Pekapeka Wetland

Pekapeka Wetland is a wetland reserve located 12 kilometres by road south of Hastings[1] in the Poukawa Basin of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

For the place on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, see Peka Peka.
Pekapeka Wetland
LocationHastings, New Zealand
Coordinates39.620547°S 176.739448°E / -39.620547; 176.739448
Area98 hectares (240 acres)
Operated byHawke's Bay Regional Council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council began restoring the wetland in the late 1990s with the removal of willows and the construction of a perimeter fence. The Council initially owned about half of the wetland, but this has been increased to 90%.[2] It is rated as the second most ecologically valuable wetland in Hawke's Bay.[1] The Poukawa Stream, which drains Lake Poukawa in the south-west, runs through the Pekapeka Wetland.

References
  1. "Pekapeka Regional Park". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. "PEKAPEKA – A CHAMPION WETLAND!". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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