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Kōrero: Wairarapa region

Lake Wairarapa

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Lake Wairarapa

Lake Wairarapa, seen beyond the Tauherenīkau River delta, is the largest wetland in the lower North Island. It is an important habitat for native plants, birds and fish, including native turf plants, the Australasian bittern, eel and black flounder.

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by Joe Hansen

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12071/lake-wairarapa (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.