- Protected as the Parker Saltmarsh Covenant. 90
- Presence of a wide range of indigenous herbs, grasses, sedges and shrubs of saltmarsh ribbonwood (Plagianthus divaricatus).90
- Common species include Ficinia nodosa, glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora), Suaeda novae-zelandiae, Lachnagrostis tenuis, Remuremu (Selliera radicans) and Samolus repens. 90
- Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh is adjacent to the coastal marine area, which is covered by the Regional Plan: Coast for Otago.
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Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh
Description:
A small area on the northern edge of Papanui Inlet, comprising tidal salt meadow and saltmarsh. 90
Type/Class:
Saltmarsh 90
Size:
5.0 ha.
Altitude:
0-20 m above sea level.
Approximate location:
0.9 km East of the intersection of Dick Road and Weir Road , Portobello.
NZTM (centre point): E1421480 N4921330
Regional Plan: Water for Otago.
Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.120, Map F61
Territorial Authority:
Dunedin City Council.
Recorded Values:
Value |
Description |
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A1 |
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A5 |
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A2- A4, A6-A9 |
No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
Other Information:
Aerial View of Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh (March 2006)
Remuremu (Selliera radicans), sea primrose/māakoako (Samolus repens) and salt marsh ribbonwood/houi (Plagianthus divaricatus), Papanui Inlet Saltmarsh (2003) “51”
References
51. Otago Regional Council - Photo Archive.
90. Department of Conservation (2010) Comments on the Sonsultative Draft Proposed Plan Change 2 (Regionally Significant Wetlands) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Department of Conservation - Otago Conservancy, Dunedin.
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