Te Angiangi Marine Reserve
is described in the Marine Reserve (Te Angiangi) Order 1997 as:The area comprising 446 hectares more or less being Part Pacific Ocean adjoining the Central Hawke’s Bay District, shown marked “A” on SO Plan 10734 lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor for the Hawke’s Bay Land District.Physical Description
LocationTe Angiangi Marine Reserve is located on the Central Hawke’s Bay coast, approximately 30km east of Waipukurau and Waipawa. It covers an area of approximately 446 hectares (1.3 square nautical miles); extending 1 nautical mile offshore from the mean high water springs mark between Blackhead and Aramoana beaches. At the northern and southern boundaries, depth generally does not exceed 24m, but maximum depth at the seaward boundary is over 36m.Geology
The shore of Te Angiangi Marine Reserve is composed of extensive intertidal mud stone platforms, interspersed with fine sand. The private land adjacent to the shore consists of hills of tertiary mudstone, which have been cleared of coastal vegetation for the purpose of farming.A distinctive feature of the marine reserve is the large pool known as Stingray Bay.This bay is almost completely cut off from the open sea at low tides, forming a sheltered ‘lagoon’.Subtidally, the reserve contains reefs of siltstone, as well as a ‘boulder bank’, with large boulders lying on a siltstone substrate.Beyond the reefs, the substrate consists of fine sands.