The Wairau Stream is channelled to prevent flooding through the Wairau valley industrial area of North Shore. Lined channels and piped streams may drain water efficiently but they provide minimal habitat, aesthetic or recreational value. This valley was once a swamp with fernbirds — North Shore Forest and Bird was established in the process of an unsuccessful campaign to save the wetland around 50 years ago.
GORDON ELL, BUSH FILMS
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Forest and Bird, Issue 314, 1 November 2004, Page 35
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69The Wairau Stream is channelled to prevent flooding through the Wairau valley industrial area of North Shore. Lined channels and piped streams may drain water efficiently but they provide minimal habitat, aesthetic or recreational value. This valley was once a swamp with fernbirds — North Shore Forest and Bird was established in the process of an unsuccessful campaign to save the wetland around 50 years ago. GORDON ELL, BUSH FILMS Forest and Bird, Issue 314, 1 November 2004, Page 35
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