WETLANDS
Wetlands are places where water sits long enough, and often enough, to alter the soil, vegetation and animal communities that live there. They include permanently or intermittently wet areas, shallow water, and land water margins that support a natural ecosystem of plants and animals adapted to wet conditions.
They are diverse ecosystems, with the different types determined by their water amount, depth, permanence, temperature, the chemicals found there and its source, whether groundwater, surface water, rainwater or a combination.
- wetlands trust
DOC’s guide to 40 Wetlands of New Zealand
Download this stunning PDF compiled by DOC. Find out where the nearest Wetland is to your school and arrange a class outing or class project.
Wetlands trust
The wetlands website is a one stop shop covering many aspects centred around wetlands types, values, research and advocacy.
THErivers kidneys
Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman explains why wetlands are important for the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River.
Te reo o te repo - Kei koei tonu au
‘The voice of the wetlands - I am still here’ Download this PDF. The 248 page book is well worth looking through for c projects on wetlands.
Te reo o repo : the voice of the wetland
Te Reo o Te Repo – the Voice of the Wetland is an online wetland handbook created collaboratively between the Waikato Raupatu River Trust and Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research.
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