Important Natural Landscapes (Boffa Miskell, 2013)

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53SECTION DManuka Bay (pictured) in the northern part of this coastal area is separated by a rocky headland below Mt Seddon.Further south is the Hurunui River mouth and associated Hurunui Lagoon.TThe Hurunui River forms a small river delta surrounded by coastal cliffs and the mouth terminates in a hapua –typelagoon, which is a coast-parallel water body.Representative coastal diagram of Hurunui.Hurunui District | 2013
54Coastal Area 7 : HurunuiNatural 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 AreaRock stacks around Point Gibson assist in confiningManuka Bay, which contains a sweeping black sand/pebble beach. A small headland provides a naturalbarrier for theHurunui Lagoonextending northfrom the mouth.Around the Hurunuimouth and to thesouth at Napenapea relatively wideshingle beach hasformed with adistinctive foreshoreand backshore.The Hurunui River forms a small river delta surroundedby coastal cliffs and the mouth terminates in ahapua –type lagoon, which is a coast-parallel waterbody. The lagoonpredominantlycontains freshwater, impoundedby a long, narrowspit formed ofcoarse sediments bylongshore drift. Thebeach barrier offsetsthe river mouth overa kilometre to thenorth unless theriver is breachingAbioticSystems andLandformUnlike Point Gibsonand the shorelineto the north of GoreImportant areas of native vegetation can be found in and aroundthe DOC reserves and in gullies, such as those below Mt Seddon.Otherwise the rural landscape is dominated by improved pastures forfarming.this during floods.The lagoon receivessome salt by sprayand washover.A strikingamphitheatre-shapedBay, the beach in this area is wide enough to containa homogenous foreshore and a backshore with fansand badlands. These backshore areas with scattereddriftwood are backed by gullies and erosion zones thathave developed in the gravel with easy rolling remnantcoastal terraces plains in hinterland.slumpedarea occurs near the southern boundaryof this coastal area. Unusual and varied limestonelandforms in this area, located within the NapenapeScenic Reserve, include colluvial hill slopes, limestonebedrock cliffs and outcrops, screes, sinkholes andblockfields.RAFThapuaFTFTHighHurunui District | 2013
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
Page 31 and 32: 32Coastal Area 2 : Conway FlatsThe
Page 34 and 35: 35over. Elephant seals sometimes co
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 and 44: 44Coastal Area 5 : Shag RockThe Wai
Page 45 and 46: 46Coastal Area 5 : Shag RockNatural
Page 47 and 48: 48Coastal Area 6 : Gore BayThe long
Page 49 and 50: 50Coastal Area 6 : Gore BayNatural
Page 51: 52Coastal Area 7 : HurunuiThe Hurun
Page 55 and 56: 56Coastal Area 8 : StonyhurstSouth
Page 57 and 58: 58Coastal Area 8 : StonyhurstNatura
Page 59 and 60: 60Coastal Area 9 : Motunau IslandMo
Page 61 and 62: 62Coastal Area 9 : Motunau IslandNa
Page 63 and 64: 64Coastal Area 10 : MotunauThis coa
Page 65: 66Coastal Area 10 : MotunauNatural
Page 68 and 69: 69SECTION DThe foreshore of this ar
Page 70 and 71: 71Terrestrial Biotic SystemsDovedal
Page 72 and 73: 73SECTION DThe Waipara (pictured) a
Page 74 and 75: 75have been installed to link Amber
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Page 90 and 91: 91Mount Grey DownsHurunui HillsLowr
Page 92 and 93: 93Waipara River Cretaceous "Saurian
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