Impermanence
Tongaporutu Coastline Project
by
Pat Greenfield
The Tongaporutu Project (Taranaki, New Zealand) documents the evolution of this rapidly changing coastline over a roughly ten year period. The information here could be particularly valuable with regards to climate change.
Coast
THE TONGAPORUTU COASTLINE. An overview, including its location and Key to Sites as per the illustrated map.
- Overview
- Cliff Compositions
- Coastline Map
- 2011 Aerial Photoshoot
Storm
WEATHER, dates, tides, moon phases. ALSO, this is the MASTER REFERENCE SECTION for the entire project. It details every single date that I visited each specific site(s) at Tongaporutu. The purpose of this is to make for easier cross section navigation. This is vital for Cause and Effect. For example, a cause at one location may have a noticeable effect on another location.
Strata
ROCK STRATAS and FOSSIL TREES. Also included are things that struck a personal chord with me, so as such this section is more eclectic than the others.
- Overview
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- Old Man Puriri Hill
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups
Cliffs
Cliff collapses – types and causes (dynamics), including resonance, ripple effects and fractal scaling, etc.
- Overview
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups
Caves
Sea cave evolution, including cliff collapses specific to them. Handedness, etc.
- Overview
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui South
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- Follow-ups
Stacks
ROCK STACKS. Sea stack formation and destruction. The wash zone, calving locations, longevity, etc.
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups
Pilot Point
The FAMILY OF ROCKS at PILOT POINT. This cluster of rocks are located close to the Pilot Point Arch. ALSO, the TONGAPORUTU RIVER. This includes the river’s migration patterns and its effects on the outer and inner estuary, including the sand dunes.
Sand
BEACHES. Beach composition. Includes sand replenishment and depletion atop the underlying bedrock. Why beaches rise and fall and the shapes they take. Also, rock shelves, platforms and rocks.
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui North
- Rapanui South
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups
Fauna
FLORA AND FAUNA. This section also includes jellyfish strandings, driftwood accumulations and general wash-ups. Wash-ups (flotsam), to include plants, sometimes collectively referred to as ‘vegetation’, dead stock and man-made rubbish.
- Overview
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui North
- Rapanui South
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups
People
The human connection, including some of their stories.
- Overview
- Te Kawau Pa
- Rapanui North
- Rapanui South
- Pilot Point
- Three Sisters Beach
- The Point
- Four Brothers Beach
- Gibbs’ Fishing Point
- Beach One
- Beach Two
- Twin Creeks
- White Cliffs
- Follow-ups