Story: Wetlands All images & media From page 1 – What are wetlands? Original swamplands (1st of 2) Christchurch, 1860 (2nd of 2) Kohika excavation site Significant wetlands of New Zealand Wetlands and their landforms Waituna wetland From page 2 – Types of wetland Whangamarino wetland Slashed mānuka, Kopuatai Peat Dome Marshland Ephemeral wetland, Tangimoana (1st of 3) Ephemeral wetland, Volcanic Plateau (2nd of 3) Ephemeral wetland, Lake Tekapo (3rd of 3) Doughboy pakihi From page 3 – Wetland forests and shrubs Swamp forest, Lake Wahapo Mingimingi berries From page 4 – Reeds, rushes, sedges and low growers Raupō Giant cane rush Tussock sedge Cushion field, Waituna lagoon Sphagnum moss bog From page 5 – Wetland wildlife Australasian bittern with chicks Brown mudfish Sinclair wetlands
