Hauraki Gulf Island District Plan Appendix 1D

Appendix 1d Schedule of sites of ecological significance - inner islands Appendix 1d Schedule of sites of ecological significance - inner islands

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1.0 Introduction This appendix contains key information about scheduled sites of ecological significance (also known as SESs). In particular it identifies the location of scheduled sites. Scheduled sites of ecological significance are shown on the planning maps. Part 7 - Heritage contains the objectives, policies and rules applying to such sites. Section 3.0 of this appendix contains diagrams of individual sites. The diagrams are ordered according to their planning map reference number. The criteria for scheduling sites of ecological significance is contained in appendix 4 - Criteria for scheduling heritage items.

2.0 Disclaimer for all diagrams in appendix 1d The diagrams show a green polygon (or several polygons) around the scheduled site. The polygon (or polygons) forms the definitive identity and location of the scheduled site. Some diagrams may include parts of a site extending below mean high water springs (MHWS). Areas below MHWS fall within the jurisdiction of the Auckland Regional Council, and are therefore outside the jurisdiction of this Plan. Any areas below MHWS are indicative and shown for information purposes only.

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3.0 Diagrams of scheduled sites of ecological significance

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Awaawaroa Stream 6-4 Island: Waiheke SES 19 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:22,000 0 130 260 520

metres Description of Item Very long narrow stretches of freshwater wetlands. The main species Ahaaha The Rocks present is raupo, although a range of other native species grow in Noises association with it. While stock have access to the wetland and weeds RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru dominate some areas, these wetlands are important vegetation and are Rock reported to be a significant habitat for a number of threatened bird Motutapu species. Banded rails (classed as sparse nationally) live in the wetland Island Rangitoto as do spotless crakes (also sparse) and Australasian bitterns Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland (nationally endangered). MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Owhiti Bay Remnants 21-6 Island: Waiheke SES 25 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:30,000 0 180 360 720

metres Description of Item These remnants of coastal forest and coastal shrublands extend along the Ahaaha The Rocks coast between Carey Bay and Hooks Bay. They are generally dominated by Noises pohutukawa, often with totara and kanuka, but a wide variety of coastal RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru shrubs and herbs also grow in these areas. These include some threatened Rock and unusual species, such as tawapou (Pouteria costata), sickle fern Motutapu (Pellaea falcata), coastal mahoe (Melicytus novae-zelandiae)andshore Island Rangitoto buttercup (Ranunculus acaulis). Tawa is common further from the coast. Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland Owhiti Bay itself is numerically the third most important breeding site MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland for northern New Zealand dotterels (a nationally vulnerable species) on Browns Island Waiheke. Two endemic birds, the New Zealand pipit and the variable Passage oystercatcher also breed around the bay. Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Hooks Bay Wetland 21-8 Island: Waiheke SES 55 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:10,000 0 60 120 240

metres Description of Item A rather degraded wetland that nonetheless represents a nationally Ahaaha The Rocks threatened ecosystem. Typical wetland plants exist here including raupo, Noises native umbrella sedge, batchelor's button and Bolboschoenus and Schoenus RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru sedge species. Surrounding habitats include kanuka/manuka scrub and Rock mature broadleaf/podocarp forest remnants, which support kereru, a Motutapu nationally declining species. Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Anita Bay to Hooks Bay Coast 22-3 Island: Waiheke SES 4 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:10,000 0 62.5 125 250

metres Description of Item Rugged coastline with broken coastal vegetation. Dominated by Ahaaha The Rocks pohutukawa, the vegetation also includes unusual amounts of titoki and Noises

whau, along with coastal specialists, such as ngaio, taupata and karo. RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru Threatened and unusual species grow here, most notably turepo, the Rock large-leaved milk tree (Streblus banksii) which is critically threatened Motutapu in the region. Tawapou (Pouteria costata) and coastal mahoe (Melicytus Island Rangitoto novae-zelandiae) are also present. Between Anita Bay and Hooks Bay are Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland two breeding colonies of spotted shag, the only two colonies on Waiheke. MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Reef herons (a nationally vulnerable species) are also present on the Browns Island rocky coast. Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Man O'War Bay Forest 23-29 Island: Waiheke SES 2 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:12,000 0 75 150 300

metres Description of Item Largest area of relatively continuous mature forest on Waiheke. Consists Ahaaha The Rocks of a diverse range of forest types grading from ridge forests down to Noises swamp forests. The ridge forests are mixes of kauri, tanekaha and hard RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru beech. These areas are the largest kauri forest remaining on Waiheke. Rock Broadleaved forests with mainly taraire and kohekohe grow further down Motutapu the slopes. There are swamp forests in the wettest parts, including the Island Rangitoto best areas of swamp maire (maire tawake) forest on the island. The Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland forest has some very large individual trees, mainly kauri, but also MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland swamp maire, totara and rimu. Kaka and kereru (NZ pigeon) both live in Browns Island the forest. Kaka is a nationally endangered species, and kereru are Passage considered to be gradually declining. The forest grades into wetlands, Rock Ponui Island which range through a variety of types from raupo / manuka freshwater wetland through to estuarine saltmarshes with sea rush, jointed wire Pakihi rush and saltmarsh ribbonwood. The wetlands are important habitat for Island spotless crake and banded rail, which may be breeding in the area. 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Man O'War Bay Shrubland 23-30 Island: Waiheke SES 17 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:12,000 0 75 150 300

metres Description of Item Large area of scrubland and regenerating forest. The young forests are Ahaaha The Rocks now around 10-15m in height and consist of a wide variety of both Noises

broadleaved trees and conifers. The conifers are mainly tanekaha and RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru totara, with some kauri, rimu, matai and miro. Broadleaved tree species Rock include kohekohe, tawa, taraire and some large puriri. There are some Motutapu areas of manuka gumland supporting a diverse range of gumland species, Island Rangitoto such as gahnias, turutu, Schoenus tendo and clubmosses. Kereru (NZ Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland pigeon) are numerous in this area, although they are considered to be MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland gradually declining nationally. Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Stony Batter Remnants 23-33 Island: Waiheke SES 27 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:18,000 0 105 210 420

metres Description of Item Remnants of broadleaved forest of mainly taraire and puriri, with Ahaaha The Rocks associated pohutukawa and totara. Some individual trees are large, most Noises

notably a matai more than 20m tall with a trunk more than 1m in RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru diameter. There are some high quality, steep and bouldery streams along Rock with patches of wetland, including mature cabbage trees. There are some Motutapu younger areas of kanuka vegetation that provide an important buffer to Island Rangitoto the older forests and the streams. Peripatus (velvet worms) and Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland threatened land snails are present. Kaka (which are nationally MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland endangered) are present and may be breeding. Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Rangitawhiri Point Forest 23-34 Island: Waiheke SES 28 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:4,000 0 25 50 100

metres Description of Item A small but prominent coastal remnant of forest that is valuable because Ahaaha The Rocks of its unusual assemblage of tree species. Pohutukawa, the normal canopy Noises

species of coastal fringe forests, is present. However there are RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru numerous tanekaha, mangeao and kowhai. At times, this forest provides Rock habitat for numerous tui. Motutapu Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Opopo Bay-Huse Bay Shrubland 23-36 Island: Waiheke SES 31 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:19,000 0 115 230 460

metres Description of Item Very extensive block of regenerating forest. On the ridges, the Ahaaha The Rocks vegetation is mainly kanuka or manuka with young kauri and tanekaha and Noises

sometimes hard beech. Occasionally there is an older patch of kauri RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru forest. In the gullies, the vegetation is taraire or tawa forest with Rock nikau and treeferns and some kahikatea. There are some large remnant Motutapu trees growing in the forest, such as puriri. Pohutukawa forests grow on Island Rangitoto the coast. Other species present include tanekaha and occasionally Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland mangeao. Kaka (nationally endangered) and kereru (NZ pigeon, gradual MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland decline nationally) are found in the forest. Reef herons (nationally Browns Island vulnerable) are present and endemic variable oystercatchers breed along Passage the coast. Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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AD RO ER ATT NYB STO

Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Stony Batter Boulder Communities 23-37 Island: Waiheke SES 43 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:15,000 0 87.5 175 350

metres Description of Item Throughout the Stony Batter boulder field, lichen growth commonly Ahaaha The Rocks accentuates the unusual surface grooves (flutes) on the rounded Noises boulders. These flutes resulted from long-term weathering by slightly RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru corrosive acidic water that drained from forest trees and perching Rock plants. A little of the original surrounding forest still remains in the Motutapu immediate vicinity of the boulder field. In some places, particularly Island Rangitoto where there is some sheltering vegetation, communities of perching Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland rupestral (rock-dwelling) species still exist on the tops of some MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland boulders. The more open landscapes that are now through most of the Browns Island boulder fields provide suitable habitat for the New Zealand pipit, an Passage endemic subspecies that although still relatively common on Waiheke is Rock Ponui Island declining elsewhere in its range. Pipits favour open habitats, but avoid intensively farmed areas. The boulders themselves are likely to support Pakihi native skinks. Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Owhiti Bay Wetland 23-38 Island: Waiheke SES 54 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:7,500 0 45 90 180 metres Description of Item This wetland system drains west into Owhiti Bay and presents a matrix of Ahaaha The Rocks habitats including raupo wetland, broadleaf forest fragments, Noises

manuka/kanuka scrub and tree fern bush. Although generally rather RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru degraded due to stock browsing, there are some pockets of mamaku and Rock manuka bush in the steeper gullies with intact understorey vegetation. Motutapu The broadleaf forest contains puriri, pohutukawa, totara, taraire and tawa. Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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M A N O 'W A R B A Y R O A D

D A O R Y A B R A 'W O N A M

Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Man O' War Bay Gully Forest Remnants 23-39 Island: Waiheke SES 56 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:7,500 0 45 90 180 metres Description of Item Three areas of climax broadleaf canopy, generally dominated by taraire Ahaaha The Rocks and rewarewa, along with tawa and puriri, and some areas with mainly Noises tanekaha and some larger kauri. The understorey vegetation is patchy RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru here as it suffers from stock browsing, but the forest supports breeding Rock kingfisher, kereru and kaka. Motutapu Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Waiti Bay Gully Forest Remnant 24-12 Island: Waiheke SES 57 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:9,000 0 55 110 220

metres Description of Item Pockets of broadleaf forest within kanuka bush. The broadleaf forest is Ahaaha The Rocks mainly taraire with a sub-canopy of puriri, tawa, kohokohe, rewarewa, Noises totara and nikau. RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru Rock

Motutapu Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Kauri Point Gully Forest Remnants 24-13 Island: Waiheke SES 58 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:5,000 0 30 60 120

metres Description of Item A matrix of broadleaf forest, remnant kanuka/manuka scrub and tree ferns Ahaaha The Rocks around the stream. The broadleaf forest supports a taraire canopy with Noises

some tawa and puriri; the understorey suffers from stock grazing. RakinoIsland Zeno Rock Horuhoru Rock

Motutapu Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland MotuiheIsland Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Rock Ponui Island

Pakihi Island

1:600,000

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O R A P IU R O A D Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Omaru Bay Forest 25-12 Island: Waiheke SES 30 (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:4,000 0 25 50 100

metres Description of Item This site consists of four zones, two of remnant tairaire forest and two Ahaaha areas of saltmarsh. The remnant taraire forest, with large emergent The Rocks Noises kahikatea, lies in the gully. A mixed forest exists further up the slope. Zeno Rakino Island Rock This mixed forest has mamangi, rewarewa, tawa, miro and lancewood. Horuhoru Up on the exposed ridge, the vegetation is kanuka, with some pohutukawa, Rock

tanekaha and kauri. The understorey throughout the forest is quite Motutapu dense as the area has been fenced to prevent stock access. Kereru (NZ Island Rangitoto pigeon, a species in gradual decline nationally) and tui are found in Island Waiheke Pakatoa Island the forest. The two areas of saltmarsh near the coast contain jointed Motuihe Island Island Rotoroa Island wire rush, saltmarsh ribbonwood, mangroves and the fern Hypolepis Browns Island distans. Pied stilts breed here. Passage Rock Ponui Island

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-1 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 59 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:6,000 0 50 100 200

metres Description of Item A large block of secondary and mature remnant forest extending to a Ahaaha The Rocks freshwater wetland in the southern section. Coastal parts are dominated by Noises Zeno pohutukawa (with karaka, kohekohe, and puriri), with broadleaf (taraire-tawa RakinoIsland Rock Horuhoru -puriri-kohekohe-pigeonwood-nikau) forest on sheltered coastal and inland Rock valleys, and kauri podocarp broadleaf forest (kauri-rewarewa-mamangi) on the upper valleys and ridges. Secondary forest is dominated by mamangi and Motutapu Island kanuka. The wetland includes reedland, rushland and sedgeland which provides Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland habitat for spotless crakes. A range of common and threatened forest birds are Motuihe Island present including kereru and North Island brown kiwi. Up to twenty threatened Island RotoroaIsland plants are present including Pomaderris rugosa, Libocedrus plumosa, Ptisana Browns Island

salicina (king fern), Olearia albida, and Planchonella costata (tawapou). Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-2 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 59 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:17,000 0 137.5 275 550

salicina (king fern), Olearia albida, and Planchonella costata (tawapou). Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-3 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 59 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:6,000 0 45 90 180

salicina (king fern), Olearia albida, and Planchonella costata (tawapou). Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-4 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 59 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:5,000 0 37.5 75 150

salicina (king fern), Olearia albida, and Planchonella costata (tawapou). Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-5 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 59 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:5,000 0 37.5 75 150

metres Description of Item A large block of secondary and mature remnant forest extending to a Ahaaha The freshwater wetland in the southern section. Coastal parts are dominated by Rocks Noises pohutukawa (with karaka, kohekohe, and puriri), with broadleaf (taraire-tawa Zeno RakinoIsland Rock Horuhoru -puriri-kohekohe-pigeonwood-nikau) forest on sheltered coastal and inland Rock valleys, and kauri podocarp broadleaf forest (kauri-rewarewa-mamangi) on the

upper valleys and ridges. Secondary forest is dominated by mamangi and Motutapu kanuka. The wetland includes reedland, rushland and sedgeland which provides Island Rangitoto habitat for spotless crakes. A range of common and threatened forest birds are Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland Motuihe present including kereru and North Island brown kiwi. Up to twenty threatened Island plants are present including Pomaderris rugosa, Libocedrus plumosa, Ptisana Island RotoroaIsland salicina (king fern), Olearia albida, and Planchonella costata (tawapou). Browns Island

Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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Name of item: Map reference: Ecology Ponui Island 27-6 Island: Ponui Island (Chamberlins Island) SES 60 ´ (Site of Ecological Significance) 1:5,000 0 37.5 75 150

metres Description of Item Regenerating coastal bush dominated by a kanuka canopy with pohutukawa, Ahaaha The puriri, kohekohe, karaka, kauri, and tawa. Threatened plants include Rocks Noises tawapou. North Island Brown Kiwi are present. Zeno RakinoIsland Rock Horuhoru Rock

Motutapu Island Rangitoto Island Waiheke PakatoaIsland Motuihe Island Island RotoroaIsland Browns Island

Passage Ponui Rock Island

Pakihi Island 1:600,000

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