We love our beaches here in the Coromandel! Our coasts are home to a special mix of native plants and animals that are found nowhere else in the world! As you spend this summer enjoying our beautiful beaches, you might like to know why they are so important and how you can help care for and protect these special environments.
Our dunes protect us
Native dune grasses spinifex and pīngao hold sand together to form dunes which act as a buffer between the land and sea. These plants rebuild our dunes after storm events that can cause significant erosion and sand inundation. A healthy dune system is much more valuable than we could ever imagine!
Watch where you walk and play
Walking through sand dunes kills the dune grasses. Please use marked accessways to get to your beach. Only walk, play and sit on bare sand on the beach, not in dune areas with plants. Please don’t slide down the seaward face of dunes – this area is especially fragile.
Be kind to our wildlife
Some of our native birds, such as our endangered dotterels, only nest on beaches. Please stay clear of nesting birds and any fenced off areas. Always keep dogs under control or on a leash around wildlife.
Be a tidy kiwi
Everything you bring to the beach needs to go home with you or into a rubbish bin. If you see rubbish, please pick it up.
About Coastcare
Coastcare Waikato is a community partnership programme to restore coastal areas. In the Coromandel Peninsula, local communities, school groups, iwi and government organisations are all working together to protect and look after our coasts and all the species that live and grow here.
Benefits of getting involved
There is a sense of wellbeing that comes with joining a Coastcare group. Connecting with others and being surrounded by nature can wash away the stresses of everyday life. Our Coromandel communities are planting thousands of coastal plants each year and host weeding, planting and beach cleanup events. Being part of a group doesn’t have to involve hands in the sand – we also welcome scone makers to fuel our work, administrators to rally the troops, and communicators to spread the word.
“The more you get involved, the more you learn, and the more you understand the importance of this work.”
– Kim Lawry, Mercury Bay Environmental Trust
Email: coastcare@tcdc.govt.nz / Instagram
For a quick look at how our NZ dune systems work, click here
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