 kilometres south enjoyment and pleasure that all have east of Matamata and a leisurely had on this unique farm. 20-minute drive to Tauranga. 2 1093B & 1032 Tauranga Road, Te Poi 215.5219 ha 181.0258 ha farm and 34.7959 ha support unit adjacent 1093B & 1032 Tauranga Road Te Poi Latitude: -37.862898 Longitude: 175.882853 Property Brokers | 3 Property details 4 1093B & 1032 Tauranga Road, Te Poi Location Aspect, Contour & Altitude Soils This location provides education Altitude is 69 metres above sea Soil maps indicate two soil types, options for the young family. level, the property has a north Ngakura 9a.1 and Kiwatiri 8a.1.
    [Show full text]
  • UFTI Constraints Mapping Report
    UFTI Constraints Mapping Report 19 December 2019 Contents 1. Purpose of the UFTI constraints mapping project ........................................................ 2 2. Western Bay of Plenty sub-region area of focus .......................................................... 2 3. Structure and style of UFTI constraints mapping .......................................................... 2 4. Natural Hazards – general explanation of approach taken in UFTI constraints mapping ................................................................................................................................... 5 5. No Go layers ..................................................................................................................... 7 6. Go Carefully layers ......................................................................................................... 11 7. Other land use consideration layers ............................................................................ 18 8. Blue/green network ....................................................................................................... 18 Appendix 1 - Data sources for No Go, Go Carefully, and Blue/Green Network layers .................................................................................................................................................. 19 A3443384 1 1. Purpose of the UFTI constraints mapping project This work supports the Urban Form and Transport Initiative (UFTI) project by identifying areas that are not suitable for urban development
    [Show full text]
  • Waikato CMS Volume I
    CMS CONSERVATioN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Waikato 2014–2024, Volume I Operative 29 September 2014 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY WAIKATO 2014–2024, Volume I Operative 29 September 2014 Cover image: Rider on the Timber Trail, Pureora Forest Park. Photo: DOC September 2014, New Zealand Department of Conservation ISBN 978-0-478-15021-6 (print) ISBN 978-0-478-15023-0 (online) This document is protected by copyright owned by the Department of Conservation on behalf of the Crown. Unless indicated otherwise for specific items or collections of content, this copyright material is licensed for re- use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the material, as long as you attribute it to the Department of Conservation and abide by the other licence terms. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/ This publication is produced using paper sourced from well-managed, renewable and legally logged forests. Contents Foreword 7 Introduction 8 Purpose of conservation management strategies 8 CMS structure 10 CMS term 10 Relationship with other Department of Conservation strategic documents and tools 10 Relationship with other planning processes 11 Legislative tools 12 Exemption from land use consents 12 Closure of areas 12 Bylaws and regulations 12 Conservation management plans 12 International obligations 13 Part One 14 1 The Department of Conservation in Waikato 14 2 Vision for Waikato—2064 14 2.1 Long-term vision for Waikato—2064 15 3 Distinctive
    [Show full text]
  • Environmental Pest Plants
    REFERENCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY © Crown Copyright 2010 145 Contract Report No. 2075 REFERENCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Adams, J. 1885: On the botany of Te Aroha Mountain. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 275-281 Allaby, M. (ed) 1994: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. 415 pp. Allan, H. H. 1982: Flora of New Zealand. Vol 1. Government Printer, Wellington. Allen, D.J. 1983: Notes on the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park. New Zealand Forest Service, Tauranga (unpublished). 20 p. Allen R.B. and McLennan M.J. 1983, Indigenous forest survey manual: two inventory methods. Forest Research Institute Bulletin No. 48. 73 pp. Allen R.B. 1992: An inventory method for describing New Zealand vegetation. Forest Research Institute Bulletin No. 181. 25 pp. Anon 1975: Biological reserves and forest sanctuaries. What’s New in Forest Research 21. Forest Research Institute, Rotorua. 4 p. Anon 1982: Species list from Kopurererua Stream. New Zealand Wildlife Service National Habitat Register, May 1982. Bay of Plenty Habitat sheets, Folder 2, records room, Rotorua Conservancy. Anon 1983a: Reserve proposals. Northern Kaimai-Mamaku State Forest Park. Background notes for SFSRAC Meeting and Inspection, 1983. Tauranga. 12 pp. Anon 1983b: The inadequacy of the ecological reserves proposed for the Kaimai-Mamaku State Forest Park. Joint campaign on Native Forests, Nelson. 14 p. plus 3 references. Anon 1983c: Overwhelming support to save the Kaimai-Mamaku. Bush Telegraph 12: 1-2. Wellington. Anon 1989: Conservation values of natural areas on Tasman Forestry freehold and leasehold land. Unpublished report for Tasman Forestry Ltd, Department of Conservation and Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society.
    [Show full text]
  • Tauranga Open Cross Country 29Th May 2021 Club House Finish Waipuna Park Wet
    Tauranga Open Cross Country 29th May 2021 Club House Finish Waipuna Park Wet Position Grade PositionFirst Name Last Name Grade Time School (if applicable) Town / City Club Masters Men #8km 15 1 Sjors Corporaal MM35 26:57 Rotorua Lake City Athletics 17 2 Steve Rees-Jones MM35 28:18 Cambridge Hamilton City Hawks 18 3 Iain Macdonald MM35 29:21 Rotorua Lake City Athletics Club 22 4 Dean Chiplin MM35 29:59 Cambridge Cambridge Athletic & Harrier Club 23 5 Matthew Parsonage MM35 30:04 Rotorua Lake City Athletics Club 26 6 Brad Dixon MM35 31:05 Tauranga Tauranga 28 7 Andrew Vane MM35 31:22 Tauranga Tauranga Ramblers 29 8 John Charlton MM35 31:40 Hamilton Cambridge Athletic & Harrier Club 31 9 Adam Hazlett MM35 32:26 Tauranga 32 10 Stewart Simpson MM35 32:41 Tauranga Tauranga Ramblers 33 11 Mike Harris MM35 32:45 Hamilton Hamilton Hawks 34 12 Joe Mace MM35 32:57 Hamilton Hamilton Hawks 35 13 Andrew Twiddal MM35 33:40 Rotorua Lake City 36 14 Benjamin Tallon MM35 34:04 Tauranga 37 15 John Caie MM35 34:17 Tauranga Tauranga Ramblers 38 16 Alan Crombie MM35 35:08 Rotorua Lake City Athletics Club 39 17 Michael Craig MM35 35:22 Tauranga Tauranga 40 18 Mark Handley MM35 35:49 Tauranga Tauranga Ramblers 43 19 Terry Furmage MM35 37:03 Tauranga Tauranga Ramblers Masters Men #6km Position Grade PositionFirst Name Last Name Grade Time School (if applicable) Town / City Club 19 1 Gavin Smith MM65 29:21 Tauranga Athletics Tauranga Inc 24 2 Trevor Ogilvie MM65 30:14 Rotorua Lake City Athletics Club 41 3 David Griffith MM65 36:01 Cambridge Cambridge Athletic &
    [Show full text]
  • Ngāti Hinerangi Deed of Settlement
    Ngāti Hinerangi Deed of Settlement Our package to be ratified by you Crown Offer u Commercial Redress u $8.1 million u 5 commercial properties u 52 right of first refusals u Cultural Redress u 14 DOC and Council properties to be held as reserves or unencumbered u 1 overlay classification u 2 deeds of recognition u 11 statutory acknowledgements u Letters of introduction/recognition, protocols, advisory mechanisms and relationship agreements u 1 co-governance position for Waihou River. Commercial Redress u $8.1m Quantum (Cash) u Subject to any purchase of 5 Commercial Properties u Manawaru School Site and house (Land only), Manawaru u Part Waihou Crown Forest Lease (Southern portion) Manawaru u 9 Inaka Place, Matamata u 11 Arawa St, Matamata (Land only) u Matamata Police Station (Land only) u 52 Right of First Refusals u Te Poi School, Te Poi (MOE) u Matamata College (MOE) u Matamata Primary (MOE) u Omokoroa Point School (MOE) u Weraiti u 47 HNZC Properties Cultural Redress u Historical Account u Crown Apology u DoC Properties u Te Ara O Maurihoro Historical Reserves (East and West) (Thompsons Track) u Ngā Tamāhine e Rua Scenic Reserve (Pt Maurihoro Scenic Reserve) u Te Tuhi Track (East and West) (Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park) u Te Taiaha a Tangata Historical Reserve (Whenua-a-Kura) u Waipapa Scenic Reserve(Part Waipapa River Scenic Reserve) u Te Hanga Scenic Reserve (Kaimai Mamaku conservation Park) u Te Mimiha o Tuwhanga Scenic Reserve(Tuwhanga) u Te Wai o Ngati Hinerangi Scenic Reserve (Te Wai o Ngaumuwahine 2) u Ngati Hinerangi Recreational Reserve (Waihou R.
    [Show full text]
  • Farming in the Bay of Plenty A
    FARMING IN THE BAY OF PLENTY A. V. ALLO, Department of Agriculture, Tauranga, and S. R. HEWITT, Department of Agriculture, Whakatane We are confining our definition of the Bay of Plenty to the land / covered by the Tauranga, Whakatane, and Opotiki Counties. It comprises a narrow coastal strip extending from Athenree, near Katikati in the north to Cape Runaway in the south-east, and is bounded inland by low ranges of hills rising up to 1,500 ft. The topography varies from easy rolling to hilly, with two large areas of swamp, one centred on Te Puke and the other, the Rangitaiki Plains, near Whakatane. The climate is semi-tropical, with an annual rainfall ranging . from 50 in. near the coast to up to 100 in. on the hilly inland country. Dry summers and autumns are not uncommon and severe winter frosts are known. In the early days of European settlement much of the coastal land of the Bay of Plenty was covered by bracken fern and scrub, and the higher hills were still largely covered in forest. The swamps had a natural cover of flax, raupo, cabbage trees, rushes, and manuka. The first land to be developed was the easier coastal country, when the natural cover was burnt and grass was sown. No artificial fertilisers were used and the low natural fertility of the soil resulted in rapid pasture deterioration and weeds, with only the lower-fertility demanding species such as browntop, danthonia, indian doobj, and ratstail surviving. When this stage was reached the ground was frequently ploughed, cropped with swedes or maize, and regrassed.
    [Show full text]
  • Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045
    Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045 February 2015 Report prepared by: for: Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045 Quality Assurance Statement Rationale Limited Project Director: Tom Lucas 5 Arrow Lane Project Manager: Walter Clarke PO Box 226 Arrowtown 9302 Prepared by: Walter Clarke New Zealand Approved for issue by: Tom Lucas Phone/Fax: +64 3 442 1156 Document Control G: \1 - Local Government\Thames_Coromandel\01 - Growth Study\2013\MPDC\Urban Analysis\MPDC Detailed Growth Projections to 2045_Final.docx Version Date Revision Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 1 23/12/14 Draft for Client JS WC WC 2 03/02/15 Final WC WC WC MATAMATA-PIAKO DISTRICT COUNCIL STATUS: FINAL 03 FEBRUARY 2015 REV 2 PAGE 2 Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045 Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2.1 Population ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Dwellings .................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Results ...............................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Tauranga Moana Programme Highlights 2017/18
    Tauranga Moana Programme Annual Report 2017/2018 Tauranga Moana Programme Highlights 2017/18 Approximately 3000 people attended the 1000kg of rubbish Happy Harbour collected during Fun Day 45 kindergartens 7 clean-ups involving participated in the 700 + students from 217 rat traps Great Waste Race 8 schools. 200kg given out for was recycled 24 harbour Predator Free wardens supported to educate boaties 18.5 km of wastewater and enforce bylaws pipelines across the city 25 catchment care were CCTV surveyed groups supported to help care for our land 80 pollution audits and waterways of industrial business 26 new Environmental and sites Management Plans implemented with landowners Additional 35 km to improve water quality and of river and stream wildlife habitat, with a total margins protected 1153 consented of 119 plans in place from stock activity inspections undertaken and 1582 service requests 31,000 native coastal responded to dune plants planted, using 4,200 volunteer hours, including 3,200 5 projects undertaken hours volunteered by 4,149 users to repair and stabilise school students 16 popular recorded at stream banks and swimming sites Kaiate Falls reduce erosion risks monitored during May 635 maritime for unsafe and June call centre calls bacteria levels 340 tonnes of sea lettuce received during summer removed from Tauranga Harbour beaches 12 Media 731 new followers inquiries for in 3 months answered Coast Care’s new Facebook page 9 commercial 2,940m3 of beach licences issued sand renourishment 6 abandoned at Maxwell’s Reserve vessels and Pilot Bay beaches disposed of 56 aquatic Summer season saw events 4161 interactions, managed 203 breaches issued and 55 infringements 43 maritime issued to boaties 20 oil spill signs 425 incidences maintained navigation aids responded to maintained 3144 vessel hulls, 100 km of pontoons, 560 swing moorings and associated concrete 365 moorings and 2,500 wharf/marina Key: Councils working in partnership.
    [Show full text]