Tapuae Marine Reserve

Tapuae Marine Reserve
Tapuae Beach, the southern border of the Tapuae Marine Reserve
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates39°3′30″S 174°0′28″E / 39.05833°S 174.00778°E / -39.05833; 174.00778
Area1404 ha
Established2008
Governing bodyDepartment of Conservation

Tapuae Marine Reserve is a marine reserve created in 2008 off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand.

It protects an area of 1404 ha and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area.