Punakaiki Marine Reserve is a marine reserve administered by the Department of Conservation. The reserve includes the area of sea surrounding the pancake rocks and blowholes at Dolomite Point, at Punakaiki on the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It also includes most of the coastline on the western edge of Paparoa National Park.[1]
The reserve covers an area of 3,520 hectares (8,700 acres) and was established in 2014.[2][3]
^"Punakaiki Marine Reserve". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
^Hutching, Gerard. "Marine protected areas". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
^"Marine Reserve (Punakaiki) Order 2014". legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Government.
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