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Significant wetlands of New Zealand

Seventy-three wetland areas are of regional, national or international significance. They occur from North Cape to Stewart Island, but represent only a fraction of the variety and extent of wetlands found when Europeans were settling in New Zealand from the 1840s.

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Peter Johnson. 'Wetlands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wetlands/1/3