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Weed in Lake Tūtira

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Weed in Lake Tūtira

Hydrilla is an introduced submarine plant that has become a weed in Lake Tūtira and other lakes in Hawke’s Bay. It can grow up to the water surface from depths of 4 metres, forming a dense mat.

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Simon Nathan, Lakes – Life in and around lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11819/weed-in-lake-tutira (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 1 March 2009.