Dune care code

Use access ways -
protect the dunes

Fences protect plants

Many of our beaches now have permanent access ways - look for the signs at your local beach.

On many beaches fences have allowed dune plants to re-establish. Pictured above - Whiritoa dunes 10 years after the fence was installed.

No plants, no dunes

Vehicles are for roads,
not dunes

Coastal plants such as pingao hold sand on the dunes. Protect these fragile plants - please use access ways.

Vehicles destroy dune plants and areas where many shore birds nest. If you are using a vehicle on the beach - stay off the dunes and watch out for birds.

Find out about the rules for vehicles on beaches.