Location Porirua, New Zealand Area 50 ha | Created 1984 | |
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Operated by Department of Conservation, Forest & Bird Operators Department of Conservation, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Similar Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Matiu / Somes Island, Mana Island | ||
Pauatahanui wildlife reserve porirua wellington new zealand
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.
In 1985 the area was made into a Wildlife Management Reserve. This involved the development of ponds, walking tracks and viewing hides. The reserve was officially opened on 15 April 1989.
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.
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