Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve

East Coast region

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve. Image: Kerry Fox.

Aerial view of Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve

Map of New Zealand highlighting the East Coast region.

Established in 1999, the Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve is the result of many years of work by the joint applicants Ngati Konohi and the Department of Conservation.

The reserve lies on the East Coast of the North Island, approximately 16km north of Gisborne. It can be reached via State Highway 35, with public access at Pouawa. Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve protects a piece of the coastline of approximately 2450 hectares. The reserve is special in that it contains eight marine habitat types, including inshore reef, rocky intertidal platforms and sediment flats, that are representative of the marine area between East Cape and Mahia Peninsula.

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Publications

Video clip about Te Tapuwae o Rongokako from Protecting our seas DVD

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako brochure (PDF, 404K)

Review of the Marine Reserves Act 1971

Maps

Maps of Marine Reserves and Marine Mammal Sanctuaries

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Marine reserve information

Marine reserves monitoring results

Marine reserve research permits

Contacts

Further information about the reserve is available from the:

Gisborne Whakatane Area Office
Phone: +64 6 869 0460
Fax: +64 6 867 8015
Email: gisbornewhakatane-ao@doc.govt.nz
Address: 63 Carnarvon Street
Gisborne 4010
Postal Address: PO Box 668
Gisborne 4040
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