Anchor Bay, Tāwharanui.

Tāwharanui Marine Reserve

Located in the Auckland region

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Introduction

Tāwharanui Marine Reserve is good for families, with pōhutukawa lined beaches, good swimming and rockpooling.

The marine reserve was originally established as a marine park in 1981 and then became a marine reserve in 2011. It is 394 hectares.

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Protect our marine reserves
  • No fishing of any kind.
  • Don't take or kill marine life.
  • Don't remove or disturb any marine life or materials.
  • Don't feed fish - it disturbs their natural behaviour.
  • Take care when anchoring to avoid damaging the sea floor.
No dogs allowed

To protect our native wildlife, dogs are not allowed anywhere in this place.