Te Pare Point Historic Reserve
Waikato · New Zealand
What have people found?
Morning star shell, iron crab and glass shrimp turn up here more than at our other tide pools. New zealand common cushion star, neptune's necklace and snakeskin chiton are the usual finds. ~90 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Little Oneroa Beach, 45 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from November and December.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 0.3 miles away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code
What lives at Te Pare Point Historic Reserve?
Species records from iNaturalist
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Glass ShrimpPalaemon affinis
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
New Zealand Hermit CrabPagurus novizealandiae
Morning star shellTawera spissa
Iron crabOzius deplanatus
KinaEvechinus chloroticus
Speckled WhelkCominella adspersa
Common flapjackCarpophyllum maschalocarpum
Ornate LimpetCellana ornata
Common KelpEcklonia radiata
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
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