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There's plenty to see and do at the estuary.
The estuary walkway provides beautiful views, and there are signs along the way providing information about some of the birds you might see.
There is a lot of interesting wildlife at the estuary. As well as birds, the estuary is also home to some interesting plants and is an important habitat for native fish.
The Manawatū Estuary Trust enjoys giving people the opportunity to learn more about this amazing environ
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A variety of other weird and wonderful organisms are sometimes to be found on the beach, either washed up after a storm or dying through natural causes. They are a diverse collection which are difficult to catagorise without being too scientific because of not falling into any one particular family. Apart from those included here some more examples are given on the Beach Mysteries page.
Types covered in this group include seaweed, sea urchins, starfish, jellyfish and sponges with a checklist of species recorded from the area included here. Information is basic and continually updated with links given by the usual method to a wealth of additional information. Headings and columns A and B are locked, so are always visible. Web address links are edited to fit within the static species columns. List can be downloaded, and additions added for personal use be “save as”. These will not be saved to web.
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