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Pohangina wetlands

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Pohangina wetlands

This 7.5-hectare wetland has been developed since 2002 by Gordon and Ann Pilone in the Pohangina valley, not far from Palmerston North. Ponds attract waterfowl, and there is a variety of native grasses, bushes and trees.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Between Rangitīkei and Ruahine, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9407/pohangina-wetlands (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.