Te Ārai Regional Park
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| Te Ārai Regional Park | |
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| Location | Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°09′36″S 174°38′46″E / 36.160°S 174.646°E |
| Operated by | Auckland Council |
Te Ārai Regional Park is a regional park situated in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by Auckland Council.[1]
Te Ārai Regional Park has the largest number of sand dunes in the Auckland Region.[2] The park is a long stretch of coastline in Rodney, between the most northern point of the Auckland Region on the North Island and the Poutawa Stream. The park is bordered by the Mangawhai Forest.
An 85 metre high headland also known as Te Arai is found in the park.[3]
Biodiversity
The Te Ārai sand dunes are a regionally significant biodiversity area, adjoining the Pākiri Dunes biodiversity focus area to the south.[4] The park is one of the few remaining breeding areas for the New Zealand fairy tern.[2][4] The endangered katipō spider is found in the regional park. The spiders that live in the regional park are typically black in colour, and do not have the distinctive red markings typically seen on katipō.[4]