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.
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| Location | Hastings, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 39°37′14″S 176°44′22″E / 39.620547°S 176.739448°E |
| Area | 98 hectares (240 acres) |
| Operated by | Hawke'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
edit- ^ a b "Pekapeka Regional Park". Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "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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