{"id":221,"date":"2026-08-16T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-08-22T08:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:14:21","slug":"bio-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/bio-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecology &amp; Bio-diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>From coastal bush, kauri forest, wetlands, lakes to parkland, the headland is a haven for native wildlife. Around 80 species of marine and terrestrial birds live or visit on a regular basis. K\u0101k\u0101 visit to forage in winter. Mature kauri, and kanuka support a diverse range of endemic plant species. The streams are home to at risk long fin eels and k\u014dkopu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_8941-Large-shags-nesting-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_8941-Large-shags-nesting-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_8941-Large-shags-nesting-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_8941-Large-shags-nesting.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Shags nesting on pond 4.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Could a predator fence work on the headland? In the future might there be an opportunity for the current defence force land to be incorporated into a greater headland park?<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From coastal bush, kauri forest, wetlands, lakes to parkland, the headland is a haven for native wildlife. Around 80 species of marine and terrestrial birds live or visit on a regular basis. K\u0101k\u0101 visit to forage in winter. Mature kauri, and kanuka support a diverse range of endemic plant species. The streams are home to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":342,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-221","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherpa.icepick.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}