Marshes, Mangroves and Bird Life around Horeke
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The
mangrove
is
Hokianga
Harbour's
other
extraordinary
tree.
Between
Horeke
and
State
Highway
1
at
Rangiahua
are
some
of
the
finest
tidal
marshes
in
New
Zealand.
Mangroves
manages
to
grow
in
salt
water
and
absorbs
oxygen
by
a
network
of
aerial
roots.
Hokianga's
mangrove
forests
cover
thousands
of
acres,
and
individual
trees
grow
over
10
m
in
height.
They
provide
an
extremely
rich
breeding
and
feeding
ground
for
both,
harbour
and
open
sea
fish.
Mangroves
are
especially
vital
for
our
increasingly
rare
swamp
birds,
which
often
nest
in
the
large
salt
marshes
and
adjoining
scrub.
It
is
a
haven
for
rails,
crakes
and
bitterns.
20%
of
banded
rails
are
found
around
the
margins
of
the
Hokianga
Harbour.
Most parts have to be accessed by boat, but some parts can be seen on the Horeke end of Horeke-Taheke road |
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Links for mangroves: |
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Chapel at Mangungu
Wairere
Boulders
Mangungu Mission, Horeke
Kohukohu
Chapel at Mangungu
Wairere
Boulders
Hokianga Sunset
Waiotemarama Falls
Opononi Dolphin