Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve facts for kids

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Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve
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Location	Porirua, New Zealand
Area	50 hectares (120 acres)
Created	1984
Operated by	Department of Conservation, Forest & Bird

Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve is a wetland reserve located in Pauatahanui and on the eastern edge of the Pauatahanui Inlet of the Porirua Harbour in Porirua, New Zealand.

The reserve contains the most significant area of saltmarsh in the lower North Island of New Zealand.

In 1985 the area was made into a Wildlife Management Reserve. This involved the development of ponds, walking tracks and viewing hides. The reserve was officially opened on 15 April 1989.

Many different native and exotic birds can be found at the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve, including the bar-tailed godwit, royal spoonbill, caspian tern, paradise duck, pied stilt, sacred kingfisher, white-faced heron, New Zealand shoveler, pukeko and black shag.