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TE MATUKU SCENIC RESERVE

- Posted 1 March 2015 -

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Existing baitlines - setup in 2010, currently inactive

 

 

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Left: Esplanade bait line | Right: Coastline plant communities

 

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A major light-well created by fallen taraire - now colonised by woolly nightshade

 

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Left: Kauri regeneration | Right: Kauri seed source beyond

 

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Evidence of early logging
Left: Puriri stump | Right: Logging skid

 

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Evidence of previous baiting projects

 

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Current baiting project has begun on Council Esplanade
Left: Tracking tunnel | Right: DOC 200 stoat trap

 

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Left: Council walkway under construction | Right: Recent weed control

 

...and finally, a selection of notable trees in the reserve

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Top left: Mangeao | Top right: Matai
Bottom left: Totara | Bottom right: Miro

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