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Restoration of Onoke Spit generates partnership
Date: 18 January 2011
Restoration of Onoke Spit generates partnership: DOC and Palliser Estate
Sponsorship from Palliser Estate Wines is supporting the Department of Conservation to restore Wairarapa’s Onoke Spit, home to threatened plants and animals.
A 3 km bar lying at the foot of Lake Onoke, where the Ruamahanga River enters the ocean at the head of Palliser Bay, Onoke Spit forms an uncommon coastal ecosystem of exposed sand and gravel beach. It hosts the black-fronted and caspian tern, sand tussock, pingao/golden sedge, Notoreas “Wellington” moth, and sand daphne.
The spit is managed DOC in conjunction with the Greater Wellington Regional Council, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitane o Wairarapa Inc., as part of the newly-formed Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Park.
The spit mouth was opened in 1892
for flood control which allowed more land to be farmed and
ultimately vineyards being developed.
“Our commitment
is to environmental sustainability and sponsoring this
project is part of that,” says Pip Goodwin of Palliser
Estate.
The spit is located between the Pencarrow heads
to the south and Palliser Bay to the North – the two
labels of Palliser Estate.
“Despite a relatively sparse
community in the locality, a community care group - Friends
of Onoke Spit - and local businesses have drawn recognition
to the spit’s special nature and are passionate about
protecting, enhancing and enjoying it,” says Bruce Vander
Lee, DOC programme manager, biodiversity.
To further
this point, the initial funding for this project - to
purchase all the pest control equipment - was contributed by
Barry Dent and his company BDG Synthesis, which invests a
portion of its annual profits in conservation projects.
The ongoing Palliser’s annual sponsorship will help
with vegetation restoration, pest control and signage.
DOC is committed to supporting and including all groups
as an integral part of the restoration process.
Find
out more on the Palliser website
Find out more about the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Park
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