appendix h: outstanding natural features appendix h: outstanding natural features 2 Catchments Stream Marama Karamatura- complex landslide Kaiwanake Point 232mhigh. An isolated Jacobson’s Knoll Forest Hill Knoll 298 m high. An isolat high. An m 298 Knoll Forest Hill Waterfalls afeatureof are Falls Fairy Knoll Driving Stream Paratutae Island Cowan Point to volcanic-rich flysch Peninsula proximal Cornwallis Hobsonville Clark’s Brickyard, acd al Waterfallsfeature a are Falls Cascade Chimney Bay Mercer An example of excellent rockan isolated mass. Provides an Lion Rock An out 300m high. isolated Bendall Knoll ieieFlsWaterfalls afeature are Kitekite Falls NAME small area. small and dive range significance forthe area also is ofregional and DonaldMcLean Mt includes bluffs,including The gorges,andsteepwaterfalls, hillslopes. Two stream catchments which sea level. Of national importance. Of national sea level. plac of thefew one in occurring flow and slip of coastal consisting landslide Complex forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded better examples. the WaitakereT of Ranges. forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded 280 mhigh. An isolatedoutcropof sand aggravation in New Zeal New in sand aggravation deposited between 1900 - 1903.Thebestexample of recent were of which most dunes, low and sandflats areas of huge extensive sanddeposition - the rare extremely noted.Also well particularly are Island Waitakere West Coast. The high Unique association of landforms excellent excellent offeatur examples significance. regional mudstone. Of minor beds and High cliff exposure of flysch by thick dominated sandstone factories in west . Of regional significance. regional westAuckland. Of factories in ol of the one largest and The examples. of theWaitakere the Ranges, significance. verticallyin upwards.Unique a Agoodexample of sea cave 30m wide. that has eroded a vertical shaft 90mtosealevel descending about and 20 - Te Bay, Mercer of northernheadland the Point, Atua contains district significance. record depositional important peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded significance. the WaitakereThe of Ranges. OUTSTANDING NATURAL FEATURES ed outcropoferosionresistant volcanic DESCRIPTION of the catchments of the river valleys river catchments ofthe the of of the catchments of the river valleys river catchments ofthe the of outcrop oferosionresistant volcanic the catchments of the river valleys river catchments ofthe the crop of erosion resistant volcanic volcanic resistant oferosion crop he Fairy Falls are among the he FairyFallsare the among es which characterise the characterise es which the District andofregional dest brickyards andpottery Cascades are among the the better areamong Cascades of the Waitakere Ranges. Of and. Of national importance. Of national and. waterfalls are waterfalls of regional contain a rangeoflandforms contain es where pumice silts existat silts pumice es where Whatipu Coastal Flats are CoastalFlats Whatipu tide platforms of Paratutae iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that of national signi national of erosionresistant volcanic rsity of landforms within a within rsity oflandforms ficance. Has aaaePit osnil osnil 10 Hobsonville Hobsonville Point, Kawanake Visitor Centre Arataki 2km from Off Drive Scenic Main Rd on Fairy Falls Stream Fairy Falls on Rd Main of south and of ScenicDr west 1 km about Peninsula SW 10km, of of Cornwallis side On western Bay, Hobsonville Limeburner’s of thehead Around Cascade-Kauri Park 500m south of Roadin Falls Beach, WaitakereRanges Mercer Bay,north ofKarekare 2km High in the cliffs above endof north EntranceHarbour Beach,11Piha Manukau of kmnorth intersection Road Forest Hill Road/ ScenicDrive/Westfrom 1km Coast Stream north ofPihaRd,onGlenEsk Centennial Park, 1km In Auckland LOCATION Little Huia Little Whatipu; rta aa 9 8 ; Parau Opanuku Parklands 6 - Opanuku htp 5 Whatipu uaCrwli 4 Huia-Cornwallis osnil 3 Hobsonville Bethells-Te Henga Scenic Dr North; iaPrlns14 -Parklands Piha Piha-Parklands; Parklands Waiatarua- Waiatarua; Parklands Piha - Piha; AREA MAP NO. 13 12 11 7 2 1 ueaee 336mhigh. Road to summ Pukematekeo uouUeu 440mhigh. An isolatedout Ruaotu-Uhenua Best example of a gorgeintheWaitakere ranges. narrow, Piha Gorge Coastline Piha South of er outcrop isolated An Shaw Knoll Lookout Knoll Parkinson’s Cut Notch Paratutae Wave- Pararaha Valley The Pararaha Stream has eroded down through deep through down has eroded Stream Pararaha The Valley Pararaha 200mhigh. An isolat Rd Knoll Opanuku swarm Ohaka Headdike otwyKol210mhigh. An isolated Knoll Northway slide Cliffs submarine North Pararaha lavas Nihotupu pillow exposure an Contains Gorge Nihotupu NAME sedimentary rockssedimentary thatfo tertiary by softer surrounded breccia resistant volcanic importance. Of regional wideand50-100mhigh. steep sided: 5-20m blowholes, caves andshore platforms which areofregional cliffs, Rock), (Nun rockstack as a such Contains landforms prominent peak. prominent bysurrounded softer rockstertiary sedimentary that forms a peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded 260 mhigh. An isolatedoutcropof Auckland. Of regional significance. Of Auckland. regional Best example of a wave-cut notchinthe West Coastof gorge. The isofregional valley significance. steep-sided spectacular produce a brecciasto unbedded forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded importance. regional Best exposed dike swarmintheWaitakere Ranges. Of forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded volcaniclastic sediments. volcaniclastic coarse-grained and fine of blocks folded slump and slumped Cliffs behind sand dunesconsisting of + thick100m unit of ofwaterf examples better the the form significance. These of regional lavas pillow easternmost Well exposed significance. ofnational flyschvolcaniclastic andconglomerate important events in the geologi the in events important significance are alsoofregional sequence conglomerate volcaniclastic marine and intrusion volcanic Northland.The and Auckland of Coast West the Bestexample significance. OUTSTANDING NATURAL FEATURES ed outcropoferosionresistant volcanic DESCRIPTION of a sequence of interfingering ofinterfingering a sequence of outcrop oferosionresistant volcanic osion resistant volcanic osion resistantvolcanic breccia nationalimportance. Of rms a prominentpeak. rms it. An isolatedout crop oferosionresistant volcanic of sea on andblowholes arches Nihotupu Falls that are amongst that Nihotupu Falls alls in the Waitakere the alls in Ranges. cal history of the District. ofthe history cal for the record they provide of they provide record for the iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that iary sedimentary rocks that erosionresistant volcanic crop oferosion Road Junction ScenicDrive/Tefrom 2km Henga Ranges Waitakere Stream, Centennial with McKenzieStream and junction Stream, between Piha On f pnk odOauu26 Opanuku intersection Road By ScenicDrive/Shaw Off Road Opanuku Whatipu, Manukau Manukau Entrance Harbour Whatipu, Island, of Paratutae Northeast side f pnk odOauu20 Opanuku Off Road Opanuku mouth southofPararahaStream Head, 1km WesternOhaka In base of Cliffs at and Scenic Driveand Scenic Road Road,Cochran Shaw Between the mouth of the the mouth Pararaha Stream Forming Cliffs for400mnorth from and in adjacent old quarry.old adjacent and in Reservoir Upper Nihotupu Head of Reservoir Upper Nihotupu from Downstream Kaiwhare Blowhole. Kaiwhare Taitomo Island, gapand The Rock, Nun including Ranges, South endofPiha LOCATION beach, Waitakere Waitakere Scenic Dr North; 24 Piha-Parklands pnk 23 Opanuku rta27 Oratia htp 22 Whatipu htp 21 Whatipu htp 19 Whatipu rta aa 18 Oratia; Parau htp 17 Whatipu Parklands Waiatarua- Parklands Waiatarua- Parklands Piha- Piha; AREA MAP NO. 25 16 15 28 3 appendix h: outstanding natural features appendix h: outstanding natural features 4 Te Henga Valley Deposition of sand has sand has of Deposition Te Valley Henga beds plant Pleistocene Te Atatu hyaloclastites and pillows TeSouth Henga Wainamu Scenic Reserve Huia steepland steepland Parentmaterial Huia soils. Wainamu Scenic Reserve crater Whites Beach dikes pyroclastic breccia Whatipu Caves Originally a lake, the Waitakere Wetland atkr al Waterfalls afeature are Waitakere Falls anm ae Two by valleys ofthe lakesactive formedby sand damming Wainamu Lakes isolat high. An m 320 Waiatarua Knoll crater and dacite dome The Watchman exfoliation dome exfoliation Komoki Te NAME NAME age now exposed at intertidal levels. Of regional importance. regional levels. Of atintertidal now exposed age ofswampandestuarin Remnants importance Well pillow andhyaloclastites. exposed national lavas Of Unusual typeof pillow lava. One of the three bestexposed Group of4-5caves erodedby sea. im Of national Region. significance as thelargestfres the Waitakere River and Streamandis Mokoroa of regional better examples. the Waitakerethe of Ranges, importance. mo as little defined dunes, well forms a prominent peak. prominent a forms tert by softer breccia surrounded importance Waitaker the dacite in banded A examplestructures offlow good in rocks. volcanic Onlyflow importance. A rock shaped Of dome top ofprominent hill. regional unique in the . the Auckland in unique of is oflandforms association Waiataru)Kawaupaka and Te and Wetland. Henga This associated with of dunelakes the formation (Wainamu and which sand 2 extend approximately dunes, mobile km inland uncommon. are soils ofHuia examples Good sands. aeolian colluvium; derived andesite and OUTSTANDING NATURAL FEATURES DESCRIPTION wetland occupies the lower reaches of lower the occupies wetland ed outcropoferosionresistant volcanic DESCRIPTION resulted in the formation of large oflarge formation the resulted in of the catchments of the river valleys river catchments ofthe the of REPRESENTATIVE SOILSITES Of regional significance. Of regional regional significance as it is as it significance regional Waitakere Falls are among the e Ranges. Of national e Ranges.Of national hwater wetland in the Auckland Auckland the in wetland hwater dified by humans. Of regional Of humans. regional dified by craters inWaitakere Ranges. iary sedimentary rocks that e vegetation ofPleistocene portance. At back of Atback portance. k ato ehlsBahBethells-Te Henga Beach Bethells of east 2km Atatu Peninsula Atatu Northern end(eastern side) of Te end Te HengaBeach Bay, sideofWigmore either south In coastalcliffs on points surrounding and Paikea Bay and Paikea In cliffs Whites surrounding Beach mouth valley Stream ofWhatipu north 300m north ofend Road and Whatipu end Waitakereof Ranges Lower 5 kmofWaitakere Valley, north Waitakere River Below the Waitakere Damonthe Wainamu, Lake Kawaupaka north endof Waitakere Lake Ranges; of 1-2km inland Te beach, Henga Forest HillRoadintersection By ScenicDrive/West CoastRoad/ Beach, Waitakere Ranges ofKarekare north end Headland Waitakere Ranges South side LittleHuiaBay,of south north endofWaitakere Ranges 1-2km of inland Te Beach, Henga LOCATION Whatipu sandflat,1km LOCATION eAauPnnua30 Te Atatu Peninsula ehlsT eg 29 Bethells-Te Henga Parklands Piha- Piha; htp 38 Whatipu 37 Bethells-Te Henga Parklands Waiatarua- ehlsT eg 35 Bethells-Te Henga Parklands Waiatarua - Waiatarua; Parklands; Whatipu Karekare; Piha- iteHi 32 Huia Little Bethells-Te Henga 31 Bethells-Te Henga AREA MAP AREA MAP NO. 39 36 34 33