05/01/2026 ◂ Transect 4 ◂ Mair Road • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Exotic grass 22.4%
Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium 10.6%
Stenotaphrum secundatum 9.4%
Ulex europaeus 8.2%
Acacia longifolia 8.2%
Ficinia nodosa 8.2%
Pteridium esculentum 5.9%
Metrosideros excelsa 3.5%
Asparagus scandens 2.4%
Exotic herb 2.4%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 2.4%
Cakile maritima subsp. maritima 2.4%
Ammophila arenaria 1.2%
Cenchrus clandestinus 1.2%

Native species

34.7% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

11.8% of total samples

Dune profile

No dune angles were recorded in this survey.

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Comments
1	0m
2	1m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	81cm
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	34cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm
5	4m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	35cm
6	5m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass	49cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	52cm
8	7m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass	62cm
9	8m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
10	9m		Exotic grass	30cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	75cm
12	11m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Ficinia nodosa	93cm
13	12m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass	43cm
14	13m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic herb	49cm
15	14m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	80cm
16	15m		Exotic grass	42cm
17	16m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass
18	17m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Exotic grass	50cm
19	18m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass	35cm
20	19m		Exotic grass	52cm
21	20m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	44cm
22	21m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	56cm
23	22m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Exotic grass	58cm
24	23m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	98cm
25	24m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	153cm
26	25m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	153cm
27	26m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	168cm
28	27m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	177cm
29	28m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	210cm
30	29m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	210cm
31	30m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	210cm
32	31m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	162cm
33	32m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	155cm
34	33m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	130cm
35	34m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	176cm
36	35m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	193cm
37	36m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	184cm	M4E tracking tunnel
38	37m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Ficinia nodosa	182cm
39	38m	Leptospermum scoparium var. scoparium	Ficinia nodosa	124cm
40	39m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	76cm
41	40m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	104cm
42	41m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
43	42m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	93cm	Skink shelter M40
44	43m		Ficinia nodosa	92cm
45	44m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	105cm
46	45m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	98cm
47	46m	Pteridium esculentum	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
48	47m	Pteridium esculentum	Ficinia nodosa	77cm
49	48m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	91cm
50	49m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
51	50m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	62cm
52	51m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	71cm	M4C tunnel
53	52m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	92cm
54	53m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	65cm
55	54m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	91cm
56	55m	Asparagus scandens	Exotic grass	53cm
57	56m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	72cm
58	57m	Exotic grass	Pteridium esculentum	80cm
59	58m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	77cm
60	59m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	82cm
61	60m	Metrosideros excelsa	Metrosideros excelsa	230cm
62	61m	Metrosideros excelsa	Metrosideros excelsa	230cm
63	62m	Metrosideros excelsa	Metrosideros excelsa	230cm
64	63m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	60cm
65	64m	Asparagus scandens	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	82cm
66	65m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	52cm
67	66m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	54cm
68	67m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	47cm
69	68m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	73cm
70	69m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	62cm
71	70m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	143cm
72	71m	Pteridium esculentum	Ulex europaeus	135cm
73	72m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	153cm
74	73m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	94cm
75	74m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
76	75m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm
77	76m
78	77m
79	78m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	77cm
80	79m	Exotic herb
81	80m
82	81m
83	82m	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	30cm
84	83m	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	32cm
85	84m
86	85m				Dune toe 85.4

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

05/01/2026

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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