Whangamarino Wetland
This 7000 ha mosaic of floodplains and peat domes around the Whangamarino and Maramarua Rivers makes up the internationally recognised Whangamarino Wetland.
It is home to fernbirds/mātātā, black mudfish/waikaka, rare orchids, bladderworts and a range of native fish species.
It is also the national stronghold for Australasian bitten/matuku with 20% of New Zealand’s bittern population estimated to be living here.
Whangamarino is part of a substantial and effective flood control scheme on the lower Waikato River.
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