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Kōrero: Coastal erosion

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Shifting sands

Sandy beach erosion

Sandy beach erosion (1 o 2)

Sea walls, Twelve Mile Bluff

Sea walls, Twelve Mile Bluff (2 o 2)

Accretion, Wainui Inlet

Accretion, Wainui Inlet (1 o 2)

Erosion, Whakarewa Point

Erosion, Whakarewa Point (2 o 2)

Storm damage

Reflective beach

Reflective beach (1 o 2)

Dissipative beach

Dissipative beach (2 o 2)

Haumoana at high tide

Haumoana at high tide

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Rocky coasts

Arched rock, Mercury Bay

Arched rock, Mercury Bay

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

Eroding cliffs

Drowned valleys

Drowned valleys (1 o 2)

Fiordland coastline

Fiordland coastline (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - People, houses, and managing erosion

Collapsed cliff

Collapsed cliff

Timaru breakwater

Timaru breakwater

Oriental Bay

Oriental Bay (1 o 2)

Oriental Bay renourished

Oriental Bay renourished (2 o 2)

Restoring sand dunes

Restoring sand dunes (1 o 2)

Re-established dunes

Re-established dunes (2 o 2)

Wellington storm

Wellington storm

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Willem de Lange, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/coastal-erosion/media (accessed 3 October 2023)

He kōrero nā Willem de Lange, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006