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Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve

Coordinates: 41°06′09″S 174°54′52″E / 41.10246°S 174.91436°E / -41.10246; 174.91436
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Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve
Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve
LocationPorirua, New Zealand
Coordinates41°06′09″S 174°54′52″E / 41.10246°S 174.91436°E / -41.10246; 174.91436
Area50 hectares (120 acres)
Created1984
Operated byDepartment of Conservation, Forest & Bird

Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve is a wetland reserve located in Pauatahanui and on the eastern edge of the Pauatahanui Inlet of the Porirua Harbour in Porirua, New Zealand.

The reserve contains the most significant area of saltmarsh in the lower North Island of New Zealand.[1]

In 1985 the area was made into a Wildlife Management Reserve. This involved the development of ponds, walking tracks and viewing hides.[2] The reserve was officially opened on 15 April 1989.[3]

Many different native and exotic birds can be found at the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve, including the bar-tailed godwit, royal spoonbill, caspian tern, paradise duck, pied stilt, sacred kingfisher, white-faced heron, New Zealand shoveler, pukeko and black shag.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve" (PDF). Department of Conservation. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Wildlife reserve". Guardians of the Pauatahanui Inlet. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Items of Interest - Pauatahanui". poriruacity.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve - Forest and Bird". Wildlife Extra. Retrieved 10 January 2013.