Is it legal to collect at HMS Orpheus wreck, Manukau Bar?

Prohibited, look only. Protected under the archaeological provisions of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (pre-1900 sites); modifying or removing material needs an authority from Heritage New Zealand. It is also scheduled for preservation in the Auckland regional coastal plan.

What can you find at HMS Orpheus wreck, Manukau Bar?

buried hull remains on the bar; memorial site, look only

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HMS Orpheus wreck, Manukau Bar

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Wreck timber

Also reported: look only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

1863 Royal Navy corvette

New Zealand's worst maritime disaster, 189 of 259 lost when the corvette struck the Manukau Bar on 7 February 1863; scheduled for preservation in Auckland's coastal plan.View source →