318km from Opotiki

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve

16km from Gisborne

The Marine Reserve has been established to protect marine habitat providing a safe haven for all manner of marine life to live and breed. Road access lies approx 39km Sth of Tolaga Bay (16km Nth of Gisborne) on State Highway 35 at Pouawa Beach Rd. 
The reserve covers 2450 hectares from Pouawa river to the Waimoko river mouths and up to 3.5km offshore. This reserve is special in that it contains an extensive selection of Marine Habitat and a wide variety of Marine Species that are representative of the sea in this East Cape region. 
​Visit http://www.doc. govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/east-coast-hawkesbay/ te-tapuwae-mr-brochure.pdf.