Tāwharanui Peninsula
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Tāwharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Ōmaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south. The nearest sizable town is Warkworth.
Tāwharanui Peninsula | |
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Coordinates: 36.37°S 174.80°E / -36.37; 174.80 | |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Offshore water bodies | Hauraki Gulf |
Area | |
• Total | 46.67 square kilometres (18.02 sq mi) |
Tāwharanui Regional Park covers 588 hectares of the peninsula's land and Tāwharanui Marine Reserve covers the northern coastal sea. Both are administered by Auckland Council[1] which also owns the regional park.
Geologically the peninsula consists of Waitemata Sandstone on top of folded and uplifted greywacke.[2]
Tāwharanui Marine Park was established offshore of the peninsula in 1981 as New Zealand's first Marine Protected Area.[2] The marine park was replaced by Tāwharanui Marine Reserve in September 2011.[3]
North Island brown kiwi was reintroduced into the area.[4]