Important Natural Landscapes (Boffa Miskell, 2013)

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45SECTION DThis stretch of coast is distinctive due to its intricate shoreline with protruding rock platforms and offshore rock stacks.Shag Rock is the most prominent of these coastal features.Representative coastal diagram of Shag Rock.Hurunui District | 2013
46Coastal Area 5 : Shag RockNatural 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 AreaThe offshore rock stacks of Shag Rock create a marinehabitat that is distinctively different to the sweepingcoastline of Gore Bay to the south. These significantrocky reefs protrude insome cases for a coupleof hundred metres offshore.Abiotic Systemsand LandformA narrow strip ofboulder/ gravel beachis backed by steeplyrising eroding slopes.The drainage patternof the western hillshas created dissectedspurs, which abruptlydrop to the coastline.Scree slopes provideevidence of recent erosional processes. Shag Rock, aformer headland relic just offshore, is a remarkablelandscape feature. At Shag Rock, a GeopreservationSite has been identified around an occurrence of pillowlava, which is a good example of large pillows withradial jointing.PerceptualHighThis inaccessible part of coastline would best beexperienced by boat, since most slopes terminate ineroding sea cliffs whichlimits access fromthe west. Only a fewprivate farm trackscross the coastal hillsbetween the coastlineand the ParnassusBasin. Offshore rockstacks, in particulararound headlands,provide visualinterest, Shag Rockis the largest, mostprominent formation.RAFTFTFTTerrestrial BioticSystemsThe spurs high above the protruding headlands aregenerally grazed and devoid of native bush. However,on the steep coastal slopes, in particular north of ShagRock and below Mt Beautiful, broadleaved indigenoushardwoods form a relatively coherent cover. Shag RockScenic Reserve contains coastal forest with a notablepodocarp component, situated on remote steep gullies,ridges and hill slopes extending from sea level to 250m.Hurunui District | 2013
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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
Page 31 and 32: 32Coastal Area 2 : Conway FlatsThe
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Page 37 and 38: 38Coastal Area 3 : Conway TerracesN
Page 39 and 40: 40Coastal Area 4 : WaiauThis relati
Page 41 and 42: 42Coastal Area 4 : WaiauNatural Cha
Page 43: 44Coastal Area 5 : Shag RockThe Wai
Page 47 and 48: 48Coastal Area 6 : Gore BayThe long
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Page 70 and 71: 71Terrestrial Biotic SystemsDovedal
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Page 90 and 91: 91Mount Grey DownsHurunui HillsLowr
Page 92 and 93: 93Waipara River Cretaceous "Saurian
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