New Zealand has lost thousands of hectares of wetlands in past decades, study shows

Lagoon near Napier. New Zealand has lost 90% of its wetlands since colonisation, new research shows. Photograph: DEA/G. SIOEN/De Agostini/Getty Images

Lagoon near Napier. New Zealand has lost 90% of its wetlands since colonisation, new research shows. Photograph: DEA/G. SIOEN/De Agostini/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/01/new-zealand-has-lost-thousands-of-hectares-of-wetlands-in-past-decades-study-shows