09/01/2026 ◂ Transect 4 ◂ Site 1 • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Spinifex sericeus 33.9%
Exotic grass 18.6%
Exotic herb 10.2%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 8.5%
Ulex europaeus 3.4%
Carex testacea 3.4%
Lupinus arboreus 3.4%
Ficinia nodosa 3.4%
Carpobrotus edulis 1.7%

Native species

56.8% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

13.6% 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				NIHINIHI PRESENT
2	1m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	73cm
3	2m	Ulex europaeus	Exotic grass	54cm
4	3m		Ulex europaeus	68cm
5	4m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	27cm
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	45cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	68cm
8	7m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
9	8m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	36cm
10	9m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	63cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	75cm
14	13m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	50cm
15	14m	Exotic herb	Lupinus arboreus	60cm
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	52cm
17	16m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	65cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	66cm
20	19m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	65cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm
22	21m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	67cm
23	22m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	47cm
24	23m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	52cm
25	24m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
26	25m	Lupinus arboreus	Spinifex sericeus	69cm
27	26m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	72cm
28	27m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
29	28m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	64cm
30	29m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	58cm
31	30m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	70cm
32	31m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	51cm
33	32m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
34	33m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	70cm
35	34m	Exotic herb	Lupinus arboreus	89cm
36	35m	Spinifex sericeus	Exotic grass	60cm
37	36m	Exotic grass	Lagurus ovatus	70cm
38	37m	Spinifex sericeus	Exotic grass	70cm
39	38m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	70cm
40	39m	Ficinia nodosa	Exotic grass	85cm
41	40m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
42	41m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
43	42m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	55cm
44	43m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	59cm
45	44m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	62cm
46	45m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
47	46m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
48	47m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
49	48m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
50	49m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
51	50m
52	51m
53	52m		Spinifex sericeus	10cm
54	53m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
55	54m		Spinifex sericeus	35cm
56	55m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
57	56m		Spinifex sericeus	43cm
58	57m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	39cm
59	58m
60	59m				DUNE TOE 59.8M

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

09/01/2026

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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