Five Reasons to Love Wetlands

1) Wetlands control the environment and associated fauna and flora life.
2) Wetlands clean the water that flows into them by decreasing the flow rate and separating particles.
3) Wetlands reduce the effects of flooding by absorbing heavy downfall and releasing water gradually.
4) Wetlands support a greater number of species than any other habitat.
5) Eight of twenty-seven of New Zealand’s native fish live in wetlands, such as inanga, short-finned eels, kokopu and bullies.