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Chatham Islands Walks Brochure What’s so different? A few things to consider when using the tracks: The Chatham Islands consist of two main inhabited Safety is your responsibility – are you well Chatham islands – Chatham and Pitt – and many smaller outlying prepared for all weather and conditions? islands within a 40 km radius. Pitt Island lies 17 km • Plan, prepare and equip Islands walks southeast of Chatham Island. yourself well Chatham Island, formed by tectonic uplift and repeated • Choose a trip suitable for Chatham Islands Rēkohu/Wharekauri volcanic eruptions, is predominantly flat with gently- the skills, knowledge and rolling landscapes and several small peaks in the experience of your group – A guide to public-access northwest. Te Whanga Lagoon covers about 20,000 be realistic walking tracks hectares – one fifth of the island. • Check the latest weather The original inhabitants of the Chatham Islands were and conditions the Moriori, who may have arrived at least 500 years • Facilities and services ago. They named the islands ‘Rēkohu’ (meaning ‘misty change! Always check the skies’), and adapted their culture and lifestyle to the latest information before prevailing harsh climatic conditions. you venture out A Royal Navy party, led by Lieutenant William • Let someone know before you go Broughton in the brig Chatham, rediscovered Rēkohu in November 1791 and gave the island its European name. • There is no mobile phone coverage Māori arrived in 1835, landing in Port Hutt (Whangaroa Harbour). Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama named the You are welcome to enjoy the walks in this brochure island ‘Wharekauri’. without seeking permission. Some places of interest are The islands’ rich biodiversity of plant and bird life make located on (or accessed through) private property, for them important to conservation. The islands support which permission and a fee may be required. Main visitor 20% of New Zealand’s threatened bird species, and 11% of sites are signposted. Please leave gates as you find them its threatened plants. and if in doubt, please ask. Interpretation boards throughout the island hold information about the surrounding environment. Look out for the many island treasures hiding in plain sight. For more information There are 10 public walking tracks. Most are signposted Rekohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Island Office with brown signs from the road, and have picnic tables North Rd, Te One and a toilet. Chatham Island Phone: +64 3 305 0098 The rugged roads of the Chatham Islands provide [email protected] unique opportunities for mountain biking. Visitors can www.doc.govt.nz bring bikes or hire from local providers. Published by: A round trip on the Te Matarae loop or return trip down Department of Conservation the South Coast from Waitangi are all options to be Rekohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Island Office explored. Most roads are well graded with the island PO Box 114, Waitangi Chatham Island 8942 being relatively flat. High-vis gear, safety glasses or November 2018 sunnies and helmets are a must. Ensure you book your Editing and design: bike through Air Chathams freight if you are bringing it Publishing Team, DOC National Office This publication is produced using paper sourced from well-managed, renewable to the island. and legally logged forests. R41171 Plants and birds to look out for Nīkau Chatham Island tree daisy/ Parea/Chatham Island Rhopalostylis sapida akeake pigeon A tall palm with an erect trunk Olearia traversiorum Hemiphaga chathamensis ringed with scars of fallen Akeake is common on the Chatham Although related to the kererū leaves. It bears lilac flowers from Islands dune systems, and grows up the parea is considered a different November to April, and hard to 15 m tall. At Henga and Ocean species – it is heavier, has more fruit (which turn red when ripe) Mail scenic reserves you will see purple plumage and an orange tip from February to November. planting efforts to recover the on its bill. akeake forest. Chatham Island ribbonwood Hoho Chatham Island tūī Plagianthus regius subsp. Pseudopanax chathamicus Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae chathamicus This plant grows up to 12 m tall chathamensis This deciduous tree grows up to and is endemic to the Chathams. The Chatham Island tūī is a 15 m tall. The greenish flowers It is a relative to the lancewood but subspecies of the New Zealand appear from October to February, looks distinctly different in juvenile tūī. It has longer throat tufts, is while brown fruit occurs in open form. Hoho berries are an important larger and has a different song. clusters from February to March. winter food source for parea. Chatham Island aster Tarahinau Olearia semidentata Dracophyllum arboreum This shrub prefers wet habitats Tarahinau can grow up to 12 m and flowers from November to tall and has almost black bark. March. The mauve flowers fade Decomposed tarahinau leaves with age. The fruit are crowned make up much of the peat on the by hair-like bristles and ripen Chatham Islands. Tarahinau is from January to June. common in southern Chatham Island. Chatham Island astelia/ Chatham Island forget-me- kakaha not/kopakopa/kopukapuka Astelia chathamica Myosotidium hortensia Known as the Moriori flax, this This glossy-leafed ‘megaherb’ plant has long leaves clad in is found on coastal cliffs, rocky silvery hairs. It flowers from outcrops and beaches. It flowers October to December, and bears from September to October. orange or red fruit from February to July. Wharekauri " Ocean Mail Point Munning ¯ Waitangi Scenic Reserve West Kaingaroa Conservation Covenant " " N O KAIWH R ATA R PORT Lake D HU T Nikau Bush TT RD H R Conservation Area Rangitai Port " D Hutt Wharekauri " RD T R J M Barker (Hapupu) Ocean Mail Point Munning O ¯ Waitangi Scenic Reserve P R West Kaingaroa Conservation Covenant I National Historic Reserve " A " N O KA IWH R ATA R PORT Lake D HU T Nikau Bush TT RD H R Conservation Area Rangitai Henga Scenic Reserve Port " D Te Whanga Hutt RD T R J M Barker (Hapupu) O Lagoon RP AI National Historic Reserve Henga Scenic Reserve Te Whanga Wharekauri Lagoon Chatham Island Tikitiki Hill Conservation" Area Tikitiki Hill Conservation Area Chatham Island " Te One " (Rēkohu/ W harekauri) Te One (Rēkohu/ W harekauri) Lake " " Waitangi Huro Te Matarae LOakcee an Mail Point Munning " " D Waitangi Waitangi Te Matarae R Huro KU O ¯ Scenic Reserve TU WEN GA West Kaingaroa Conservation Covenant RD " " D N R U O TUK OW KA EN IWHA Owenga R G TA RD " PORT A RD Lake HU T Nikau Bush TT RD H R Conservation Area Rangitai Port " D Thomas Mohi Tuuta Hutt (Rangaika) Scenic Reserve RD T Owenga R J M Barker (Hapupu) O " RP AI National Historic Reserve AUCKLAND Henga Scenic Reserve ! Te Whanga Lagoon Thomas Mohi Tuuta Flower Pot (Onoua) " (Rangaika) Scenic Reserve WELLINGTON ! Chatham Ellen Elizabeth Preece CHRISTCHURCH Islands Tikitiki Hill Conservation Area Chatham Island ! Conservation Covenant " (Caravan Bush) Te One " Waipaua (Rēkohu/ W harekauri) DUNEDIN ! Pitt Is land Lake (Rangiauria) " " Public conservation land Waitangi Huro Te Matarae 0 5 10 20 Km " D " R " KU O " Conservation covenant TU WEN GA R Te Whanga D Lagoon C h atham Island " (Rēkohu / Wharekauri) AUCKLAND " " ! Toilets Shelter " There are opportunities to Owenga mountain bike on some tracks " Flower Pot " over the summer months when (Onoua) " " Pitt Island WELLINtrackGTO Nsurfaces are ideal. (Rangiauria) ! Grade 2. Mostly flat with EASY some gentleChath climbsam on Thomas Mohi Tuuta Ellen Elizabeth Preece CHRISTCHURCsmoothH track,Is withland easilys ! avoidable obstacles such as rocks (Rangaika) Scenic Reserve Conservation Covenant and potholes. (Caravan Bush) " Waipaua DUNEDIN Grade 3. Steep slopes and/or ! INTERMEDIATE avoidable obstacles, possibly Pitt Is land on narrow track and/or with poor traction. There may be exposure at N (Rangiauria) the track's outside edge. Bikes may need to be carried in some areas. 0 5 10 km 0 5 10 20 Km AUCKLAND ! Flower Pot (Onoua) " WELLINGTON ! Chatham Ellen Elizabeth Preece CHRISTCHURCH Islands ! Conservation Covenant (Caravan Bush) " Waipaua DUNEDIN ! Pitt Is land (Rangiauria) 0 5 10 20 Km Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Henga Scenic Reserve Thomas Mohi Tuuta (Rangaika) 830 hectares, purchased by the Crown in 1990 170 hectares, gifted by Denise and John Sutherland and Scenic Reserve The contrasting landscapes of dune systems, akeake fenced in 1982 407 hectares, gifted by Thomas and Annie Tuuta in 1977 forest and peat wetlands meet in Ocean Mail. The picnic This reserve features a huge sand-dune system, coastal forest, This reserve is a great example of peatland forest that once area overlooks the akeake reforestation project. From the impressive vegetation regeneration, limestone outcrops and covered most of the southern Chatham Island. Tarahinau picnic area you reach the beach, where you can see a dune spectacular views over Petre Bay. forest dominates these regions where the gentle topography restoration project – planting native pīngao in place of In pre-European times the dunes were covered in a mosaic favours peat formation. In contrast, the steep coastal banks introduced marram grass. of herbfields, mingimingi shrublands, and mixed akeake with their thin soils are clothed in hardy native herbs, flax and Wetland walk forest, which are now recovering. The inland dunes were mixed broadleaf forest or shrub. These species have adapted almost entirely covered in coastal forest made up of kōpī, to the full force of salt-laden winds. A 15 min loop walk with views of the wetland and peat lakes. matipo and akeake. This walk provides a close look at endemic plants such as the Access to this track is from the road on the way to Owenga. The Moriori occupied this area – living inland where the Chatham Island speargrass and bamboo rush. The full walk is approximately 8 hours. forest gave shelter, and using the ocean as a food source.
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