Parihaka and Hatea River Reserves Management Plan 2009(PDF, 2MB)
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Parihaka and Hatea River Reserves Management Plan Including Parihaka Forest, Mackesy Bush, Ross Park, Drummond Park, Mair Park, Dobbie Park, Lovatt Sanctuary Area, Whareora Road Reserve, A H Reed Kauri Memorial Park and Whangarei Falls WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL Parihaka and Hatea River Reserves Management Plan Acknowledgements Special thanks are extended to Jo Ritchie, Natural Logic Ltd. and Glenys Mullooly for providing much of the background information in this plan. Acknowledgement is also given to the following people and organisations who contributed to this plan. Ngatiwai Trust Board Ngati Kahu o Torongare – Te Parawhau Hapu Iain Reid, Friends of Matakohe/Limestone Island Inc. Peter Anderson and Wendy Holland, Department of Conservation Joan Maingay, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Lisa Forrester, Northland Regional Council Kevin Mason, Watson and Mason Phil Stocker, Northland Forest Managers Ltd. The Council wishes to thank those people who made oral and written submissions through various stages of this management plan. WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL Contents Section 1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose of this Management Plan..............................................................................................1 1.2 Plan Review.............................................................................................................................1 1.3 The Origin of ‘Parihaka’ ............................................................................................................1 1.4 Location and General Description ..............................................................................................2 1.5 Land Tenure and Status ...........................................................................................................4 Section 2 Vision and Objectives.................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Vision .....................................................................................................................................7 2.2 Objectives ...............................................................................................................................7 Section 3 Physical Environment ...............................................................................................10 3.1 Geology ................................................................................................................................10 3.2 Soils .....................................................................................................................................14 3.3 Water Resources....................................................................................................................14 3.4 Landscape.............................................................................................................................16 3.5 Ecology.................................................................................................................................16 3.6 Threats to Indigenous Biodiversity...........................................................................................22 Section 4 Cultural Heritage and Environment ..........................................................................26 4.1 Tikanga Maori........................................................................................................................26 4.2 European Associations............................................................................................................28 4.3 Archaeology ..........................................................................................................................30 4.4 Managing Cultural Heritage.....................................................................................................32 Section 5 Production Forestry ..................................................................................................34 5.1 WDC Forest Estate.................................................................................................................34 5.2 Parihaka Forest......................................................................................................................34 Section 6 Fire Management ......................................................................................................38 Section 7 Recreation and Tourism............................................................................................40 7.1 Recreational Use....................................................................................................................40 7.2 Information, Interpretation and Education ...............................................................................43 7.3 Facilities and Services.............................................................................................................44 7.4 Commercial Recreation and Tourism........................................................................................56 Section 8 Protection of Future Interests ..................................................................................57 8.1 Reserve Status ......................................................................................................................57 8.2 Whangarei District Plan ..........................................................................................................58 8.3 Land Acquisition ....................................................................................................................59 8.4 Leases and Licenses...............................................................................................................60 8.5 Public Safety, Health and Risk Management .............................................................................60 Section 9 Surrounding Land Uses.............................................................................................62 Section 10 Community Involvement .......................................................................................63 References ...................................................................................................................................64 Appendices...................................................................................................................................66 Appendix 1 Land Titles and Status...............................................................................................67 Appendix 2 Legislation and Policy ................................................................................................69 Appendix 3 Native Vegetation of the Parihaka Reserves (excluding Parihaka Forest) ........................71 Appendix 4 Native Vegetation of Parihaka Forest ..........................................................................76 Appendix 5 Introduced Plants .....................................................................................................79 Appendix 6 Logging Plan ............................................................................................................81 Appendix 7 Parihaka Forest Restoration Plan ................................................................................82 Appendix 8 Re-vegetation Planning Guide ....................................................................................88 Appendix 9 Archaeological Sites ..................................................................................................92 Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this Management Plan The purpose of this plan is to set out the intentions of Whangarei District Council (WDC) for the future management of the reserves covered by this plan. The plan is guided principally by the classifications under the various Acts of Parliament and Deeds of Gift which have established the reserves, and takes into account other planning requirements such as the Reserves Act, Resource Management Act (RMA), Local Government Act (LGA) and the aspirations of the community and the council. The plan has been prepared in accordance with Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977, although there are some parcels of land which are not subject to this Act. The council intends to rationalise the classification of the Parihaka reserves Photo: Panorama from Parihaka Lookout (WDC) network, and has prepared this plan as if the entire network is subject to the Reserves Act. Section 41(3) of the Act sets out the purpose of a reserve management plan, which is to: “Provide for and ensure the use, enjoyment, maintenance, protection, and preservation … and development, as appropriate, of the reserve for the purposes for which it is classified.” 1.2 Plan Review The management plan, once approved has a proposed ten year life. During the lifetime of this plan it will be monitored to ensure continued progress is made in the achievement of the Objectives, and Policies and Actions. A full review of the plan will be conducted at the completion of the ten years. 1.3 The Origin of ‘Parihaka’ In the whakapapa (‘genealogy’) of Te Parawhau hapu, it was, Kukupa, the paramount chief of Te Parawhau ki Whangarei, who with his hapu performed a fearsome haka on the top of the steep cliff defending Parihaka from the enemy in the late 1700’s. The battle stories of Parihaka appear in published records – Nancy Pickmere’s ‘The Stories of Whangarei’, Florence Keene’s ‘Tai Tokerau’, A.H. Reed’s ‘Early