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Kōrero: Wetlands

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. He korero whakarapopoto

  2. What are wetlands?

  3. Types of wetland

  4. Wetland forests and shrubs

  5. Reeds, rushes, sedges and low growers

  6. Wetland wildlife

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

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

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

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

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

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Wetland wildlife

Australasian bittern with chicks

Australasian bittern with chicks

Brown mudfish

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 8 February 2023)

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

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