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Te Huingi Manu wildlife refuge

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Te Huingi Manu wildlife refuge

The oxidation ponds for the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant are also a wildlife refuge for a variety of bird species. The refuge is on the north side of the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote rivers.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – East Christchurch, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10228/te-huingi-manu-wildlife-refuge (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.