Regional Policy Statement for Taranaki |
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Appendix II: High quality or high value areas of the coastal environment
This page has links to maps that show coastal areas identified in the Inventory of Coastal Areas of Local or Regional Significance in the Taranaki Region (2004). The Inventory includes important areas in the coastal marine area and in adjacent land within the coastal environment. Some of the areas in the coastal marine area have been identified as areas of outstanding coastal value in the Regional Coastal Plan for Taranaki (1997) while others where the landward component is predominant, have been identified in district plans. However, the coastal areas identified are not necessarily an exhaustive selection and, on occasion, other parts of the coast may have natural, ecological, or cultural values that are regarded as important to the region.
Taranaki is recognised nationally and internationally for its surfbreaks. Surfbreaks depend on the presence of a combination of suitable seabed shape, swell direction and power, swell corridors that allow swells to arrive at the surfbreak and wind direction and force. High quality or high value surfbreaks in Taranaki attract surfers from throughout New Zealand and overseas as well as locally. High quality or high value surfbreaks of regional importance are shown in Figures 7 to 19. The surfbreaks have been identified using the Council's inventory of Coastal Areas of Local or Regional Significance in the Taranaki Region (2004), the New Zealand Surfing Guide (2004) published by Wavetrack and by consultation with local surfers.
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High quality or high value surfbreak (Blue italic type) |
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| Coastal areas of local or regional significance (Black type on light yellow background) |
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Epiha Reef to Pukearuhe Click here for map
Whitecliffs to Airedale Reef Click here for map
Airedale Reef to Waipu Lagoons Click here for map
Waipu Lagoons to Ngamotu Beach Click here for map
New Plymouth Foreshore to Lloyds Ponds Click here for map
Lloyds Ponds to Leith/Perth Road Beaches Click here for map
Leith/Perth Road Beaches to Bayly Road Click here for map
Stent Road coast to Kina Road and Oaonui Beach Click here for map
Kina Road and Oaonui Beach to Julian's Ponds Click here for map
Julian's Ponds to Sutherland/Normanby Road Ends Click here for map
Sutherland/Normanby Road Ends to Manawapou Road Coastal Lagoons Click here for map
Manawapou-Tangahoe River Mouths and Cliff Tops to North and South Traps Click here for map
Waipipi Dunelands to Waiinui Beach and Reef Click here for map