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Shag Point / Matakaea[1] is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand.
It is located close to State Highway 1 nine kilometres to the northeast of Palmerston, at the southern end of a long open bay known as Katiki Beach. The point itself is a hilly promontory between Katiki Beach and the mouth of the Shag River. Both the river and point take their English name from the shag, a species of cormorant.
A historic Māori site, the Matakaea/Shag Point Occupation Site, is located close to the headland. It is listed as a Category II site by Heritage New Zealand.[2]
Geologically, the area is an exemplar of the Katiki Formation, and the site of the discovery of the plesiosaur Kaiwhekea katiki.
References
- "Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97 (As at 28 October 2021), Public Act Schedule 96 Alteration of place names – New Zealand Legislation".
- "Matakaea/Shag Point Occupation Site". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand.
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