Hawes Bush

Hawes Bush is 2.2142 hectares in size. It is located in the north eastern area of Waharoa on the corner of Walker Street and Mills Street, approximately five kilometres north of Matamata. The reserve is bounded to the north, east and west by farmland and to the south by Mills Street. The reserve consists of an undulating area and features a large stand of mature Kahikatea (Dacrycarpusdacrydoides) that includes a walking track that meanders its way through the bush. Hawes Bush is located in the Rural zone of the Operative District Plan.  The stand of Kahikatea is included in Schedule 3 of the Operative District Plan as significant (register no. 10).  Hawes Bush is also identified in the Operative District Plan as a Reserve. History Hawes Bush was purchased by MACC to preserve existing stands of native bush that once existed across the Matamata plains. In 1980 MACC brought lots 1 and 2 from Hawes Farm Limited, and section 77 from Rakauora Farms Limited. Maintenance of the reserve is usually carried out by subsidised labour schemes as well as the Matamata Conservation Corps who built the fence adjacent to Walker and Mills Streets.