Auckland Regional Policy Statement

OUTSTANDING NATURAL LANDSCAPE AREAS

SUMMARY INFORMATION

Prepared for

Auckland Regional Council

by

Stephen Brown Environments and

Boffa Miskell Ltd

August 2008

Auckland Regional Policy Statement

TABLE ONE: OUTSTANDING NATURAL LANDSCAPE AREAS – SUMMARY INFORMATION

Area Location Landscape Wild or Type Landscape Description Additional Information Key ONL Elements, District Plan Zone # Name cultured Features & Patterns nature

Rodney District (West & North West) 2 Ararimu Valley Hill Country Wild nature Hill ridge sequence overlooking the Remnant, regenerating Retention of indigenous • General rural West (Hill country) Ararimu Valley that descends to the indigenous vegetation, with vegetation reinforcing Ararimu Stream, overlaid by a mixture some young rogue pine. topography. of remnant native forest and Vegetation running down to Maintaining low levels of shrubland on the higher slopes and stream corridor. built modification. ridge tops, and also following local stream corridors – intermixed with open pasture on the unit’s margins. 3 Taylors Rd Hill Country Wild nature Linear sequence of stream corridors Slopes running down to Retention of indigenous • General rural South of (Hill country) and some more elevated ridge land stream corridors, with good vegetation in patterns • Countryside living rural Helensville that is notable for the presence of pockets of regenerating & related to underlying • Open space 1 remnant pockets and bands of native remnant forest (kauri). Areas topography. forest. of more open and developed/modified land excluded from ONL Unit. 4 Lake Kereta Lowland Wild nature Impounded dune lakes (two) framed ONL defined by pines on Retention of dune • Dune lakes Cultured by high inland dunes to the east and coastal side and by pasture lake/wetland landscape and • Inland water (protection) nature the combined dune / pine forest around bush remnants. Low remnant vegetation with low • Open space 1 (Lowland) margins of Rangitira Beach to the level of residential levels of subservient • Protected items 403 west; containing raupo wetland. Also development that is development (houses, roads, flanked by remnant native forest subservient, tucked into the infrastructure). (kanuka dominated), particularly hummocky dune towards Kanae Road and down the landform/bush remnants. coastal side of Lake Kereta, as well as some pasture.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 5 Lakes Ototoa Lowland Wild nature Deeply incised and impounded dune Lakes and their context of Retention of dune • Dune lakes & Cultured lakes with raupo wetland flanked by vegetation, including lake/wetland landscape and • Inland water (protection) Kuwakatai nature native forest (kanuka dominated) regenerating indigenous remnant vegetation with low • Open space 1 (Lowland) margins and step slopes containing forest, extends over ridgeline levels of subservient • Protected items 404, 405, open pasture. to inner harbour in area of development as well as more 463, 396, 397, 398 Patauoa Creek. Around deer modified pastoral and • Scheduled or restricted farm more exotic vegetation vegetated landscape. activity on Donohue Rd and higher level of development, but consistent with more modified pastoral/treed landscapes identified as outstanding.) 6 Papakanui Spit Harbour & Wild nature South Kaipara Head duneland, ONL is defined by edge of Retention of remote natural • Dune lakes – Waionui Estuary (Coastal) Papakanui sand spit and Waionui Inlet Woodhill Forest (pines) and duneland. • Open space 1 Inlet/ South extending north of Rangitira Beach gradual transition from • Scheduled or restricted Kaipara Head and dominated by a massive dune major dunes into the lower activity 101, 108, 152 system that denotes the south head of profile duneland of Rangitira • Designation 920 the Kaipara Harbour mouth. Beach. 7 Muriwai / Coastal Wild nature Very linear and extensive ocean beach Defined on landward side by Retention of remote beach • Open space 1 Rangitira (Coastal) on the edge of the Tasman Sea pine plantation and at the environment and duneland • Designation 920 Beach (North extending as far inland as its dune coast by the transition into backdrop. • Protected items 469, 472 of Muriwai system. the long relatively straight settlement) profile of Muriwai Beach.

8 Kaukapakapa Hill Country Wild nature A prominent escarpment feature Bush covered escarpment Regenerating indigenous • General rural River Cultured covered in remnant forest, including above Kaukapakapa River vegetation reinforcing • Open space 1 Escarpment nature (Hill several stream corridors and (tributary of Kaipara River). topography. • Protected Item 418 country) catchments that extend down to, and Remnant and regenerating include, part of the Kaukapakapa indigenous vegetation. River. Transmission line passes through. Landscape unit defined by pines, especially in the west.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 9 Kaukapakapa Hill Country Wild nature An extensive sequence of hill country Intact predominantly south Remnant and regenerating • General rural (Hill country) and ridges extending down into facing dissected hill slopes indigenous vegetation • Inland water (general) stream valleys and gullies - defined by with remnant and reinforcing topography. • Designation 501 a mixture of remnant native forest, regenerating indigenous Pastoral landscape with • Significant aggregate and shrubland intermixing and vegetation. Some pockets remnant pockets of extraction resource & contrasting with farmland both within more open. Central part of indigenous vegetation with 500m buffer subject to the unit and on its margins. unit has more pasture and high aesthetic values. rules 7.13.1(m), 7.15.2(h), development but with 7.14.2.8(e), 7.14.6.6(e), remnant pockets of 7.14.7.2(c), 7.14.8.3(e), indigenous vegetation within 7.14.9.4(b) more pastoral landscape. Extending into escarpment and along stream margins around Waitoki. 10 Makarau Hill Country Wild nature Combination of hill country ridges and Steeper south facing slopes Remnant and regenerating • General rural Valley, north (Hill country) escarpments descending into stream with mature and indigenous vegetation • Inland water (general) Helensville valleys that displays an intermixing of regenerating intact cover of reinforcing topography. • Open space 1 remnant native forest, shrubland and indigenous vegetation. Some Pastoral landscape with • Protected items 422, 423 areas of open pasture. spray clearing – pines. remnant pockets of • Designation 501 Coming over tops of ridge on indigenous vegetation with south side of Makarau Road high aesthetic values. more open and pastoral, with stands of native remnant indigenous trees eg totara, kahikatea, kanuka, puriri, kauri.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 11 Headland, Hill Country Wild nature .A distinctive headland promontory Escarpment above river- Intact indigenous vegetation • General rural Makarau (Hill country) around which the Makarau River mouth. extending to water edge. • Open space 1 River Wild nature sweeps, defined by both its relatively Headland landform. Covered (Harbour and steep topography and remnant by intact mature indigenous Estuary) forest/shrubland cover which is vegetation including kauri, particularly pronounced towards the kahikatea and totara running apex of the headland. Linked with the down to water. Landscape mangrove colonies within the river unit ends of white ‘hump’ corridor and the river itself. bridge. 12 Mataia Hill Country Wild nature Clearly defined coastal and stream Escarpment and headland Prominent coastal landform • General rural Headland Cultured corridor escarpment, including the landform at waters edge. with largely intact cover of • Inland water (general) nature (Hill margins of the Mataia Creek that are Remnant indigenous indigenous vegetation. • Protected items 391, 392 country) covered in remnant native forest and vegetation with pockets of Wild nature shrubland facing the open water of pasture. (Harbour and the Kaipara Harbour. Pines define back edge of Estuary) ONL unit. 13 Glorit Knoll Hill Country Wild nature .A prominent, if small scale, knoll Discrete knoll landform, with Intact indigenous vegetation • General rural Cultured feature covered in mature native solid area of mature coastal retained on discrete elevated nature forest that overlooks part of the remnant forest. knoll landform. (Hill country) central Kaipara Harbour and adjacent coastal flats that are now extensively farmed. Together with unit 15 local landmarks because of their contrast with the surrounding rural environment. 14 Mt Auckland Hill Country Wild nature The highest peak immediately inland Mt Auckland – intact mature Intact indigenous vegetation • General rural and part of the Cultured of the Kaipara Harbour that is covered indigenous forest remnant reinforcing locally prominent • Open space 1 Hoteo River nature in mature remnant forest extending on prominent hill and high topography. • Inland water (protection) (Hill country) down to the Hoteo River, including a point of range. • Protected items 393, 294, series of stream corridors. 395

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Rodney District (West & North West) 15 South Hoteo Hill Country Wild nature Headland / ridge feature overlooking Small headland landform Intact indigenous vegetation • General rural River Cultured the mouth of the Hoteo River in the with intact cover of mature reinforcing locally prominent nature (Hill Kaipara Harbour that is prominent indigenous vegetation topography. country) because of its intact cover of remnant (taraire, puriri, kanuka, Wild nature forest. Contrasts very markedly with karaka) adjacent to road. (Harbour and surrounding farmland and the Estuary) harbour margins. One of several local landmarks. 16 Tauhora River Estuary Wild nature Very extensive (long) series of Strong patterning and strong Sequence from river • General rural margins (Estuary and headlands, promontories, inlets and endemic qualities, native channel/harbour waters • Open space 1 harbour) bays which define the Tauhoa River forest remnants & through mangrove to • Open space 2 estuary and are reinforced by bands of mangroves combined with terrestrial indigenous • Open space 3 remnant coastal forest, native water and pasture. Remnant vegetation. Pattern of • Inland water (general) shrubland and mangroves. stands of indigenous vegetation cover in relation • Protected item 390 vegetation including taraire, to topography and natural kauri, kahikatea, püriri, tötara processes. and nïkau. Sinuous patterns, indicative of Kaipara Harbour vernacular –related to water bodies, landform and remnant stands of native vegetation. 17 Hiki Creek & Hill Country Wild nature Comprises a sequence of north south Two valley systems with Pattern of remnant • General rural Kahutaewao Cultured aligned ridges and headlands together good pattern of mature vegetation interplayed with • Open space 1 Creek valleys (Estuary and with the stream corridors of Hiki and remnant forest intermixed pasture (respondent to • Islands general (Burma Road) harbours) Kahutaewao Creeks extending down with pasture on slopes. topography). • Inland water (general) Wild nature to embrace the mangrove colonies, Cultured intertidal flats and part of the Tauhoa nature (Hill River corridor. country)

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Rodney District (West & North West) 18 Fitzgerald/ Hill Country Wild nature Very prominent tract of hill country Intact remnant & Intactness of forest and • General rural Burma/Run Cultured and mostly native forest that directly regenerating native forest. pattern of remnant • Protected item 368 Roads ridge, nature (Hill overlooks the extensive Tapora coastal Intermixed with some vegetation interplayed with Okahukura country) flats and Kaipara Harbour, acting as a pasture on high ridge and pasture respondent to Peninsula gateway to Tapora itself. spurs. topography). 19 Oruawharo Harbour Wild nature An amalgam of coastal headlands, Vegetated estuary/harbour. Intact remnant indigenous • General rural Heads, Headlands & Cultured ridges and slopes, largely covered in Extensive area of remnant vegetation cover at river • Open space 1 Okahukura Estuary nature remnant native forest that culminate coastal regenerating forest mouth/harbours edge, Peninsula (Harbour and in the Oruawharo Heads, in on headlands & coastal responsive to landform. estuary) conjunction with a large enclosed bay escarpments, framing and mangrove colony that, together Oruawharo River mouth. with intertidal banks extends out into the Oruawharo River. 20 Tapora Dune Harbour & Wild nature Very extensive area of low dune Duneland barrier islands Intact duneland landforms, • General Rural Islands Estuary (Harbour and islands together with intertidal flats / with low vegetation cover barrier islands. • Open space 1 and CMA estuary) banks, wetland / salt marsh, (some pampas) and • Open space 2 mangroves colonies and marginal mangroves. • Open space 3 coastal terraces that contain a mixture ONL unit extends only to the • Islands general of wetland species, manuka with immediate landward edge. • Residential M (Medium some pampas. Tapora settlement adjacent. intensity) 21 West Te Arai Hill Country Wild nature Prominent amalgam of ridges and Remnant stands of Interplay between remnant • General Rural Point Cultured spurs as well as stream gullies that are indigenous forest & vegetation and rural pasture • Open space 1 nature (Hill reinforced and articulated by remnant regenerating shrubland reinforcing topography. • Dune lakes country) native forest and shrubland. Rural among rolling rural pasture • Scheduled or restricted development related to landuse. & ridges. Clear patterning activity 167 and structure, reinforcing landform. Some level of rural development.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 22 Pakiri Beach Coastal Wild nature .Pakiri Ocean Beach extending into Major ocean beach, inland Natural duneland • Landscape protection (Coastal) dune system for most of its length boundary defined by pine topography, strongly rural together with some coastal terrace forest in the north expressed coastal processes. • Open space 1 landforms at the southern end near (Mangawhai Forest), Long uninterrupted sweep of • Inland water (general) Pakiri Stream. extending to dune system beach. • Open space 3 (ridge) in the centre and crest • Scheduled or restricted of coastal escarpments at the activity 101 southern end. • The Mangawhai marginal strip & 200 metre shoreline yard rule 7.10.3.1 23 North Te Hana Hill Country Wild nature Clearly expressed sequence of inland Similar to Unit 21. Remnant Interplay between remnant • General rural – Cultured ridges and gully corridors, together and regenerating indigenous vegetation and rural pasture • Inland waters (general) Tomarata nature (Hill with streams that are defined and vegetation following gullies reinforcing topography. Road country) merge with pockets of mature native and top of gully ridges. forest dominated by totara. Pattern aligns with landform. Low levels of development within unit. 24 Pakiri Block Hill Country Wild nature Primary coastal ridge and inland Ridge tops, coastal Remnant indigenous • General rural Road Cultured sequence of spurs that define part of escarpment and parts of vegetation reinforcing • Landscape protection nature (Hill the backdrop to the Pakiri coastline coastal terrace with large topography. rural country) and provide transition into the higher pockets of remnant • Open space 1 terrace landscapes around Tomorata. indigenous forest. Pattern of • Dune lakes These landforms, together with the vegetation reinforces Putawa Stream corridor are reinforced elevated landforms and by remnant pockets of forest and follows some streams. shrubland.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 25 Pakiri Foothills Hill Country Wild nature An extensive sequence of hills and Remnant mature indigenous Intact remnant forest. • Landscape protection Cultured ridges, valleys and stream corridors vegetation in large areas and Interplay between remnant rural nature (Hill intermixed with both large tracts of patterning of remnant forest vegetation and rural pasture, • General rural country) mature native forest and re-emergent and pasture on steep to reinforcing • Inland water (general) shrubland closer to Pakiri Beach and rolling terrain. Totara & kauri topography. • Open space 1 pockets of more clearly defined in particular. Extends to • Scheduled or restricted remnant forest (totara dominated) lowland stream margins in activity 131 inland. Bands of remnant forest follow places. Small pine intrusions many local stream corridors and & rural development. tributaries. 26 Rahuikiri Road, Lowland Wild nature Wetlands with areas of open water. Pocket wetland of good size Intact wetland and • General rural Pakiri Cultured Undeveloped margins with significant opposite Pakiri Flats. vegetation cover. nature remnant indigenous vegetation Kahikatea and intact (Lowland) dominated by flax, cabbage trees, vegetation cover. manuka etc surrounded by open pasture and river margins inland of Pakiri Beach. An isolated lowland forest and wetland remnant. 27 Mt Hill Country Wild nature Very prominent tract of hill country Very mature intact native Dramatic landform feature • General rural Tamahunga Cultured and mostly native forest focussing vegetation including Mt with intact indigenous • Open space 1 nature (Hill upon the Department of Conservation Tamahunga, dramatic vegetation cover and • Scheduled or restricted country) Reserve around Mt Tamahunga. landform feature. Some remnant vegetation with activity 131 pockets of pasture finger up pasture fingering into edges. • Significant aggregate into bush edges. Low levels extraction resource & of rural modification. area within 500 metres of Contiguous with Unit 31 to a significant aggregate the south. extraction resource see rules 7.136.1(m), 7.15.2(h), 7.14.3.2.8(e), 7.14.6.6(e), 7.14.7.2(c), 7.14.8.3(e), 7.14.9.4(b) • Designation 960

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Rodney District (West & North West) 28 Coastline from Coastal Wild nature Highly dramatic and dynamic Rocky headlands and bays Coastal landforms with • Landscape protection Pakiri (coastal) landscape comprising steep coastal with escarpment backdrop. remnant indigenous rural River to cliffs and a main ridge line descending Coastal indigenous vegetation cover. Interplay • Open space 1 Omaha Cove to rock shoals and coves, including vegetation along with between remnant vegetation • Open space 3 Goat Island, that face the open waters coastline interspersed with and rural pasture, reinforcing • Special zone 3 of the outer Hauraki Gulf. Cape more open areas. Scattered topography. • Protected item 481, 161, Rodney is a major point of transition coastal settlement 480 between Auckland’s more sheltered interspersed. • Coastline affected by the Gulf waters and the open seas of the 200 metre shoreline yard Pacific Ocean. • East coast rural 29 Ti Point Harbour & Wild nature Dramatic peninsula landform with Rocky harbour and estuarine Coastal landforms with • East coast rural Estuary (Coastal) outer coastal cliffs and gently shelving margins defined by backdrop remnant indigenous • Open space 1 Wild nature harbour margins on the north eastern of rolling hills and native vegetation. Cultured side of the Whangateau Harbour, vegetation remnants. nature including interplay of remnant coastal Includes a number of small (Estuary and native forest with pasture, as well as bays and coves. High sense of Harbour) pohutukawa. This landscape enjoys a place values. Residential dynamic interaction with the open pockets are tucked in and waters of the Hauraki Gulf but also subservient. frames and encloses the northern end of the Whangateau Estuary landscape. 30 South of Hill Country Wild nature Dissected hill country rising up to high Intact remnant and Interplay between remnant • East coast rural Rodney Road, Cultured level sequence of ridges that frame regenerating indigenous vegetation and rural pasture Leigh nature (Hill the coastal landscapes of Leigh and vegetation on ridge tops reinforcing topography. country) Omaha, displaying large blocks of behind Leigh. Pockets of remnant forest interwoven with pasture and low levels of pasture some exotic woodlots and built intrusion. some low density residential development.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 31 Pukematakeo Hill Country Wild nature Very conical knoll / hill feature flanked Remnants stands of Interplay between remnant • General rural (near Cultured by a series of steep ridges and stream vegetation intermixed with vegetation and rural pasture, • Inland water (general) Omaha) nature (Hill corridors south of Omaha Forest that pasture on slopes around reinforcing topography - local • Residential M (medium country) contain the Omaha valley and western prominent landform feature landform feature. intensity) margins of the Omaha flats, of Pukematakeo. Low levels • Mixed business incorporating an attractive mixture of of built development. • Designation 804 remnant native forest and pasture. Contiguous with Unit 27 to • Protected items 069, 173, north. 496 32 Dome Forest Hill Country Wild nature Sizeable area of steeply dissected hill Dome Forest - intact Intact indigenous • General rural Cultured country containing a sequence of remnant and regenerating vegetation reinforcing • Open space 1 nature (Hill prominent ridges that are covered in forest on high relief landform. • Scheduled or restricted country) mature remnant forest. landform. Some pine activity 102 intrusion. Minimal pasture. Very low levels of built modification. Excludes “frog pool” roadside development. 33 Omaha Lowland Wild nature Significant remnant indigenous Lowland coastal kahikatea Intact indigenous vegetation • East coast rural Kahikatea Cultured kahikatea forest on the edge of the forest pocket, contiguous reinforcing landform. • Open space 1 Swamp Forest nature Whangateau Harbour including with estuarine edge. • Special zone 3 (Lowland) extensive intertidal areas, some Wild nature mangroves and salt marsh. Cultured nature (Estuary)

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Rodney District (West & North West) 34 Waikokopu Harbour & Intertidal margin which is highly Saltmarsh, mangroves and Head of harbour and • General rural Creek (inner Estuary natural. Low lying landform backdrop. intertidal mud flats intertidal area. • East coast rural Whangateau Only low density of subservient • Open space 1 Harbour) houses/built modification. Delete: typical rather than outstanding (kahikatea forest separately defined - unit 33) 35 Northern end Coastal Wild nature Northern dunes, distal spit and Coastal dunes and beach at Coastal landforms with • CMA Mangata-whiri (Coastal) southern side of Whangateau Harbour northern end of Omaha Spit remnant vegetation. (Omaha) Spit Wild nature entry channel. A defining feature for (aligns with open space area) Prominent spit landform Cultured both the harbour and the northern and adjacent coastal marine feature framing entrance to nature end of Omaha Beach. area at entrance to Whangateau Harbour. (Estuary and Whangateau Harbour). harbour) 36 Matakana River mouth Wild nature Sequence of headlands, river margins, Rocky shoals and bays, Coastal landforms with • East coast rural River – and Coastal (coastal) slopes and ridges containing bays that headlands, generally with remnant indigenous • Open space 2 Kawau Bay Wild nature are further enhanced and defined by some native cover behind. vegetation. • Inland water (general) Coastline (Hill country) rolling hill country inland and a Dispersed residential • Protected item 495 complex mixture of remnant native development, but forest, shrubland, open pasture and settlements excluded. the margins of local settlements. This Includes remnant stands of combination defines the northern and indigenous forest extending eastern side of the Matakana River inland as part of coastal and much of the northern side of backdrop, with some pasture Kawau Bay. areas interspersed. Extends up the Matakana River mouth coastal edge.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 37 Tawharanui Hill Country Wild nature Spectacular / iconic peninsula coastal Tawharanui Regional Park Interplay between remnant • East coast rural Peninsula Cultured landscape that combines headlands, and adjacent areas of similar vegetation and rural pasture, • Open space 1 nature (Hill steep cliffs and shoals with ocean character. Rolling landform reinforcing topography. • Open space 2 country) beaches and attractively contained with remnant pockets of • Scheduled or restricted Wild nature bays, while its inland reaches comprise planted and naturally activity 193 (Coastal) a rolling sequence of ridges and regenerating indigenous • Protected items 222, 225, valleys that are covered in a mixture of vegetation, interspersed with 226, 511 bush (including Hubbard’s Bush), pasture. Includes extensive • Designation 201 pasture some low density coastline. development and some small scale pine woodlots. 38 Matakana Coastal Wild nature Very prominent headland feature and Coastal escarpment with Coastal landforms with • East coast rural River South (Coastal) steep coastal cliffs above rock shoals more or less intact remnant indigenous • Open space 1 that, together with an extensive indigenous vegetation cover. vegetation. • Residential LP (landscape margin of remnant native forest, Some residential protection) defines the southern side of the development within unit, but • Protected item 493 mouth of the Matakana River not dominant. Most • Future esplanade reserve (together with unit 36) and also residential development sits • Scheduled or restricted provides a natural point of division behind a cliff top activity 111 between the settlements of Sand Spit escarpment. and Snells Beach. 39 Scandrett Coastal Wild nature Very prominent headland with steep Headland with steep Coastal landforms with • Open space 2 Regional Park- (Coastal) sedimentary cliffs and rock shoals at escarpment and coastal remnant indigenous • Designation 206 Martins Bay base. Band of remnant coastal forest forest remnant, framing the vegetation • Protected items 195, 492, (Including some pines) around its southern end of Kawau Bay. 515, 615 periphery, and above Martins Bay.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 40 Mahurangi Coastal Wild nature Dramatic large peninsula landform Coastal escarpment, Coastal landforms with • East coast rural East Regional (coastal) with outer coastal cliffs and gently prominent, dramatic remnant indigenous • Indicative reserve Park Wild nature shelving harbour margins on the peninsula landform, remnant vegetation. Interplay of • Open space 1 Cultured eastern side of the Te Kapa River, and regenerating coastal pasture within vegetated • Open space 2 nature including a very marked interplay of forest, south of Martins Bay landscape. • Designation 202 (Estuary) remnant native forest with pasture, as and including entire • Protected items 190, 513 Wild nature well as pohutukawa, along the outer headland landscape. Some Cultured coastal edge. This landscape enjoys a pasture also extending down nature (Hill dynamic interaction with the open to waters edge. Limited country) waters of the Hauraki Gulf but also development. frames and encloses the outer reaches of the Mahurangi Harbour. 41 Te Kapa River Harbour & Wild nature A very appealing harbour / rural Extensive mangrove and Interplay between remnant • East coast rural headwaters Estuary Cultured landscape, combining gently rolling saltmarsh estuarine areas vegetation and rural pasture, • Inland water (general) (Mahurangi) nature and enclosed slopes that lead down to linked to bush remnant reinforcing topography. • Open space 1 (Estuaries the shallow margins of the Mahurangi extending up valley system, and Harbour around the Te Kapa River; creating strong pattern with Harbours) combining remnant native forest with adjoining pasture. Wild nature open pasture, mangroves and the and Cultured harbour waters. nature (lowlands) 42 Scotts Point Harbour & Wild nature Very clearly defined headland and Prominent headland (Scotts Coastal landforms with • Open space 1 and Casnell Estuary Cultured island that jut out into the Mahurangi Point and Casnell Island) remnant indigenous • Open space 2 Island nature (Hill Harbour, further defined by extensive with large areas of remnant vegetation. Interplay of • Open space 3 country) native forest, intermixed with pockets and regenerating coastal pasture within vegetated • Residential LP (landscape Wild nature of pasture and open space, and low forest. Some areas of low landscape. protection) cultured density residential development. density residential • Designation 202 nature development. Limited • Protected items 034, 607, (Estuary) pasture. 613

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Rodney District (West & North West) 43 West Hill Country Wild nature An iconic landscape, combining ridges, West side of Mahurangi Interplay between remnant • East coast rural Mahurangi Cultured river and stream valleys, bays and Harbour. Significant areas of vegetation and rural pasture, • Open space 1 Harbour nature (Hill harbour headlands to create a remnant indigenous forest reinforcing landform. • Open space 2 country) complex harbour topography that is extending from the harbour • Inland water (general) Wild nature defined and enframed by large margins (and including those • Boundary of cultured pockets of native forest – includes the margins) into the hill wharf/mooring area nature Mahurangi River up to Warkworth and backdrop. Pasture interplays • General rural (Estuary) its bush clad escarpment. with pattern of forest to • Protected items 076, 483, reinforce landform. Low level 484, 485, 486, 487 of rural residential • Designation 402, 404, 809 development. 44 Mahurangi- Hill Country Wild nature An iconic landscape, combining the Rolling to steeply rolling hill Coastal and hill country • East coast rural Waiwera Cultured deep river valleys of the Puhoi and country with pasture landforms with remnant • General rural nature (Hill Waiwera Rivers, together with other intermixed with remnant indigenous vegetation and • Residential H (high country) enclosed coastal estuaries that feed forest and incised coastal pattern of pasture intensity) Wild nature into the Hauraki Gulf. Framed by a valleys, with escarpments reinforcing topography. • Open space 1 cultured dramatic sequence of headlands, covered in native forest. • Open space 2 nature sedimentary cliffs, coastal ridges, and Coastline with cliffs and • Inland water (general) (Estuary) native forest extending well inland. forest remnants. Some areas • Inland water (protection) Wild nature Also includes mangrove colonies and a of more intensive settlement • Designation 127, 202, (Coastal) patchwork of open pasture. excluded. 203, 401, 404 • Protected Item 039, 194, 198, 215, 224, 491, 503, 508, 509, 510, 512, 611, 614, • Scheduled or restricted activity 316 45 Kaipara Flats Hill Country Wild nature Pronounced hill feature with a mixture Prominent knoll landform Interplay between remnant • General rural Cultured of remnant native forest and with strong patterning of vegetation and rural pasture, • Open space 1 nature (Hill shrubland extending down and into a pasture and remnant forest Reinforcing topography. • Scheduled or restricted country) series of stream corridors within the with lowland apron of totara activity 190 Wild nature Kaipara Flats (totara and kahikatea in and kahikatea dominated (Lowland) lowlands). forest along stream corridors, mixed with pasture.

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Rodney District (West & North West) 46 Upper Puhoi Hill Country Wild nature Very dramatic and dissected hill Steep hill country and gullies Interplay between remnant • General rural Valley Cultured country with a complex sequence of as well as escarpment with vegetation and rural pasture, • Open space 1 nature (Hill stream corridors in which mature intact and pockets of native reinforcing topography. • Scheduled or restricted country) native forest dominates the higher remnant forest, interspersed activity 101, 152 slopes and ridge crests flanking lower with pasture. Strong pattern lying pasture. Includes the bush and structure. covered escarpment following the Puhoi River.

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Central Rodney - Orewa 47 Upper Hill Country Wild nature Rolling hill country and several stream Pockets of remnant forest Interplay between remnant • General rural Waiwera Road Cultured corridors with remnant forest and including kahikatea among vegetation and rural pasture, • Inland water (general) nature (Hill shrubland intermixed with pasture. rolling pasture and following reinforcing topography. country) stream corridors. Some rural development, but retaining a clear and cohesive ‘natural’ patterning. 48 Wainui Road Hill Country Wild nature Rolling hill country with remnant Predominance of remnant Indigenous forest remnants • General rural Cultured forest and shrubland intermixed with indigenous forest on reinforcing topography. nature (Hill pasture on its periphery; also includes ridgeline and hills, extending country) bush following Weiti Stream corridor. down to a stream gully on the southern side. 49 Sunnyside Lowlands Wild nature Quite detailed / distinctive Remnant bands of Indigenous forest remnants • General rural Road, and Cultured combination of native forest on ridge indigenous forest on reinforcing topography. • Inland water (general) Coatsville nature and hill crests combined with bush escarpments and ridges, Interplay with pasture. • Open space 1 (Lowlands) along stream corridors, contrasting extending in some places • Countryside living rural Wild nature with pasture and surrounding farming down stream corridors. Kauri, • Mixed business and Cultured / rural residential land uses. kahikatea, tanekaha nature (Hill prominent. Interplay with country) pasture on fringes. 50 Shakespear Coastal Wild nature Combination of strongly defined Shakespear Regional Park, Coastal landforms • Open space 2 Regional Park (Coastal) peninsula headland landform and cliff margins around to Army with remnant • Designations 157, 204, and Coastline Wild nature remnant forest intermixed with Bay and Okoromai Bay. indigenous vegetation 921, 922, 923, 961 and Cultured pasture descending to wetlands and Dramatic coastal cliff profiles and pattern of pasture • Protected items 208, 216, nature gently shelving coastal margins at sea edge combined with reinforcing 217, 221, 223, 514 (Lowland) around Army Bay and Okoromai Bay pockets of regenerating topography. Wild nature while the eastern and northern indigenous vegetation, and Cultured coastlines of the headland are mixed with pasture on rolling nature (Hill emphatically defined by very steep terrain. country) cliffs and shoals.

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Central Rodney - Orewa 51 Okura Estuary Coastal Wild nature Strongly defined river corridor flanked Okura Estuary and Long Bay Coastal/estuarine • Open space 1 Headlands (Coastal) by sedimentary cliffs to the south Headlands, including landforms with Wild nature (Okura) and native forest across slopes indigenous forest covered remnant indigenous and Cultured and coastal ridges to the north escarpments and dramatic vegetation and pattern nature framing a mixture of open water, sand cliffline. of pasture reinforcing (Lowland) / mud flats and mangroves. topography. Wild nature and Cultured nature (Hill country)

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Area Location Landscape Wild or Type Landscape Description Additional Information Key ONL Elements, District Plan Zone # Name cultured Features & Patterns nature

North Shore City 1 Paremoremo Hill Country Wild nature Highly legible escarpment landform Follows road along ridge and Indigenous forest remnants • Recreation 1 Escarpment (Hill country) still mainly dominated by native forest Paremoremo Stream along reinforcing topography. • Rural 1 Wild nature together with enclosed upper reaches bottom. Intact indigenous • Rural 3 (Estuary and of Paremoremo Stream at its base. vegetation, with limited • Proposed reserve harbour) mature pine intrusion. • Coastal conservation area • Site of special wildlife interest 3 • Designation 120 52 Oteha Stream Hill Country Wild nature Highly legible escarpment landform Oteha Valley Escarpment. Indigenous forest remnants • Recreation 1 Escarpment (Hill country) still mainly dominated by native forest Intact indigenous vegetation reinforcing topography. • Recreation 2 Wild nature with Oteha Stream corridor at its base on prominent escarpment • Site of special wildlife (Estuary and landform. South facing. interest 4 harbour) • Proposed reserve 53 Lucas Creek Harbour & Wild nature Highly legible escarpment landform Lucas Creek vegetated Indigenous forest remnants • Recreation 1 Estuary (Hill country) still mainly dominated by native forest escarpment down to estuary reinforcing topography. • Rural 2 Wild nature within the enclosed upper reaches of margins with remnant • Site of special wildlife (Estuary and the Lucas Creek water catchment. coastal forest. Rogue mature interest 2, 11 harbour) pines. Canopy species include • Coastal conservation area kauri, kahikatea, kanuka, • Proposed reserve totara, tanekaha, kowhai. 54 Long Bay Coastal Wild nature Dramatic sequence of sedimentary Coastal backdrop to northern Coastal landforms with • Recreation 2 (Coastal) headlands and cliffs, backed by rolling part of Long Bay Regional remnant indigenous • Designation 117 pastoral ridges and basins, Park. Dramatic coastal vegetation reinforcing interspersed with beaches and stream headlands, with limited (one topography. corridors major pocket) indigenous vegetation – pohutukawa.

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Area Location Landscape Wild or Type Landscape Description Additional Information Key ONL Elements, District Plan Zone # Name cultured Features & Patterns nature

Franklin District 55 West Coast Hill Country Wild nature Dynamic coastline underpinned by Extensive landscape with Coastal and coastally derived • Rural zone Awhitu & Coastal (coastal). massive dune formations that dramatic sand ridge coastal landforms with remnant • Recreation zone Peninsula Wild nature includes major coastal ridges and landform and dramatic cliffs indigenous vegetation and • Designation 141 – and cultured headlands, steep valleys and gullies and ridges abutting the pattern of pasture Auckland International nature (hill around lakes and wetlands, often Tasman Sea. Dune lakes and reinforcing dramatic Airport obstacle country) further defined by remnant native wetlands. Stream corridors to topography. Limitation Surface forest. A raw and wildly scenic the sea. Indigenous forest • Growth area (rural zone) landscape. remnants, mainly in gullies and on steep slopes, intermixed with pasture. Sporadic housing, farm and rural residential. Some mature and young plantation pine that has generally been excluded. 56 Lakes Lowland Cultured Perched dune lakes located on the Small lakes either side of Natural lakes and wetlands • Rural zone Whatihua, nature inland side of Kariotahi Beach’s dune Kariotahi Road (road forms in pastoral landscape. Rotoiti, and (lowland) formations and coastal ridge, largely ARC / EW boundary) framed Puketi surrounded by pasture but also by open dune ridges and including pockets of raupo wetland open pasture with wetland and other native vegetation. margins, raupo and other species. 57 Kariotahi Coastal Wild nature Raw and wild West Coast beach Dramatic linear Kariotahi Long extent of beach and • Rural zone Coastline (coastal) characterised by its very extensive coastline comprising dunes with relatively • Recreation zone linear profile and black sand dynamic west coast beach undeveloped rural backdrop beachfront backed by eroding coastal fronts and iron sand, with extending only to top of cliffs and dune remnants. Extends to steep escarpment backdrop coastal ridge. top of coastal ridge only. (pasture and some pines).

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Franklin District 58 Pukeoware Hill Country Relatively high relief. Significant areas Central highpoint with Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural zone of maturing vegetation. Only low significant stands, and lone remnants and pasture, Deleted levels of built modification (houses) trees or groups of indigenous reinforcing topography. (most of unit is vegetation interspersed with in the Waikato pasture. Low density of rural Region & is not and rural residential housing shown on present, but subservient. maps) 59 West Hill Country Cultured Attractive sequence of remnant native Rolling terrain on the fringes Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural zone Ramarama & nature (hill forest and stream corridors of the Bombay Hills with remnants and pasture, • Recreation zone Bombay (Two country) contrasting with surrounding pasture large pockets of remnant reinforcing topography. sites) and market gardens, that reinforces broadleaf forest among the rolling to incised nature of the pasture, horticulture and local rural landscape. rural residential development. Some forest on steep escarpments. 60 Ponga Road Hill Country Cultured Extensive sequence of mature and Steep hill country with large Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural zone nature and regenerating native forest, combined tracts of remnant native remnants and pasture, • Recreation zone wild nature with strongly articulated stream forest following stream reinforcing topography. • Designation 149 (Hill country) corridors that reinforce the natural gullies and on upper slopes qualities of this rolling to dissected hill and ridges. country landscape.

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Franklin District 61 Pinnacle Hill Hill Country Relatively high relief. Significant areas Elevated hill country with Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural zone Delete mainly of maturing vegetation. Only low intact cover of remnant remnants and pasture, • Designation 36 in EW levels of built modification (houses). indigenous vegetation. Areas reinforcing topography. (most of unit is of less established in the Waikato indigenous regeneration and Region & is not pine excluded. Includes shown on pastoral foothills where maps) there is a low density development. Extends to lowland pastoral fringe near State Highway 2 and includes riparian and lowland kahikatea forest. 62 Hunua Ranges Hill Country Cultured Second major hill range flanking Significant area of intact Interplay of intact mature • Recreation zone (Part in nature and Auckland’s metropolitan area: mature indigenous forest on indigenous forest and forest • Rural zone Manukau City) wild nature dominated by native forest and water steep hill country and around remnants with pasture, • Designation 17, 91A, 91B, (Hill country) catchments focusing upon lake water catchment lakes, reinforcing topography. 91C, 91D, 91E, 100/92 reservoirs and strong connection with extending down to the • Designation 100 the margins of the Firth of Thames. coastal margins of the Firth underlying zone: forest Combines relatively high relief with of Thames and some stream conservation) significant areas of native forest & corridors. Includes pastoral maturing vegetation; only low levels toe slopes where forest of built modification (houses). interplays.

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Manukau City 63 Orere Point – Harbour and Wild nature Strongly defined, cliffed, coastal Firth of Thames coastline Coastal landforms. Interplay • Rural 1 zone Waimangu Estuary (Coastal) landscape that is backed by significant with series of bays and of indigenous forest • Designation 193 areas of tall, predominantly native, headlands with stands of remnants and pasture, • Heritage resources to be vegetation, which interacts very remnant coastal forest reinforcing topography. protected: Ashby strongly with the Firth of Thames. extending into up stream homestead, Ashby Some low density, subservient catchments and on slopes. graveyard, Tapapakanga housing at Orere Point. Interplay with pasture. stoneheaps, Tapapakanga pa • Sensitive ridge area 64 Kauri Bay Coastal Wild nature Undeveloped east coast coastline Two headlands that define Coastal landforms with • Rural 1 zone Headlands, (Coastal) focused upon two small headlands Kauri Bay with intact remnant indigenous coastal • Sensitive ridge area Wairoa River that are further articulated by native indigenous vegetation vegetation reinforcing coastal vegetation and contrast with around coastal edge, and coastal edge and defining both the adjoining coastal flats and rocky shores. headland landform. shallow waters of the Wairoa River mouth. 65 Mataitai Hill Country Cultured Dissected hill country that combines a Remnant indigenous forest Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural 1 zone Forest nature and highly significant tract of native forest, on high hill country remnants and pasture, • Sensitive ridge area wild nature shrubland and stream corridors with intermixed with some reinforcing topography. • Archaeological sites – (Hill country) pockets of pasture on the hill country pasture on slopes near the Pouto pa, Pa on Wairoa margins. Ness Valley. River 66 North Hill Country Cultured Dissected hill country overlooking Discrete elevated hill Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural 1 zone Clevedon nature and Clevedon Village that combines a landform at the back of remnants with pasture, • Clevedon stewardship wild nature steep sequence of ridges and stream Clevedon settlement with reinforcing topography. area (Hill country) corridors with an extensive area of remnant indigenous remnant native forest and shrubland vegetation. Some pine edges that contrasts with surrounding intrude. pastoral farmland and exotic forestry.

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Manukau City 67 Duder Harbour & Wild nature A very prominent headland landform Duder Regional Park – Coastal landforms with • Rural 1 zone Regional Park Estuary (coastal) mostly covered in pasture but with headland landforms pockets of remnant • Designation 270 pockets of remnant coastal forest (dramatic) combined with indigenous vegetation • Whakakaiwhara descending down to Umupuia Beach mangrove/saltmarsh beach among pasture, reinforcing and a sequence of wetland salt marsh, and escarpment headland to topography. intertidal flats and beach north of the the north of the Wairoa mouth of the Wairoa River. River. 68 Inland Coastal Wild nature Sequence of headlands and rocky bays Seaward facing coastal Coastal landforms with • Rural 1 zone Kawakawa (coastal) with steep backdrop of largely ridges with remnant coastal remnant indigenous • Public open space 2 zone forested ridge slopes with some forest combined with steep vegetation reinforcing • Maraetai Pa pasture framing the edge of the Firth escarpments along rocky topography. • Sensitive ridge area of Thames. Parts of the coastal edge shoreline are strongly cliffed. Very little obvious modification. 69 Omana Harbour & Wild nature Sequence of clay sandstone cliffs with Omana Regional Park, coastal Coastal landforms with • Public open space 2 zone Regional Park Estuary (coastal) sandy beach fringe and tidal flats. edge with fringe of native remnant indigenous • Public open space 3 zone Mixture of pasture and bush remnants vegetation. vegetation reinforcing • Designation 191, 211 NOTE NEEDS defining the coastal edge. Some small topography. FIELD CHECK scale rural development in proximity TO CONFIRM but main settlement limited to margins of Maraetai and nearby Beachlands outside the ONL. 70 Trig Road Hill Country Cultured Whitford escarpment including Remnant and regenerating Interplay of indigenous forest • Rural 1 zone Whitford nature (Hill remnant vegetation and pasture down indigenous forest on stream remnants and pasture, country) to stream that combines significant escarpment, partly framed reinforcing topography. areas of maturing vegetation and in places interrupted by interspersed with pasture. pasture and younger shrubland and regenerating vegetation. Both pines and pasture on periphery. Some subservient rural residential development (behind Whitford).

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Manukau City 71 Mangemanger Harbour & Wild nature Very clearly defined river valley with a Mangemangeroa Creek Coastal landforms with • Public open space 1 zone oa Creek Estuary (Estuary and continuous ridgeline backdrop coastal escarpment with remnant indigenous • Public open space 2 zone Escarpment Harbour) dominated by remnant native forest. band of remnant forest vegetation reinforcing • Recreational walkway (Not including eastern stream bank above mangrove lined inlet. topography. • Residential heritage 4 above mid corridor). Providing zone counterpoint to nearby urban edge • Special (household and rural residential development to density) Policy area A the southeast. • View shafts • Rural 3 zone

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Waitakere City 72 South Titirangi Harbour & Wild nature Amalgam of incised sedimentary South Titirangi coast. Coastal Coastal and foothill / ridge • Bush Living Estuary (Estuary and coastline with remnant wetlands edge with contiguous landforms with remnant • Open space Harbour) framed by remnant kauri indigenous vegetation indigenous vegetation • Waitakere Ranges Cultured (predominant) forest including some extending into the Ranges reinforcing topography. • Transport environment nature and limited residential development but backdrop. Kauri and mixed • WSL 14 wild nature excluding major residential areas. broadleaf forest. Includes • Urban concept plan area (Hill country) sporadic houses set into boundary bush, but not dominant. • Sensitive ridge (moderate More densely settled areas 65m) excluded. • Designation ARC1 73 Waitakere Hill Country Wild nature Very extensive sequence of re- Includes Waitakere Ranges, Coastal and inland ranges • Open space zone Ranges and Cultured emerging to mature native forest on Tasman Sea and Manukau landforms with largely intact • Bush living and Coastline nature (Hill hill country including Manukau Harbour coastlines and water remnant indigenous • Designation ARC1, ARC2, country) Harbour margins and a dynamic, catchment lakes. Continuous vegetation reinforcing WSL1, WSL2, AC1/TP3 Wild nature dramatic West Coast. A truly iconic forest with dramatic coastal topography. • Transport environment (Estuary and landscape. Excludes major areas of margins (West Coast • 10 and 20 metre coastal Harbour) settlement eg Piha. coastline). Some pockets of edge Wild nature pasture and rural residential • Sensitive ridge – (Coastal) development. Te Henga moderate (65m) wetlands. Muriwai and Te • Natural water body Henga headlands have areas • Waitakere Ranges of pasture with dramatic • Recently approved landform. subdivision • Large property management area

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Area Location Landscape Wild or Type Landscape Description Additional Information Key ONL Elements, District Plan Zone # Name cultured Features & Patterns nature

Hauraki Gulf Islands Auckland City 74 Rangitoto Islands. Wild nature Iconic Hauraki Gulf Island landscapes Island landscapes defining Retention of indigenous • Conservation Motutapu (coastal) that include two major volcanic Hauraki Gulf. Strong vegetation, both intact and • Site of ecological Motuihe Wild nature, features and other sedimentary island landform characteristics remnant, reinforcing significance Motukorea Cultured landforms that are highly distinctive reinforced by vegetation topography. Interplay of • Soil register area (Browns) nature and provide the focus for a multitude cover including open pasture pasture and remnant and Tiritiri Matangi (hill country) of views toward the Hauraki Gulf from and remnant / regenerating / regenerating indigenous the eastern shoreline of the Auckland planted indigenous vegetation important on region. vegetation. Strong landform Motutapu and Motuihe. and vegetation relationship Landform strongly expressed in case of Rangitoto. Strong and iconic. landform/sea relationship in case of Motukorea. Islands characterised by pattern of rocky shoreline and cliffs with sandy beaches and varying amounts of indigenous vegetation, particularly pohutukawa. Built modification (houses) extremely limited – related to DoC management & visitor facilities. All islands in DoC ownership and have very strong identity and sense of place values for Auckland – particularly Rangitoto. 75 Rakino Island Islands Wild nature Sequence of six headlands and islets Coastal edge, rocky with rock Retention of coastal • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs Islet landforms (coastal) that are dominated by bare exposed shoals and islets. Mainly landforms and remnant and slopes) and Headlands rock and cliffs flanking bays and areas landform values. Poor pohutukawa. • Conservation of pasture and rural residential vegetation cover. Some • Soil warning area development. pine/macrocarpa and • Soil register area remnant pohutukawa.

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Hauraki Gulf Islands Auckland City 76 The Noises Islands Wild nature Sequence of islets in exposed outer Includes David Rocks and Retention of interplay • Conservation (coastal) Hauraki Gulf waters. Maria Island. between undeveloped • Site of ecological Intact rocky islets, with coastal landforms and significance sparse coastal vegetation vegetation cover that cover. reinforces topography. 77 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Headland and rocky coastal landforms Dramatic headland landform. Coastal landforms with • Conservation Island (coastal) including areas of remnant forest and Coastal pohutukawa remnant indigenous • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs Northern Wild nature, pasture, steep cliffs and rock shoals interspersed with steep cliffs, vegetation, particularly and slopes) Headlands Cultured framing larger bays along the north rock faces, pasture. Limited pohutukawa reinforcing • Rural 2 (western Hakaimango nature (hill western coastline of Waiheke Island. formed building sites topography. landscape) Point to country) (Thompson’s Point) and • Soil register area Onetangi Bay houses generally subservient. • Soil warning area Some earthworks. • Flood prone land 78 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Very extensive sequence of rolling to Combination of dramatic Coastal landforms with • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs Island Eastern (coastal) steep hill country and rocky / embayed coastline, headlands, coves intact and remnant and slopes) End Wild nature, coastline at the eastern end of and escarpments with indigenous vegetation, • Landform 4 (wetland Cultured Waiheke Island, including large areas remnant forest and pasture. reinforcing topography. systems) nature (hill of remnant native forest intermixed Includes Puke Range as a • Landform 5 (productive country) with open pasture and vineyards, and major back-drop to the land) a convoluted shoreline. (Includes the eastern end of the island. • Landform 6 (regenerating Stoney Batter historic defence features Basin catchments of slopes) and landscape context). regenerating forest. Largest • Landform 7 (forest and contiguous areas of mature bush areas) coastal forest on Waiheke. • Conservation Includes Stoney Batter • Site of ecological boulder fields and significance vineyard/olive grove • Geological item development. Interspersed with taraire and puriri forest. Strong landform.

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Hauraki Gulf Islands Auckland City 79 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Valley corridor including flanking hills Intact and regenerating Interplay between • Recreation 1 (local parks Island (coastal) and ridges that extends down to native forest on coastal indigenous vegetation and and esplanade reserve Awaawaroa Wild nature Awaawaroa Bay including mangroves ridges. Ecotone sequence pasture reinforcing • Landform 4 (water Bay & Valley (hill country) and coastal flats. Also comprises a through to salt water topography. systems) Wild nature sizeable area of native remnant forest wetland, saltmarsh and • Landform 5 (productive (estuaries) and regeneration. mangroves. Some young land) regeneration. • Landform 6 (regenerating slopes) • Landform 7 (forest and bush areas) • Soil warning area • Site of ecological significance • Soil register area 80 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Headland and rocky coastal landforms Rocky coastal headlands with Coastal landforms and • Recreation 1 (local parks Island South (coastal) including areas of remnant forest and remnant pohutukawa and remnant indigenous and esplanade reserve) coast Wild nature pasture, steep, sedimentary cliffs and small pockets of coastal vegetation. • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs headlands Cultured shoals framing larger bays along the forest interspersed with and slopes) (Whau Point to nature (hill southern coastline of Waiheke Island small coves and bays. Some • Landform 5 (productive Awaawaroa country) overlooking the Tamaki Strait. development and emerging land) Bay) houses. • Landform 7 (forest and bush) • Soil register area 81 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Sequence of rolling hill country Regional park, wetlands and Coastal landforms, wetlands • Recreation 1 (local parks Island (estuaries) covered in native forest and reemergent coastal forest. and indigenous vegetation. and esplanade reserve) Whakanewha Wild nature, regenerating shrubland extending Regional park catchment • Site of ecological Cultured down into a large raupo wetland basin with wetland, significance nature (hill basin; also linked with the wetland regenerating hill slopes with country) and intertidal margins of Rocky Bay. contiguous tracts of Wild nature indigenous forest. Some (Wetland) mature stands of kahikatea. Birdlife.

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Hauraki Gulf Islands Auckland City 82 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Small island features (four) that sit at Includes Motukaha and Coastal landforms and • Conservation Island South- (coastal) the entry to Putiki and Rocky Bays as Crusoe Islands and the three remnant vegetation. • Site of ecological western rocks well off Church Bay and within small rocks/knolls in Oakura significance & Islands Sergeant Channel, near Motuihe. Bay. Some vegetation, mainly landform characteristics. 83 Waiheke Islands Wild nature Combination of a very prominent Park Headland landform. Some Coastal landforms and • Rural 2 (western Island Park (coastal) Point headland, combined with weed species and exotics remnant vegetation, landscape) Point Wild nature coastal cliffs and rock shoals framed intervene. Generally intact particularly pohutukawa. • Recreation 1 (local parks Headland Cultured by a rolling hinterland and large areas and mixed remnant scrub and esplanade reserve) nature (hill of native forest / shrubland. with pasture, some exotics. country) Cliffs with attendant pohutukawa. 84 Pakatoa Island Islands Wild nature Eastern coastline of Pakatoa Island, Coastal edge, dramatic bluffs Retention of interplay • Pakatoa & Tarahiki (Coastal) together with Tarahiki (Shag) Island and rock shoals. Native between coastal landforms • Conservation (Shag) Island comprising a sequence of headlands vegetation. Mainly landform and indigenous vegetation. • Site of ecological that are dominated by bare exposed values. significance rock and cliffs – contrasting with areas • Conservation area of pasture, pines and visitor accommodation on the rest of Pakatoa.

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Hauraki Gulf Islands Auckland City 85 Ponui Island Islands Wild nature Very extensive island feature, Large island, dramatic coastal Retention of coastal • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs (coastal) comprising a natural sequence of edge with cliffs and sheltered landforms and interplay and slopes) Wild nature, coastal headlands, cliffs, bays and beaches. Extensive native between indigenous • Landform 2 (dune Cultured beaches framed by and inland vegetation along coastal vegetation and rural pasture systems and sand flats) nature (Hill backdrop of rolling hill country that edge and valleys. Inland reinforcing topography. • Landform 3 (alluvial flats) country) contains a mixture of remnant native interplay between remnant • Conservation forest and open pasture. forest, pasture and rolling • Land form 4 (wetland ridge landforms, also a system) feature. • Landform 5 (productive land) • Landform 6 (regenerating slopes) • Landform 7 (forest and bush area) • Site of ecological significance

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Rodney District 86 Kawau Island Islands Wild nature Highly variable island landscape Coastal, intact and Retention of coastal • Kawau Island Zone – bush (Coastal) comprising a dynamic and very regenerating indigenous landforms and indigenous policy area Wild nature exposed cliffed and rocky eastern vegetation, manuka/kanuka, vegetation cover. • Kawau Island Zone – (Estuary and coastline, together with a much more emergent kauri, puriri, Settlement policy area Harbours) sheltered western coastline that pohutukawa around coast. • Islands general comprises a complex sequence of Windswept in east, more • Open space 1 harbours, headlands, inlets, bays and sheltered in western bays. • Open space 2 small beaches: framed by rolling Where houses included they • Protected item 024, 025, inland terrain covered mostly in native are subservient or small 189 shrubland, but with pockets of mature scale. Excludes coastal forest in more sheltered locations. development and more dense areas of houses in bush as well as main pine areas. Some individual and groups of pines in the ONL area. 87 Moturekareka Islands Wild nature Dramatic and highly attractive island Collection of islets, rock Retention of coastal • Open Space 1 Island and (Coastal) landforms that combine sheer cliffs shoals and headlands with landforms and indigenous • Islands general islets and rock shoals with sheltered coves beaches. Dramatic landform vegetation. and beaches backed by pohutukawa and interplay with water. and other re-emergent coastal Vegetation includes scruffy vegetation (high values despite pines pine and some pohutukawa on Moturekareka). and regenerating indigenous vegetation.

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Rodney District 88 Aotea, Great Islands Wild nature Very extensive island landscape that Intact regenerating and Retention of coastal • Conservation Barrier (Coastal) captures many of the qualities of pre- remnant indigenous forest landforms, indigenous • Recreation 1 (local parks Island Wild nature, European New Zealand, embracing a together with clearly vegetation and interplay and esplanade reserve) (includes Cultured spectacular array of coastal (ocean articulated landforms that between vegetation and • Landform 1 (coastal cliffs Kaikoura, nature beach and bays / coves to rocky, interact very strongly with landform/topography. and slopes) Broken & (Estuary and cliffed, scarps and headlands) the seas around Great • Landform 2 (dune Rakitu (Arid) Harbours) landscapes and lowland to hill country Barrier. Dramatic skyline systems and sand flats) Islands) Wild nature, environments that include wetlands ridges and rock outcrops. • Landform 3 (alluvial flats) Cultured and very large tracts of coastal forest. Stands of mature remnant • Sensitive area nature The centre of the island is dominated forest. Spectacular central • Landform 4 (wetland (Lowlands) by a spine of spectacular hills, ridges spine with highpoints, Mt systems) Wild nature, and bluffs. Hobson, Matawhero/the • Landform 5 (productive Cultured Pinnacles etc. Pine woodlots land) nature (Hill and scattered rogue pines. • Landform 6 (regenerating country) Includes some small slopes) homesteads but excludes • Landform 7 (forest and small settlements and some bush areas) pastoral and forest areas. • Contaminated or Includes the harbours eg Port potentially contaminated Fitzroy and estuaries eg land Whangapoua. Significant • DOC lands. Includes off shore Designation 42-11, 54-9 • islands eg Kaikoura, Broken Airfield protection fan • and Rakitu (Arid) Islands. Airfield noise contour levels • Significant ridgeline area • Site of ecological significance • Port Fitzroy settlement area • Awana settlement area • Medlands settlement area • Aotea settlement area • Tryphena settlement area

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Rodney District 89 Hauturu, Little Islands Wild nature Discrete and intact island landscape Extensive intact mature Retention of indigenous • Conservation Barrier (Coastal) that captures the qualities of pre- indigenous vegetation cover vegetation cover and Island Wild nature, European New Zealand, embracing a that clearly articulates interplay between vegetation Cultured spectacular array of rocky coastal landform. Island is roughly and landform/topography. nature (Hill landscapes and steep hill country symmetrical with a number country) environments that are covered with of razor back ridges. an extensive tract of indigenous Coastline of dramatic of coastal forest. A very pronounced sheer cliffs, with some uplifted island landform with a boulder beaches. Strong distinctive conical shape and very relationship between limited coastal edge. coastline and surrounding sea. Iconic island landscape. Owned by DoC and managed as Nature Reserve.

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Designations

Rodney District Council 127 Requiring Authority Rodney District Council - Water Supply Purposes - State Highway 1, Waiwera 157 Requiring Authority Rodney District Council - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Purposes - Army Bay, Whangaparaoa 201 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Tawharanui Regional Park - Takatu Peninsula 202 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Mahurangi Regional Park - Mahurangi Harbour 203 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Wenderholm Regional Park - (Note: includes Mahurangi Island) Wenderholm 204 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Shakespear Regional Park - Army Bay 206 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Scandrett Regional Park - Mullet Point 401 Requiring Authority Transit New Zealand - Motorway and limited access state highway and associated interchange structures (Refer to Appendix 15F for conditions) Bankside Road, Silverdale to Titfords Bridge north of Waiwera 402 Requiring Authority Transit New Zealand – Quarry - State Highway One, vicinity of Cowan Bay Road 404 Requiring Authority Transit New Zealand - State Highway 1 - Various locations 501 Requiring Authority Ontrack (New Zealand Railways Corporation) - Railway purposes - Various locations 804 Requiring Authority Telecom New Zealand Ltd - Matakana Exchange (Refer to Appendix 15G for conditions - Leigh Road, Matakana 809 Requiring Authority Telecom New Zealand Ltd - Satellite Earth Station - surrounding land use and building - Restriction (Refer to Appendix 15H for conditions) - Thompson Road/ Hepburn Creek Road/Perry Road vicinity 920 Requiring Authority Minister of Defence - Bombing Range - South Kaipara Head 921 Requiring Authority Minister of Defence - Defence Purposes - Whangaparaoa Passage 922 Requiring Authority Minister of Defence - Defence Purposes - Army Bay/Huaroa Point/ Whangaparaoa Head 923 Requiring Authority Minister of Defence - Explosives Storage Safeguarding Arc - Army Bay Defence Land/Shakespear Regional Park 960 Requiring Authority Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited - Weather Radar Purposes - End of Rodney Road, Mt Tamahunga, Omaha 961 Requiring Authority Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited - Automatic Weather Station - Royal New Zealand Navy Army Depot, End of Whangaparaoa Peninsula North Shore City Council 117 Regional Park - Auckland Regional Council - Long Bay Regional Park Management Plan - Beach Road/ Long Bay 120 Auckland Prison - Minister of Corrections (see Appendix 14M) - Paremoremo Road

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Franklin District Council 17 Broadcast Communications Ltd - Broadcasting & Telecommunications Purposes; "subject to the provisions of the Hunua Catchment Park and Management Plan". (A.R.C) 36 Telecom New Zealand Limited - Telecommunication and Radio Communication and Ancillary purposes 91A Watercare Services Limited - Water Supply Purposes 91B Watercare Services Limited - Water Supply Purposes 91C Watercare Services Limited - Water Supply Purposes 91D Watercare Services Limited - Water Supply Purposes 91E Watercare Services Limited - Water Supply Purposes 100 Auckland Regional Council - Regional Parkland 141 Auckland International Airport - Auckland International Airport: Obstacle Limitation Surfaces 149 Vector Gas - pipeline and ancillary structures Manukau City Council 191 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Regional Park – Omaha Regional Park 193 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Regional Park – Tapapakanga Regional Park 211 Requiring Authority Manukau City Council - Extension of Te Puru Park for public open space – active outdoor recreation and organised sports purposes 270 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Regional Park – Duder Regional Park Waitakere City Council WSL1 Requiring Authority Watercare Services Limited - Waitakere Ranges - Watercare Services Limited: Water supply purposes - water catchment headworks areas WSL2 Requiring Authority Watercare Services Limited - Waitakere Ranges - Watercare Services Limited: Water supply purposes - headworks service land WSL14 Requiring Authority Watercare Services Limited - Laingholm Rd reserve at Deirdre Place - Wastewater purposes - wastewater pumping station AC1/TP3 Requiring Authority Airways Corporation Of New Zealand Limited - Rua o te Whenua - Aerodrome purposes (communications facility) ARC1 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Waitakere Ranges - Regional Parkland ARC2 Requiring Authority Auckland Regional Council - Waitakere Ranges - Regional Parkland Auckland City Council (Hauraki Gulf Islands) 42-11 Okiwi airfield 54-9 Requiring Authority Minister of education - Kaitoke Primary School - 44-50 Kaitoke Lane, Claris, Great Barrier

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Rodney District Council H024 Smelting House, Smelting House Bay, Kawau Island H025 Coppermine chimney and pumphouse and associated wharf site Miners Point, Dispute Cove vic, Kawau Island H034 Scott’s Hotel (Former) Scotts Landing (Mahurangi East) H039 Couldrey House Wenderholm Regional Park (Hibiscus Coast) H069 Former Matakana Dairy Company, 30 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana H076 Former Wech house, 1212 State Highway 1, Warkworth H161 Dovedale, 95 M Greenwood Road, Pakiri H173 House, 15 Lilburn Street, Warkworth H189 Copper Mine Engine House Ruins, Dispute Cove, Kawau Island H190 Rodmersham, Mahurangi Heads East H194 Old Sullivan homestead, Mahurangi (West) Regional Park H195 Scandrett house, 114 Scandrett Road, Mahurangi East H198 Mahurangi West Hall (former school) 401 Mahurangi West Road H208 Te Whanga Shakespear Homestead Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparaoa H215 Waiwera Bath House, 37 Waiwera Place, Waiwera H216 Gun emplacement (1) (Podges) Army Bay, Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparaoa H217 Gun emplacement (2) (Reta) Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparaoa H221 Manager’s House (RHR Shakespear’s House) Okoromai Bay, Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparaoa H222 Jones Homestead, Tawharanui Regional Park H223 Anti-tank Ditch Shakespear Regional Park H224 Te Muri Cemetery, Mahurangi (West) Regional Park H225 Blue Bell Point Midden, Blue Bell Point, Tawharanui Regional Park H226 Graves, Matatuahu Point Tawharanui Regional Park H368 Pa, 1421 Run Road, Tapora, Wellsford H390 Pa, Wharehine Road, Tauhoa, Wellsford H391 Pa, Kaipara Coast Highway SH16, Glorit, Warkworth H392 Pa, Kaipara Coast Highway SH16, Glorit, Warkworth H393 Pa, 426 Mainland Road, Kaipara Hills, Warkworth H394 Pa, Mainland Road, Kaipara Hills, Warkworth H395 Pa, 426 Mainland Road, Kaipara Hills, Warkworth H396 Pa, 68 Donohue Road, Waioneke, Helensville H397 Pa, 68 Donohue Road, Waioneke, Helensville H398 Pa, Donohue Road, Waineke, Helensville H403 Pa, 320 Wilson Road, Mairetahi, Helensville H404 Pa, Fuller Road, Waioneke, Helensville H405 Pa, Fuller Road, Waioneke, Helensville H418 Pa/burial, Harahui Road, Helensville H422 Pa, 344 Makarau Road, Makarau, Helensville H423 Pa, Makarau Road, Makarau, Helensville H463 Pa, 146 Fuller Road, Waioneke, Helensville H469 Pa, Kauwahia Is, Motutara, Kumeu H472 Pa, Bethells Road, Waitakere, Kumeu H480 Pa, M Greenwood Road, Pakiri, Wellsford H481 Pa, Witten Road, Pakiri, Wellsford H483 Pa, 700 Pukapuka Road, Pukapuka, Warkworth H484 Pa, 700 Pukapuka Road, Pukapuka, Warkworth H485 Pit/ terrace /midden, 700 Pukapuka Road, Pukapuka, Warkworth H486 Pa, 700 Pukapuka Road, Pukapuka, Warkworth H487 Pa, 700 Pukapuka Road, Pukapuka, Warkworth H491 Pa, Mahurangi West Road, Mahurangi West, Warkworth H492 Pa, Scandrett Road, Scandrett Bay, Matakana H493 Pa, Kauri Drive, Snells Beach, Matakana H495 Pa, Whitmore Road, Buckleton Beach, Matakana H496 Pa, Leigh Road, Matakana H503 Pa, 184 Hungry Creek Road, Puhoi, Warkworth H508 Te Ake Ake Burials, Wenderholm Regional Park

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Rodney District Council H509 Te Hemara Tauhia’s kainga Mahurangi (West) Regional Park H510 Various Wenderholm Regional Park H512 Various Mahurangi West Regional Park H511 Various, Tawharanui Regional Park H513 Various, Mahurangi East Regional Park H514 Various Shakespear Regional Park H515 Various, Scandrett Regional Park H607 Norfolk Pine Cantyre, Ridge Road, Mahurangi East. H611 Garden and Collection of Exotic Trees; Cork Oaks (2), Moreton Bay Fig, Bunya H613 Row of Macrocarpas Scotts Point, Mahurangi East. Bunya near the main car park; Macrocarpa, Norfolk Pine, Walnut and Magnolia along the service lane. Couldrey Homestead, Wenderholm Regional Park, Waiwera. H614 2 Pohutukawa Trees and Pecan Tree Te Muri Cemetery, Mahurangi Regional H615 Norfolk Pine on the foreshore and Oak Tree at the eastern end of Park Scandrett Bay Scandrett Regional Park, Mullet Point

Sites of special wildlife interest

North Shore City Council 2 Lucas Creek Bush Location Paremoremo Road, Paremoremo. District Plan Maps 11, 12, 17, 18 Area 150 hectares Type 1 Ranking 4 Description Similar to the Pukeatua Bush but has added value being on the border between two different habitat types which increases the flora and fauna species diversity. Key Elements Diversity of flora and fauna. Landscape feature. 3 Paremoremo Scenic Reserve Location Ridge Road, Paremoremo. District Plan Maps 11, 16, 17 Area 100 hectares Type 1 Ranking 4 Description Similar to the Pukeatua Bush but at an earlier stage of regeneration. Key Elements Gumland association. Landscape feature.

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North Shore City Council 4 Oteha Bush Location Bush Road, Albany. District Plan Maps 12, 13 Area 35 hectares Type 1 Ranking 5 Description Similar to the Pukeatua Bush Key Elements Landscape feature. Wildlife corridor. 11 Lucas Creek and Foreshore Location Upper Waitemata Harbour. District Plan Map 12, 17, 18 Area: Type 3 Ranking 3 Description Large number of wading and seabird species which utilise the intertidal area. Mangroves feature in the border between land and sea and this is the habitat of an ‘at risk’ bird, the banded rail. Five other coastal bird species using the area are recognised as ‘at risk’ including NZ dotterel, reef heron, banded dotterel, Caspian tern and wrybill. The more common species may be present in very high numbers (500+) in certain seasons, e.g. South Island pied oystercatcher and pied stilt. Key Elements Mangrove areas, intertidal mudflats, saltmarsh, coastal bush. Important food source for shore birds. Type All SSWI are divided into three habitat types, namely: 1. Forest/shrubland 2. Freshwater wetland 3. Coastal/estuarine wetland Ranking Each SSWI is ranked according to wildlife, namely: 1. Outstanding 2. High 3. Moderate-high 4. Moderate 5. Potential

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Scheduled or restricted activities

Rodney District Council 101 Riverhead, Woodhill, Mahurangi and Mangawhai Forests, excluding those areas identified as Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) and the area within the Coastal Protection Yard.

Permitted Activity Outdoor Recreation, Horse Trekking, Dog Sled Racing and Motor Sports which do not involve the construction of permanent hardseal track surface Buildings of less than 100m2 gross floor area per activity, ancillary to Outdoor Recreation, Horse Trekking, Dog Sled Racing and Motorsports. 102 State Highway 1, Dome Valley.

Discretionary Activity Handcraft shop and any additions, alterations or redevelopment of the existing shop for the sale of handcrafted goods. 108 Northern end of South Head.

Permitted Activity (a) The cutting, damaging or destroying of any individual native tree or number of trees constituting native bush, which is: (b) The excavation or deposition of soil, spoil or earth for the following activities, are permitted activities: (i) Those activities associated with good farm management practice (eg. fencing, tilling/hoeing and fertilising of the soil, planting or erecting shelter and planting of other trees). (ii) The construction of stock races, and the construction and maintenance of farm drains, except that the construction and maintenance of such drains shall not lead to the modification of natural watercourses or wetlands, in excess of the limits specified as a Permitted Activity in Rule 7.9.5.3 in Chapter 7 - Rural. (iii) The formation of forestry roads and forestry landings within exotic forests. (iv) The formation of silage pits.

Restricted Discretionary Activity The cutting, damaging or destroying of any individual native tree or number of trees constituting native bush, which is:

(a) Greater that 1 metre in height; and (b) Greater than 500m2 in area. (c) The excavation or deposition of earth, including soil or spoil less than or equal to 200m3. (i) Less than or equal to 1 metre in height, and less than or equal to 500m2 in area, provided that this is the maximum area cut, damaged or destroyed after 12 October 1995. (v) For any other activity, the excavation or deposition of earth, including soil or spoil less than or equal to 50m3 is permitted.

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Rodney District Council 111 Motorcamp, Sandspit Road, Sandspit.

Permitted Activity Sandspit Motor Camp as existing on 28 September 1989.

Discretionary Activity Motor camp extensions and additions not provided for as a Permitted Activity. 131 Millbrook Station as at 29 November 1999,

Restricted Discretionary Activity Subdivision of sites for the protection of native bush and Significant Natural Areas (SNA’s). 152 Woodhill, Riverhead, Mahurangi, Ararimu and Topuni Forests, excluding any areas identified as Significant Natural Areas (SNA’s) and any area within a Shoreline Yard.

Permitted Activity Quarrying, for the purpose of winning and/or processing of minerals, rock, sand gravel or clay occurring naturally in the vicinity, subject to the following conditions: 167 Cemetery Road, Te Arai

Permitted Activity Allot NW28 Parish of Te Arai Te Arai Cemetery: use of site for cemetery purposes 190 Old Kaipara Road, Kaipara Flats

Permitted Activity Use of site for cemetery purposes

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Rodney District Council 193 1116 Takatu Road

Restricted Discretionary Activity Alterations to existing dwellings at Waikauri Bay complying with the development controls and performance standards set out in Rule 7.10.

Discretionary Activity The addition to or reconstruction of existing dwellings at Waikauri Bay.

Non-Complying Activity Any increase in the number of dwellings above the existing 25 dwellings.

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