RESOURCE A
The 3 key activities that attract people in summer.
What is swimming, surfing, and fishing.
The main Road the comes to a dead end in Waimārama
What is Harper Road?
Approx 1350- the 14th Century.
When did the Rangitāne settle/ arrive in the area?
Combined, they cover 18.18 hectares.
What are the seven distinct reserves/ How much area do the seven reserves cover?
Accumulations of sand that have been blown by wind and trapped on obstacles such as driftwood or vegetation.
What are sand dunes?
The city 30km North West or a 40 minute drive away
What is Hastings?
Commonly referred to as 'The Reef'.
What are the Kuku Rocks?
230 according to the 2023 Census
What is the population of Waimārama?
Established in 1950
What is the Waimārama Surf Life Saving Club?
What type of rock are the large boulders that make up the seawall?
The local Iwi of the area.
Who are the Rangitāne?
67m above sea level
How high is the closest 'safe' point for residents in the Southern part of Waimārama?
Completed in 1904 over the Tukituki River
What is the Red Bridge?
This season had 6827 safety interventions and 15 rescues.
What is the 2017/18 summer?
The rate at which Southern Waimārama is eroding
What is 0.85m/year
Poruhōkio, Waingongoro, Rotoiti, and Papawera.
What four streams dissect the alluvial flats or drain the local and distant Maraetotara Plateau?
The boat that was part of the great migration that brought the first settlers to Waimārama
What is the Tākitimu Waka?
26%, which is double that of the opposite main age category.
What is 65+
Appears to be the largest reserve by land area.
What is the Waimārama Domain?
Sediment supply in Southern Waimārama is heavily dependent on these events.
What are large coastal slips to the South of Waimārama?
Also known as Bare Island.
What is Te Motu-o-Kura?
It is in the Northern and centre of Topographic Map 2
Where is Waimārama School/ The Marae?
Signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi on behalf of Waimārama in 1840.
Who is Chief Harawira Mahikai.
The thin red line that identifies the coastal protection at the Southern End of Waimārama.
What is the Harper Road Esplanade?
Hastings District Council Reserves Management Plan for Waimārama.
What is the main source for information in this resource and paper?