| Whangamarino Wetland | |
|---|---|
 Whangamarino Wetland looking at vegetation from the Reao Stream | |
| Location | Waikato District, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°21′35″S 175°09′44″E / 37.359788°S 175.162239°E |
| Area | 5,923 hectares (14,640 acres) |
| Official name | Whangamarino |
| Designated | 4 December 1989 |
| Reference no. | 443[1] |
The Whangamarino Wetland in the Waikato District is the second largest wetland complex of the North Island of New Zealand. Encompassing a total area of more than 7200 hectares, the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai manages 5,923 hectares of peat bog, swamp, mesotrophic lags, open water and river systems listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.[2] Fish and Game New Zealand are the second largest landowner, managing 748 hectares of the wetland primarily as gamebird hunting habitat.
The site is also one of three of New Zealand’s foremost wetlands included in the Arawai Kākāriki wetland restoration programme, which aims to “enhance the ecological restoration of three of New Zealand’s foremost wetland/freshwater sites, making use of strong community involvement and promoting research into wetland restoration techniques”.[3]
- ^ "Whangamarino". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Whangamarino Wetland". Department of Conservation.
- ^ "Arawai Kākāriki". Department of Conservation.