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Story: Wetlands

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What are wetlands?

  3. Types of wetland

  4. Wetland forests and shrubs

  5. Reeds, rushes, sedges and low growers

  6. Wetland wildlife

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What are wetlands?

Original swamplands

Original swamplands (1st of 2)

Christchurch, 1860

Christchurch, 1860 (2nd of 2)

Kohika excavation site

Kohika excavation site

Wetlands and their landforms

Wetlands and their landforms

Waituna wetland

Waituna wetland

From page 2 - Types of wetland

Whangamarino wetland

Whangamarino wetland

Slashed mānuka, Kopuatai Peat Dome

Slashed mānuka, Kopuatai Peat Dome

Marshland

Marshland

Ephemeral wetland, Tangimoana

Ephemeral wetland, Tangimoana (1st of 3)

Ephemeral wetland, Volcanic Plateau

Ephemeral wetland, Volcanic Plateau (2nd of 3)

Ephemeral wetland, Lake Tekapo

Ephemeral wetland, Lake Tekapo (3rd of 3)

Doughboy pakihi

Doughboy pakihi

From page 3 - Wetland forests and shrubs

Swamp forest, Lake Wahapo

Swamp forest, Lake Wahapo

Mingimingi berries

Mingimingi berries

From page 4 - Reeds, rushes, sedges and low growers

Raupō

Raupō

Giant cane rush

Giant cane rush

Tussock sedge

Tussock sedge

Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Sphagnum moss bog

Sphagnum moss bog

From page 5 - Wetland wildlife

Australasian bittern with chicks

Australasian bittern with chicks

Brown mudfish

Brown mudfish

Sinclair wetlands

Sinclair wetlands

How to cite this page:

Peter Johnson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wetlands/media (accessed 8 December 2023)

Story by Peter Johnson, published 24 Sep 2007

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