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Kōrero: Wetlands

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - What are wetlands?

Original swamplands

Original swamplands (1 o 2)

Christchurch, 1860

Christchurch, 1860 (2 o 2)

Kohika excavation site

Kohika excavation site

Significant wetlands of New Zealand

Significant wetlands of New Zealand

Wetlands and their landforms

Wetlands and their landforms

Waituna wetland

Waituna wetland

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Types of wetland

Whangamarino wetland

Whangamarino wetland

Slashed mānuka, Kopuatai Peat Dome

Slashed mānuka, Kopuatai Peat Dome

Marshland

Ephemeral wetland, Tangimoana

Ephemeral wetland, Tangimoana (1 o 3)

Ephemeral wetland, Volcanic Plateau

Ephemeral wetland, Volcanic Plateau (2 o 3)

Ephemeral wetland, Lake Tekapo

Ephemeral wetland, Lake Tekapo (3 o 3)

Doughboy pakihi

Doughboy pakihi

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Wetland forests and shrubs

Swamp forest, Lake Wahapo

Swamp forest, Lake Wahapo

Mingimingi berries

Mingimingi berries

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Reeds, rushes, sedges and low growers

Raupō

Giant cane rush

Giant cane rush

Tussock sedge

Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Cushion field, Waituna lagoon

Sphagnum moss bog

Sphagnum moss bog

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Wetland wildlife

Australasian bittern with chicks

Australasian bittern with chicks

Brown mudfish

Sinclair wetlands

Sinclair wetlands

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Peter Johnson, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/wetlands/media (accessed 23 January 2020)

He kōrero nā Peter Johnson, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007