Schedule B of the Greater Wellington Natural Resources Plan (operative 2022): areas of the coastal environment identified by mana whenua as ngā taonga nui a kiwa (treasured coastal resources). These boundaries are gazetted under the Resource Management Act and are used in resource consent assessment across the Wellington region. Source: GW Strategy and Environment Policy Group. These boundaries reflect iwi-identified cultural values; users should contact the relevant iwi directly for full cultural context before relying on these boundaries in planning, research or commercial applications.
Data as of 2026-06-14 · monthly · 31 rows
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| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_id | long | Internal feature ID (ArcGIS OBJECTID) |
| name | string | Name |
| name_te_reo | string | Name te reo |
| name_common | string | Name common |
| area_km2 | double | Area km2 |
| area_ha | double | Area ha |
| class | string | Class |
| mana_whenua | string | Mana whenua |
| schedule | string | Schedule |
| policies_rules | string | Policies rules |
| notes | string | Notes |
| shape_st_area_1 | double | Shape st area 1 |
| shape_length | double | Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units) |
| shape_area | double | Polygon area (source projection units) |
| description | string | Description |
| ng_huanga_m_ori_values | string | Ng huanga m ori values |
| ng_mahi_a_ng_t_puna | string | Ng mahi a ng t puna |
| te_mahi_kai | string | Te mahi kai |
| te_mana_o_te_tangata | string | Te mana o te tangata |
| te_manawaroa_o_te_wai | string | Te manawaroa o te wai |
| te_mana_o_te_wai | string | Te mana o te wai |
| w_hi_mahara | string | W hi mahara |
| w_hi_whakarite | string | W hi whakarite |
| te_h_o_te_ora | string | Te h o te ora |
| geometry_wkt | string | Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING |
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geometry_wkt
— fetch via the API or download CSV to get the full data.| Object Id | Name | Name Te Reo | Name Common | Area Km2 | Area Ha | Class | Mana Whenua | Schedule | Policies Rules | Notes | Shape St Area 1 | Shape Length | Shape Area | Description | Ng Huanga M Ori Values | Ng Mahi A Ng T Puna | Te Mahi Kai | Te Mana O Te Tangata | Te Manawaroa O Te Wai | Te Mana O Te Wai | W Hi Mahara | W Hi Whakarite | Te H O Te Ora |
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| 1 | Wairarapa Moana (Lake Wairarapa and Lake Onoke) | Wairarapa Moana | Lake Wairarapa | 78.72720694 | 7872.72069407 | wai māori | Rangitāne o Wairarapa; Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa | Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa | Policies P1; P20 | 78727206.98242188 | 78362.83004597142 | 78727206.94074734 | Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna, Te Mahi Kai, Te Mana o te Tangata, Te Manawaroa o te Wai, Te Mana o te Wai, Wāhi Mahara | Wairarapa Moana for tangata whenua comprises Lake Onoke and Lake Wairarapa. Lake Wairarapa is the freshwater eye of the ‘Fish of Maui’. Its discovery is attributed to Kupe and also to Haunui a Nanaia. A taniwha in the form of a log signalled the lakes’ closing to the sea in former times and also tragedies. Iwi occupation around the lakes has occurred from earliest settlement and subsequent to the time when the lakes were gifted to the Crown in the late 19th Century. | The Wairarapa Moana fishery was the most abundant in the entire Wairarapa and the tuna fishing in particular was comparable with the cod-fish of Newfoundland. When Wairarapa Moana was gifted to the Crown, the Crown promised to protect and preserve its fishery and guaranteed iwi permanent access to it. The vast wetlands provided many natural resources. | Marae communities from throughout the Wairarapa met at Lake Onoke during the annual eel migration to fish with large quantities being prepared and stored for future consumption and also trade. | The health of Wairarapa Moana is adversely affected by the diversion of the Ruamāhanga River, farming practices and urban pollution including human sewage. However it remains a significant resource for ongoing cultural, recreational, environmental and commercial activities and interest. | Wairarapa Moana is integral to our identity as Māori and its health is vitally important to us | Wairarapa Moana and its wetlands, coastal borders and the Ruamāhanga River have for generations supported the cultural, spiritual and physical wellbeing of whānau, hapū and iwi | ||||
| 2 | Te Awa o Ōtaki (Ōtaki River) | Te Awa o Ōtaki | Ōtaki River | 5.13680574 | 513.68057392 | wai māori | Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki | Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa | Policies P1; P20 | 5136805.6796875 | 117432.50629790689 | 5136805.739205378 | Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna,Te Mahi Kai, Wāhi Whakarite, Te Mana o te Tangata, Te Manawaroa o te Wai, Te Mana o te Wai | The Ōtaki River mouth was settled by Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Huia in the early 1800s. This river system and its many tributaries were the contributing factor for settlement. The relationship between our tūpuna and the Ōtaki was an enduring one; one to last their lifetime and ours. | The Ōtaki River and the estuary provides many dozens of species. The diadromous nature of our native fish dictate that migration in and out of freshwater is ‘required’. The Ōtaki River and the estuary provide this migrational highway and thus provides us with the bounty of the Ōtaki. The Ōtaki River provides and supports huge amounts of kai. | The Ōtaki River is known throughout the region for many reasons. | The Ōtaki River, albeit clean could be improved if given the opportunity to improve itself. The mauri of the river has been inhibited in recent times and could be further enhanced. | The Ōtaki is the largest river system on the coast and as a result it is renowned by both the Māori and non-Māori communities for various reasons. Ko Tararua te maunga, ko Ōtaki te awa, ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi. | The Ōtaki River itself and the water from the river has been used as a source of fresh clean water for whakawātea, whakarite and whakahaere practices. The Ōtaki River water would be unrivalled for clean fresh surface water and as such has been a source of wai for our people for generations. | ||||
| 3 | Te Awa Tapu o Ruamāhanga (Ruamāhanga River and named tributaries) | Te Awa Tapu o Ruamāhanga | Ruamāhanga River | 14.26568332 | 1426.56833187 | wai māori | Rangitāne o Wairarapa; Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa | Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa | Policies P1; P20 | Including the following tributaries: Kopuaranga River, Taueru River, Whangaehu River, Mangatarere River, Waipoua River, Waingawa River, Waiohine River, Tauherenikau River, Huangarua River, Taonui River. | 14265683.333984375 | 305364.36947085435 | 14265683.318708602 | Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna, Te Mahi Kai, Wāhi Whakarite, Te Mana o te Tangata, Te Manawaroa o te Wai, Te Mana o te Wai | The explorer Kupe is the first named person to discover the Ruamāhanga. Since that time 28 generations ago the river system has seen Māori living beside the Ruamāhanga going about their daily business. Even today the oldest functioning marae in the main Wairarapa valley are near the river. These are Te Ore Ore, Hurunui o Rangi, Papawai and Kohunui. | The Ruamāhanga River is 130 kilometres long starting in the north on Mt Dundas in the Tararua mountains and ending at the outlet of Lake Onoke. Throughout the river system many species of fish and plants are present. Like our forests the river has been and remains a pantry, chemist and encyclopaedia to be utilised for sustenance and knowledge transmission. | The Ruamāhanga River is known throughout the region for many reasons. There is a ridge south of Pukaha Mt Bruce where people from the west and further up the east coasts could bring waka from the Manawatu River catchment over to the Ruamāhanga and thereby have access to the whole valley for whanāungatanga and trade purposes. At the opposite end there is a famous story of Te Rauparaha pursuing Wairarapa woman Te Aitu o Te Rangi and her lover John Milsome Jury through Lake Onoke and up the Ruamāhanga. Early photographs exist of waka being used on the river | After decades of discharges of various kinds the Ruamāhanga River has become polluted. The further south one goes the more polluted the river becomes. The mauri of the river has been inhibited and could be further enhanced. Initiatives to improve this situation are viewed positively. | The Ruamāhanga River is identified as the ancestral river of both Wairarapa iwi, hapū and whānau throughout the Wairarapa valley. It is the largest river system in the Wairarapa region and as a result it is renowned by both Māori and non-Māori communities for various reasons | The Ruamāhanga River itself and the water from the river has been used as a source of fresh clean water for whakarite and whakahaere practices. From the headwaters where tohunga could meditate and partake of the cleanest water to the Onoke where rituals for eel migrations occur, wai from the Ruamāhanga has accompanied important cultural practices for centuries | The breath of life (te hā o te ora) was placed within the Ruamāhanga River at the beginning of time. The hā is present in Papatuanuku the earth mother’s blood or the water that flows in through her main vein the Ruamāhanga. If water can breathe all other life breathes and therefore ira tangata/humans are sustained. | ||
| 4 | Te Takutai o Ōtaki (Ōtaki Beach) | Te Takutai o Ōtaki | Ōtaki Beach | 0.21948742 | 21.9487416 | wai tai | Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki | Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa | Policies P1; P20 | 219487.4189453125 | 6431.4436529706945 | 219487.41598790948 | Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna, Te Mahi Kai, Wāhi Whakarite, Te Mana o te Tangata, Te Manawaroa o te Wai, Te Mana o te Wai, Wāhi Mahara | Ōtaki beach is a place and space of outstanding importance to Ngāti Raukawa. The large coastal pā of Pākākutu near the Ōtaki River is testament to this waahi o Tangaroa me o mātou tūpuna. The northern boundary of this outstanding area is the Waitohu Stream where another pā once stood on an area known as Ngaungau | Ōtaki beach provides Ngāti Raukawa with a variety of kai moana all year round. The shellfish beds are plentiful and various fish species are gathered from knee depth out to 50m depth. Our reefs also provide a wide diversity of kai for the knowledgeable kaimahi. | Ōtaki is renowned for its pipi (also referred to by some as tuatua) and tohemanga. There is an expectation of the tangata whenua of Ōtaki to be able to manaaki their manuwhiri with these kai. | The coastal environment has been subjected to various pressures over the past 20 years. Pollution from other districts and regions accumulate on our beaches. The tohemanga beds are at risk from pollution, vehicular movements and changes in the interface between fresh and salt water. | Ōtaki beach is a high energy and dynamic space. The mana o te wai is best summarised by the pēpēhā, “Mai i Miria te Kakara ki Whitireia, whakawhiti te Moana o Raukawa ki Wairau ki Whakatu.” The mana o te wai was intimately connected to the mana o te tangata. | The Ōtaki Beach area is a place that continues to nourish our people with experiences from the past which are being revitalized. Tauira o Te Wānanga o Raukawa often frequent the area to practice karakia and karanga. Mau rākau occurs in the dunes and along the beach, and stories and learning are continuously shared around the tikanga of our takutai moana. | The cleansing qualities of the sea are well known. Ngāti Raukawa have used this area to cleanse objects and ornaments, and to restore the mauri of an item. | |||
| 5 | Te Awaawa me te Roto o Waiorongomai (Waiorongomai lake and stream) | Te Awa me te Roto o Wairongomai | Lake Waiorongomai | 0.10837911 | 10.83791126 | wai māori | Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki | Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa | Policies P1; P20 | 108379.1220703125 | 3673.0186186487804 | 108379.11258711759 | Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna, Te Mahi Kai, Wāhi Whakarite, Te Mana o te Tangata, Te Manawaroa o te Wai, Te Mana o te Wai, Wāhi Mahara | Waiorongomai was a very significant site for our tūpuna, they used this site for very tapu practices (whakawātea, cleansing/removal of tapu). They also used the lake to sustain themselves through kai and through spiritual activities. Local testimonies and literature support this | The Waiorongomai system has a very large capacity to provide food. Local testimonies and literature support this. | Recognised regionally and possibly nationally for its capacity to support people. A reputation for ‘providing’ for large events. Kua rangona te marea tēnei roto. Local, regional and possibly national testimonies and literature support this. | Restoration potential is huge. Recent ecology assessments show the presence of essential species. Recent and current studies support this. | Waiorongomai informs the identity of Raukawa ki te tonga and the many hapū of Ōtaki. Local testimonies and literature support this. | A crucial place to transmit knowledge. Local testimonies and literature and recent educational studies support this |
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