Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve
Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve seen from the Northwestern Motorway
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	36°52′07″S 174°40′38″E / 36.8685°S 174.6771°E / -36.8685; 174.6771
Area	500.8 ha (1,238 acres)
Established	1996
Governing body	Department of Conservation

Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve is a 501 hectares (1.93 sq mi)^[1] protected area in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand,^[2] established in 1996. It includes the entire area between Rosebank Peninsula and Waterview, and surrounds Motumānawa / Pollen Island and Traherne Island. Its northeastern boundary runs roughly parallel to Rosebank Peninsula, from the mouth of the Oakley Creek estuary. Its northernmost boundary is north of Pollen Island, at the same latitude as the tip of Point Chevalier. Its westernmost point is in the mouth of the Whau River, between the tip of Rosebank Peninsula and Te Atatū. It is bisected by the Northwestern Motorway.

History

The marine reserve was established in 1996.^[3]

Biodiversity

The marine reserve includes intertidal mudflats, tidal channels, mangrove swamp, salt marsh and shellbanks.^[2] The intertidal ecosystem of the reserve is home to number of plant species, including Selliera radicans, Juncus kraussii and Apodasmia similis.^[3] The mudlfats are feeding grounds for a number of migratory bird species, including red knots, bar-tailed godwits, pied oystercatchers and wrybills.^[3]