December 16, 2024
This video by Andy Bruce, Elevated Media is funded by Craig Jepson to promote discussion on the topic of mangroves in the Mangawhai harbour.
The harbour lies at the heart of the Mangawhai community. It underpins the growth of our town, the well-being of its residents and businesses, and its appeal to holidaymakers. It also supports significant biodiversity, including regionally and nationally important seabird populations.
Mangawhai Matters Society Inc. has undertaken a series of surveys and studies from 2021 looking into the future of Mangawhai Harbour, the threats it faces, and how these might be managed in the future. These are published on their website - link available here.
MANGAWHAI COASTAL BIRD STUDY
Author: Graham Don
Senior Ecology Consultant at Bioresearches
NORTHERN REGIONAL LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT
The Mangawhai sandspit was created
approximately 800 years ago. Paleo-environmental evidence suggests that the dunes formed following a fire through the coastal forest. A number of middens are located at the southern end dating human occupation from circa 400 years ago.
European settlement began at Te Arai on the southern end of the spit in 1859, and the area was farmed until the creation of the Mangawhai State Forest in the 1960s.
MANGROVES - ALLIES OR INVADERS?
WRITTEN BY ANDRE LABONTE
Making a Difference
This article appeared in National Geographic
Andre LaBonte and his wife are respected ocean and coastal engineers who live in Waipu.