Cape Kidnappers
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Cape Kidnappers, known in Māori as Te Kauwae-a-Māui and officially gazetted as Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui, is a headland at the southeastern extremity of Hawke's Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island and sits at the end of an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) peninsula which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the city of Napier. Access to the cape by road stops at Clifton, which is the departure point for many tourists visiting the gannet colony.[2] The Cape Kidnappers Golf Course lies between the headland and the nearby coastal community of Te Awanga.
Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui
Cape Kidnappers
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Coordinates: 39.6447°S 177.0932°E / -39.6447; 177.0932 | |
Offshore water bodies | South Pacific Ocean |
Formed by | Erosion |
Geology | Mudstone |
Native name |
The cliffs towards the cape are made up of sandstone, conglomerate, mudstone, river gravel, pumice and silt.[3] The land surrounding the cape and the gannet colony comprises large working farms grazing sheep and cattle. The peninsula, including farm land and the bird colony locations, is enclosed in a predator-proof fence built in 2007 to prevent introduced predators such stoats, ferrets, and feral cats re-invading the headland[4] after a successful and still ongoing pest-control programme.[5]