Shakespear Regional Park
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Shakespear Regional Park is a nature park in the Auckland Region
of New Zealand
. It is located at the tip of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula
, and is named after the Shakespear family which bought the land in the 1880s from local Maori.
The Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society is currently (2010) fundraising to construct a pest/predator-proof fence across the tip of the peninsula to protect the park's birdlife (much of it from nearby Tiritiri Matangi
bird sanctuary island).. The Park is home to three walkways, Heritage Trail, Lookout Track and Tiri Tiri Track.
Auckland Region
The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located at the tip of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula
Whangaparaoa Peninsula
Whangaparaoa Peninsula is a peninsula and suburban area, around 25 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. Part of Rodney District, as of 2006, it had 22,788 residents, many of them in the eponymous town of Whangaparaoa on its southern side.-Geography:...
, and is named after the Shakespear family which bought the land in the 1880s from local Maori.
The Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society is currently (2010) fundraising to construct a pest/predator-proof fence across the tip of the peninsula to protect the park's birdlife (much of it from nearby Tiritiri Matangi
Tiritiri Matangi Island
Tiritiri Matangi Island lies in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, east of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula in the North Island and north east of Auckland. The island is an open nature reserve managed under the supervision of the Department of Conservation and is noted for its bird life, including kiwi...
bird sanctuary island).. The Park is home to three walkways, Heritage Trail, Lookout Track and Tiri Tiri Track.
External links
- Shakespear (Auckland Regional CouncilAuckland Regional CouncilThe Auckland Regional Council was the regional council of the Auckland Region. Its predecessor the Auckland Regional Authority was formed in 1963 and became the ARC in 1989...
parks website) - Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society Incorporated (SOSSI) (conservation society working to establish a bird predator-free environment)