12/12/2025 ◂ Transect 2 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 21.6%
Exotic grass 17.0%
Ficinia nodosa 14.8%
Exotic herb 9.1%
Phormium tenax 8.0%
Spinifex sericeus 5.7%
Ulex europaeus 4.5%
Calystegia soldanella 3.4%
Carpobrotus edulis 2.3%
Coprosma acerosa 2.3%
Carex testacea 2.3%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 2.3%

Native species

64.6% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

6.8% 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	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	51cm
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	67cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	107cm
5	4m	Ulex europaeus	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	130cm
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	86cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	61cm
8	7m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
9	8m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	49cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	77cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	103cm
12	11m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	89cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	109cm
14	13m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	98cm
15	14m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	50cm
16	15m	Ulex europaeus	Ficinia nodosa	99cm
17	16m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	132cm
18	17m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	124cm
19	18m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	137cm
20	19m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	121cm
21	20m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	92cm
22	21m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	91cm
23	22m	Ficinia nodosa	Phormium tenax	89cm
24	23m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	88cm	wooden stake at 24.5
25	24m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	85cm
26	25m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	79cm
27	26m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	89cm
28	27m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	84cm
29	28m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	61cm
30	29m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	82cm
31	30m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	60cm
32	31m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	99cm
33	32m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	55cm
34	33m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	49cm
35	34m	Coprosma acerosa	Coprosma acerosa	48cm
36	35m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	41cm
37	36m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	58cm
38	37m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	47cm
39	38m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	48cm
40	39m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	76cm	seed head height 180
41	40m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	42cm
42	41m	Exotic herb	Phormium tenax	70cm
43	42m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	50cm
44	43m	Coprosma acerosa	Carex testacea	24cm
45	44m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	57cm
46	45m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	68cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	43cm
48	47m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	104cm
49	48m	Exotic herb	Phormium tenax	77cm
50	49m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	60cm
51	50m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	45cm
52	51m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic herb	30cm
53	52m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
54	53m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	40cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	53cm
56	55m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	100cm
57	56m	Exotic grass	Coprosma acerosa	40cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	41cm
59	58m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	38cm
60	59m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	71cm	shelter + katipo shelter
61	60m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	24cm
62	61m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	45cm
63	62m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	33cm
64	63m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic grass	34cm
65	64m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	43cm
66	65m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	71cm
67	66m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	27cm	R2C shelter
68	67m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic grass	26cm
69	68m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	48cm
70	69m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	72cm
71	70m	Exotic herb	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	48cm
72	71m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Carex testacea	39cm
73	72m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	44cm	R2B lizard tunnel
74	73m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	51cm
75	74m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	52cm
76	75m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	48cm
77	76m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	R2A shelter
78	77m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	63cm	Dune crest
79	78m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	46cm
80	79m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Spinifex sericeus	39cm
81	80m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	37cm
82	81m
83	82m
84	83m
85	84m
86	85m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	20cm
87	86m		Spinifex sericeus	34cm
88	87m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	31cm	Dune toe
89	88m

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

12/12/2025

Ground cover

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Dune profile

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