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Where fresh water meets the sea

A river meets the sea

A river meets the sea

Significant estuaries

Significant estuaries

Māori encampment, Helensville

Māori encampment, Helensville

Mangemangeroa estuary, Auckland

Mangemangeroa estuary, Auckland

Woodward St, Wellington

Woodward St, Wellington

The estuary ecosystem

Tidal changes, Whanganui Inlet (1st of 2)

Tidal changes, Whanganui Inlet (1st of 2)

Estuary food web

Estuary food web

Mud snails

Mud snails

Pūkeko with hatchling

Pūkeko with hatchling

Plants of the estuary

Vegetation profile

Vegetation profile

Seagrass

Seagrass

Mangrove forest (1st of 3)

Mangrove forest (1st of 3)

Oioi

Oioi

Saltwort

Saltwort

Cordgrass, New River Estuary

Cordgrass, New River Estuary

Small animals of the estuary

Mud crab burrows

Mud crab burrows

Mudworms

Mudworms

Mud crab at its burrow

Mud crab at its burrow

A handful of cockles

A handful of cockles

Larger animals of the estuary

Wal and Cooch go floundering

Wal and Cooch go floundering

Whitebaiting, Waikanae

Whitebaiting, Waikanae

Godwits and oystercatchers, Manukau Harbour

Godwits and oystercatchers, Manukau Harbour

White-faced heron

White-faced heron

Pārengarenga Harbour

Pārengarenga Harbour

People and estuaries

Midden, Waiōtahe

Midden, Waiōtahe

Kohukohu, Hokianga Harbour

Kohukohu, Hokianga Harbour

Polluting the estuaries (1st of 3)

Polluting the estuaries (1st of 3)

Whitebaiting, Kaituna River

Whitebaiting, Kaituna River

Dargaville marina

Dargaville marina



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