Taupō Swamp
Taupo Swamp is an approximately 25-hectare (62-acre) lowland freshwater swamp, classified as a topogeneous mire, located three kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Plimmerton and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northeast of Wellington City, New Zealand. Taupo Swamp is home to largely indigenous vegetation including sedges, flax, ferns, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.[1] The swamp is visible from State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway.
History
In the late 1800s flax was harvested out of the swamp and milled in Foxton, and continued until the mid 1900s.[2]
References
- ^ Wellington Conservancy, A Directory of Wetlands in New Zealand Retrieved 3/23/2008 [1]
- ^ "Historic site: Taupo Wetland". PORIRUA CITY COUNCIL. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
- R. G. Bagnall and C.C. Ogle: "The changing vegetation structure and composition of a lowland mire at Plimmerton, North Island, New Zealand," The Royal Society of New Zealand: New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1981, Vol. 19:371-387. Retrieved 3/23/2008. [2]
- Miles Erwin, "The Road More Traveled, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Magazine, Winter 2006. Retrieved 3/23/2008. [3]