Description: This is potential areas of significant indigenous terrestrial vegetation and palustrine wetlands and habitats of indigenous fauna in terrestrial vegetation, wetland, island (both inshore and offshore), sand dune and shingle beach ecosystems in the Thames-Coromandel District as at 2007 mergedwith the the Hauraki District dataset as at 2001/2002.Significant Natural Areas (SNA) are commonly referred to as „sites‟ and may consist of a collection of polygons. The data was originally intended for use in the regional biodiversity sites prioritisation project, but is also used by Hauraki District Council for their planning purposes. The data set consists of an inventory of sites with an assessment of their significance as determined using Regional Policy Statement (RPS) Criteria. An assessment of up to six types of management issues at each site is also included.
Copyright Text: Significant Natural Areas data sourced from Waikato Regional Council, 2002 and 2007. Copyright Reserved.