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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni	EN	breeding	1964-2008	108,000-114,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus	LC	winter	1980-2015	300-3,000 individuals	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	-	-	100,000-499,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wakatu Quay Kaikoura	Stewardship Area	0	protected area contained by site	0
Waipapa Point	Scenic Reserve	17	protected area overlaps with site	0
Waimangarara River	Stewardship Area	7	protected area overlaps with site	0
Waimangarara	Ecological Area	465	protected area is adjacent to site	0
South Bay, Kaikoura PPL	Conservation Covenant	6	protected area contained by site	0
Seaward Valley Road Kaikoura	Scenic Reserve	1,557	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rileys Lookout	Nature Reserve	1	protected area overlaps with site	1
Puhi Puhi River	Stewardship Area	4	protected area contained by site	0
Puhi Puhi	Scenic Reserve	15	protected area contained by site	0
Protected Private Land - Boyd, Cemetery Bush Hapuku	Conservation Covenant	2	protected area contained by site	0
Pinnacle Rock	Nature Reserve	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Okiwi Bay	Scenic Reserve	122	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Oaro	Stewardship Area	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mount Uerau (Uwerau)	Nature Reserve	998	protected area overlaps with site	998
Mount Manakau	Scenic Reserve	3,444	protected area overlaps with site	3,444
M J Nurse - Woodbank	Conservation Covenant	36	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ludstone Road Field Centre	Stewardship Area	1	protected area contained by site	0
Kowhai Riverbed	Stewardship Area	63	protected area contained by site	0
Kean Point	Scenic Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	0
Karetu	Scenic Reserve	26	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Karakanui	Stewardship Area	1	protected area contained by site	0
Kaikoura Peninsula	Scenic Reserve	23	protected area contained by site	23
Kaikoura Peninsula	Scenic Reserve	17	protected area contained by site	14
Kaikoura North Bay (former limestone quarry) Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve	4	protected area contained by site	0
Kaikoura	Stewardship Area	5	protected area contained by site	0
Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia (Proposed Addition)	Stewardship Area	2,703	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia	Conservation Park	87,939	protected area overlaps with site	0
Jordan Stream	Scenic Reserve	1,229	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hikurangi	Marine Reserve	10,395	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hapuku River	Stewardship Area	6	protected area contained by site	0
Hapuku	Scenic Reserve	61	protected area contained by site	0
Fyffe Palmer	Scenic Reserve	12	protected area overlaps with site	0
Esplanade Kaikoura	Stewardship Area	1	protected area contained by site	0
Coast Kaikoura Township	Stewardship Area	3	protected area contained by site	0
Blue Duck	Scientific Reserve	153	protected area overlaps with site	0
Beach Road Hapuku	Stewardship Area	24	protected area contained by site	0
Atia Point, Kaikoura PPL	Conservation Covenant	14	protected area contained by site	0
Armers Beach	Stewardship Area	1	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland		-
Forest		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia/Kaikoura. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.