Description: Dune hollows (permanently or periodically wet), wetland turf, bogs and ponds within the Okia Reserve, Okia Flat, Otago Peninsula. The best example of dune hollow vegetation in the Otago Coast Ecological Region. 1
Type/Class: Marsh 2
Size: 220.6 ha.
Altitude: 0-80 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 2.5 km East of the intersection of Dick Road and Weir Road, Portobello. NZTM (centre point): E1423400 N4922400
Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.115, Map F63
Territorial Authority: Dunedin City Council.
Value | Description |
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A1 | Habitat for nationally or internationally rare or threatened species or communities. |
A5 | Scarce in Otago in terms of its ecological or physical character. Less than 15% of marshes remain in Otago. 2 |
A6 | Highly valued by Kai Tahu for cultural and spiritual beliefs, values and uses, including mahika kai and waahi taoka. 1 |
A7 | High diversity of indigenous wetland flora and fauna. Very diverse native wetland vegetation within the dune hollows (described by Johnson 1993b 49). Some paddocks are of special interest in having Sphagnum sp., the only Sphagnum sp. known on Otago Peninsula, and a species Sphagnum novo-zelandicum, which is generally uncommon in New Zealand. Common twig rush (Baumea rubiginosa) and Baumea tenax grow with the Sphagnum sp. 1 |
A2-A4, A8, A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
1 Otago Regional Council (2004) Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Published by the Otago Regional Council, Dunedin.
2. Ausseil, A.G., Newsome, P., Johnson, P, (2008) Wetland Mapping in the Otago Region. Landcare Research Contract Report prepared for the Otago Regional Council.
10. Ministry for the Environment (2004) Water Programme of Action: Potential Water Bodies of National Importance. Technical working Paper. Published by the Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
28. Dunedin City Council (1999) Dunedin City District Plan. Published by the Dunedin City Council, Dunedin.
49. Johnson, P.N. (1993b) Okia Flat, Otago Peninsula: Botanical Values and Grazing. Conservation Advisory Science Notes No. 36. Published by the department of Conservation, Wellington.
50. Wildlife Consultants (2008) Ecological Assessment of Okia Reserve, Otago Peninsula. Report No. 2092 prepared for Dunedin City Council, Dunedin.
52. Dunedin City Council (1998) Okia Reserve Management Plan. Dunedin City Council, Dunedin.