Important Natural Landscapes (Boffa Miskell, 2013)

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41SECTION DThe Waiau River mouth, similar to other rivers in northern Canterbury, terminates in a hapua-type lagoon, created bysediment drift that builds up a beach barrier.The shoreline around the Waiau mouth is made up of low-resistant marine sandstone and siltstone overlaying hardergreywacke which contrasts with the harder more resistant greywacke shores to the north.Representative coastal diagram of Waiau.Hurunui District | 2013
42Coastal Area 4 : WaiauNatural Character AttributesDegree of Natural Character Zone A Zones A & B Zone BWaterAbioticSystems &LandformsPerceptual/experientialTerrestrialBioticSystemsLand Cover& Land UseVery High High Moderate to HighModerateModerate to LowLowVery LowWaterOverall Natural Character Ratingfor Coastal AreaPerceptualThe Waiau River is the dominant coastal sediment plier in North Canterbury, as it delivers five times thesup-amount of sedimentfrom the HurunuiRiver to the south. Themarine environment isunmodified.This inaccessible part of the northern Canterbury coastcan onlybe experienced by jet-boat from the river orby boat from the coast,as surrounding landis in private ownership.Visually the rivermouth is separatedfrom the inland basinsAbiotic Systemsand LandformThe Waiau Rivermouth, similar toother rivers in northernCanterbury, terminatesby a range of coastalhills. Archaeologicalsites in the reservenear the mouth tellthe story of early Maorioccupation.in a hapua-type lagoon,created by sedimentdrift that builds upa beach barrier. Theshoreline around theWaiau mouth is madeThe Waiau River is the dominant coastal sediment supplierin North Canterbury, as it delivers five times the amount ofsediment as the Hurunui River to the south.Terrestrial BioticSystemsThe Waiau River mouthand lagoon representan important site forup of low-resistant marine sandstone and siltstoneoverlaying harder greywacke which contrasts with theharder more resistant greywacke shores to the north.Only a small fan delta has developed between theeroding cliffs surrounding the river mouth and extendingalong its lower reaches. The north bank serves as agood example of Hurunui soils under lowland forest.birds, including a small pied cormorant colony and ablack-fronted tern wintering site. A large DOC managedscenic reserve is located on the northern banks abovethe Waiau River mouth, referred to as Faraway Reserve.Within the reserve, an isolated lowland podocarpbroadleavedforest is situated on steep terrain, fringedwith kanuka forest. Scattered podocarps can also befound on hill slopes elsewhere in this coastal area, asRAFTFTFTHurunui District | 2013High
Page 2 and 3: DRAFTHurunui DistrictImportant Natu
Page 5 and 6: 6IntroductionHurunui District Counc
Page 7 and 8: 8Hurunui OutstandingNatural Feature
Page 9 and 10: 10Mt CassOutstanding Natural Featur
Page 11 and 12: 12Main DivideOutstanding Natural Fe
Page 13 and 14: 14Waipara GorgeOutstanding Natural
Page 15 and 16: 16Coastal Environment andNatural Ch
Page 17 and 18: 18Protection of Coastal Natural Cha
Page 19 and 20: 20COASTAL LANDSCAPE: UNDULATING LAN
Page 21 and 22: 22Coastal Natural CharacterEnvironm
Page 23 and 24: 24Natural Character Assessment and
Page 25 and 26: 26Outstanding Natural CharacterUnde
Page 27 and 28: 28Hurunui Coastal AreasBased on the
Page 29 and 30: 30Coastal Area 1 : ClaverleyNatural
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Page 70 and 71: 71Terrestrial Biotic SystemsDovedal
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91Mount Grey DownsHurunui HillsLowr
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