View of the mouth of Te Matuku Bay and shell spit
Te Matuku Marine Reserve (690ha) protects one of Waiheke Island's largest and least disturbed estuaries and an area outside Te Matuku Bay in the Waiheke Channel.
Learn about the many marine habitats found in Te Matuku Marine Reserve including saltwater wetlands, broad intertidal mudflats, low-lying islands, shell spits, rocky shorelines and the deep water of the Waiheke Channel around Passage Rock.
Learn ways you can help with conservation efforts in Te Matuku Marine Reserve.
DOC is monitoring the changes in the Te Matuku Marine Reserve. In this section you can review some of the results of this monitoring programme.
People are welcome to visit the Te Matuku Marine Reserve to picnic, swim, snorkel, dive, take photos, kayak and watch birds.
Te Matuku Marine Reserve Waiheke Island brochure (PDF, 482K)
Review of the Marine Reserves Act 1971
Marine reserve information
Marine reserves monitoring results
Marine reserve research permits