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The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
New Zealand Storm-petrel Fregetta maoriana	CR	breeding	2010	1-49 breeding pairs	A1
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur	LC	breeding	2009	35,500-100,997 breeding pairs	A4ii
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii	VU	breeding	1970-2008	100,000-499,999 breeding pairs	A1
Pycroft's Petrel Pterodroma pycrofti	VU	breeding	1998-2013	2,500-13,500 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni	VU	breeding	1970-2008	1,000-2,499 breeding pairs	A1
Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri	VU	breeding	1970-2008	200,000-999,999 breeding pairs	A1
Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia	LC	breeding	1980-1994	10,000-20,000 breeding pairs	A4ii
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator	LC	breeding	2010	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1901	Ahirau	Scenic Reserve	<1
1927	Tokata	Scenic Reserve	<1
1928	Hen & Chicken Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1929	Waikareao Estuary	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1951	Motuarahi	Scenic Reserve	<1
1956	Kerikeri Inlet	Scenic Reserve	-
1956	Waipapa Stream	Scenic Reserve	<1
1958	Ruakaka Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1958	Matapouri	Scenic Reserve	<1
1960	Moturoa and Black Rocks Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1962	Whangarei Harbour Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1962	Motuopao Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1963	Double Island (Moturehu)	Nature Reserve	<1
1963	Kawhitu Island (Stanley)	Nature Reserve	<1
1964	North Cape	Scientific Reserve	<1
1964	Motunau (Plate) Island	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1965	Aldermen Islands (Ruamaahu)	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1967	Wharekawa Harbour Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1968	Whangaruru North Head	Scenic Reserve	<1
1968	Bream Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1968	Bream Islands	Scenic Reserve	<1
1969	Mokohinau Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1969	Moturua Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1969	Rurima Islands	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1971	Aldermen Islands (Ruamaahu)	Nature Reserve	<1
1971	Atiu or Middle Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1971	Korapuki Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1971	Takangaroa Island	Wildlife Refuge	<1
1971	Green Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1972	Red Mercury Island (Whakau)	Scenic Reserve	<1
1972	Whangamumu	Scenic Reserve	<1
1972	Simmonds Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1973	Mokaikai	Scenic Reserve	<1
1973	Kaitoke	Scenic Reserve	<1
1975	Cape Rodney-Okakari Point	Marine Reserve	<1
1975	Poor Knights Islands	Nature Reserve	<1
1975	Kaimarama Bay	Scenic Reserve	<1
1975	Whangaruru Harbour	Scenic Reserve	<1
1976	Whangamata Islands	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1977	Taranaki Island	Scenic Reserve	-
1977	Slipper Island	Conservation Covenant	<1
1977	Te Wero Island	Conservation Covenant	-
1977	Motutapu Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1977	Ngunguru River	Scenic Reserve	<1
1980	Toretore Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1980	Kohatutara	Scenic Reserve	<1
1980	Poroporo Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1980	Hamiltons Landing	Scenic Reserve	<1
1981	Poor Knights Islands	Marine Reserve	<1
1981	Casnell Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1981	Te Haupa (Saddle) Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1981	Mahinepua Peninsula	Scenic Reserve	<1
1981	Motuapo Island Protected Private Land	Conservation Covenant	<1
1982	Motuotu Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1982	Pataua Island	Scientific Reserve	<1
1982	Waiotahe Spit	Scenic Reserve	<1
1982	Sharp Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
1983	Motutapere Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1984	Uretara Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1984	Deep Water Cove	Scenic Reserve	<1
1985	Black Rocks	Scenic Reserve	<1
1985	Oke Bay	Scenic Reserve	<1
1987	East Beach	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Tokerau Beach	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Mangatete	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Man O War	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Huntress Creek	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Tirohanga Dunes	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Turanga Creek	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Nukuhou Saltmarsh	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Waikino Road	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Karetu	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Horahora	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Old Town of Ohiwa	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Tutukaka	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Kauaeranga River mouth	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Te Anina Point	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Marsden Bay	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Moturahurahu Island	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Waiotahi	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Rangiputa	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Egg Island Crown Land	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Pirikawau Island	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Baddeleys	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Balast Point	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Molesworth	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Te Pare Point Historic Reserve addition	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Waihapa	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Sandspit	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Motutokape Island	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Totara North	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Waikopua Creek	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Unahi	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Rabbit Island	Stewardship Area	<1
1988	Papamaire Island	Stewardship Area	<1
1989	Kennedy Bay	Stewardship Area	-
1990	Burgess Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1992	Tuhua (Mayor Island)	Marine Reserve	<1
1992	Whanganui A Hei	Marine Reserve	<1
1993	Mercury Island Group	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1993	Motupapa Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1994	Walker Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1994	Tamateatai Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
1994	Motu Kauri Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1994	Smith	Conservation Covenant	<1
1995	Long Bay-Okura	Marine Reserve	<1
1995	Motu Manawa-Pollen Island	Marine Reserve	<1
1995	Rakitu Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1995	L T Hirst	Scenic Reserve	<1
1996	Moturekareka Is	Scenic Reserve	<1
1997	Pitokuku	Scenic Reserve	<1
2003	Waikawau Bay	Scenic Reserve	<1
2004	Paeroa-Knuckle Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
2004	Kaikoura Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
2005	Te Matuku	Marine Reserve	<1
2006	Te Paepae o Aotea	Marine Reserve	<1
2006	Whangarei Harbour	Marine Reserve	<1
2006	Motu Manawa Pollen Island	Scientific Reserve	<1
2010	Waiotahe Estuary	Scenic Reserve	<1
2011	Tawharanui	Marine Reserve	<1
2011	Ngunguru Sandspit	Scenic Reserve	<1
2015	Ruakaka Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve	<1
2015	Uretiti Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve	<1
2015	Poupouwhenua Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve	<1
2015	Te Kawerau Pa	Scientific Reserve	<1
2015	Maungatiketike Pa (Te Aupouri)	Conservation Covenant	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Eastern North Island (offshore) (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-eastern-north-island-(offshore)-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.