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
Strand Sedge Carex pumila
Native. Not threatened.
Nowhere is this clearer than in the Dune Garden, that this is a foundational plant for ephemeral dune wetlands on this coast, where it shelters many of the smaller species found there.
It is a common species in coastal regions of Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Chile, China and Japan where it can also be found growing near coastal lagoons and rivers. Is also a lawn weed in some locations.
It is a low growing sedge reaching 0.4m with distinctively channeled, smooth-edged, blue-grey leaves. Delicate white flowers produced during summer are followed by robust seed heads through autumn which develop into oval shaped nut-like structures up to 3mm in length.