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Tiritiri
Matangi Island seen from Wenderholm Regional Park.
Right of Tiritiri is the end of Whangaparaoa Peninsula (Shakespear Regional
Park). Coromandel Peninsula can be seen faintly in the distance.
Photo NC.
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STATUS AND CONSERVATION
Territorial local authority: Rodney
District Council.
Description and status: A small island (220 ha, 544 acres)
in the Hauraki Gulf. 5km (3 miles) to the east of the Whangaparaoa
peninsula, 29 km (18 miles) north of Auckland. Managed as an open
sanctuary. Scientific Reserve. Administered
by the Department of Conservation.
Ecological district: Inner Gulf Islands Ecological District.
Abstract of conservation achievements and objectives:
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Kiore (polynesian rat) has been eradicated in 1993.
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To restore a thriving indigenous ecosystem representative
of the inner Gulf, and capable of supporting a range of common and
threatened animal species, especially birds.
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To allow translocation of species both to and from
the island as determined by a species recovery plan or an approved
species translocation proposal.
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To control any weed species which has the potential
to significantly inhibit or alter the process of establishment of
indigenous plant communities.
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To carry out effective fire control through publicity,
education, and suppression of wildfires.
- Also objectives regarding Treaty of Waitangi, Accessibility, and
more about Heritage Protection.
- Learn more in Department
of Conservation 1995: Conservation Management Strategy for Auckland
1995-2005, Vol.1, pages 146-148. Department of Conservation.
For
a selected bibliography: click
here
BOOKS
about
the Hauraki Gulf
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