Kaitorete Spit is a long finger of land which extends along the coast of
Canterbury in the
South Island of
New Zealand. it runs southwest from
Banks Peninsula for 25 kilometres, and separates the shallow
Lake Ellesmere from the Canterbury Bight and
Pacific Ocean. The spit is very low-lying and is prone to flooding. A gravel road extends along half of its length from the small settlement of
Birdling's Flat at its northern point. It is also at its northern point that the spit is at its widest - some 3.5 kilometres.The spit is of considerable ecological significance and is home to the majority of the surviving speimens of
Shrubby tororaro (Muehlenbeckia astonii) - a nationally endangered endemic plant
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