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Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the town of Westport. There is a lighthouse located on a prominent site on the headland. A walkway beginning at the lighthouse carpark traverses the rocky headland to Tauranga Bay and passes close by a colony of New Zealand fur seals. There is limestone quarry in the area, and a cement works operated nearby from 1958 to 2016.
In the lee of the cape, eastwards toward the Buller River mouth, lies Carters Beach, which is claimed to be the only safe swimming beach on the West Coast of the South Island.
The headland was initially named Rocky Cape by Abel Tasman, the first European to sight it, in 1642. However, the current name, Cape Foulwind, was given by English explorer James Cook in 1770 after his ship Endeavour, was blown quite a distance offshore from this point.
The first lighthouse at Cape Foulwind was illuminated on 1 September 1876. However, the timber support structure of this initial lighthouse did not survive the environmental conditions. Consequently, a replacement lighthouse was erected on a concrete tower in 1926. Operated by Maritime New Zealand, the lighthouse is registered as a Category 2 Historic Place.
The Cape Foulwind Walkway is a 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) (one-way) path situated above rocky headlands, extending from Tauranga Bay to the carpark at the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse. Notable features of the walkway encompass views of mountains and coastline, a thriving colony of New Zealand fur seals (kekeno), and the lighthouse. The cliffs of Cape Foulwind, along with the adjacent small offshore islands, serve as roosting and breeding grounds for various seabird species, such as Australasian gannets. sooty shearwaters, fluttering shearwaters and fairy prions. Wall island, a small rocky islet, offshore from the seal colony at Tauranga Bay, plays a vital role as habitat for seabird colonies and Little penguins (kororā). Additionally, there is a chance to occasionally spot Hector's dolphin and orcas from the walkway.
Cape Foulwind and its surrounds cover 52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi). It is part of the larger Charleston statistical area.
The area had a population of 168 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (33.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people (9.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 84 males, 81 females, and 3 people of other genders in 78 dwellings. 5.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 30 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 18 (10.7%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.3% European (Pākehā), 12.5% Māori, 5.4% Asian, and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, and other languages by 5.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 19.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
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Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the town of Westport. There is a lighthouse located on a prominent site on the headland. A walkway beginning at the lighthouse carpark traverses the rocky headland to Tauranga Bay and passes close by a colony of New Zealand fur seals. There is limestone quarry in the area, and a cement works operated nearby from 1958 to 2016.
In the lee of the cape, eastwards toward the Buller River mouth, lies Carters Beach, which is claimed to be the only safe swimming beach on the West Coast of the South Island.
The headland was initially named Rocky Cape by Abel Tasman, the first European to sight it, in 1642. However, the current name, Cape Foulwind, was given by English explorer James Cook in 1770 after his ship Endeavour, was blown quite a distance offshore from this point.
The first lighthouse at Cape Foulwind was illuminated on 1 September 1876. However, the timber support structure of this initial lighthouse did not survive the environmental conditions. Consequently, a replacement lighthouse was erected on a concrete tower in 1926. Operated by Maritime New Zealand, the lighthouse is registered as a Category 2 Historic Place.
The Cape Foulwind Walkway is a 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) (one-way) path situated above rocky headlands, extending from Tauranga Bay to the carpark at the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse. Notable features of the walkway encompass views of mountains and coastline, a thriving colony of New Zealand fur seals (kekeno), and the lighthouse. The cliffs of Cape Foulwind, along with the adjacent small offshore islands, serve as roosting and breeding grounds for various seabird species, such as Australasian gannets. sooty shearwaters, fluttering shearwaters and fairy prions. Wall island, a small rocky islet, offshore from the seal colony at Tauranga Bay, plays a vital role as habitat for seabird colonies and Little penguins (kororā). Additionally, there is a chance to occasionally spot Hector's dolphin and orcas from the walkway.
Cape Foulwind and its surrounds cover 52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi). It is part of the larger Charleston statistical area.
The area had a population of 168 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (33.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 15 people (9.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 84 males, 81 females, and 3 people of other genders in 78 dwellings. 5.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 30 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 18 (10.7%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.3% European (Pākehā), 12.5% Māori, 5.4% Asian, and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, and other languages by 5.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 19.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
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