Wetlands in New Zealand are under threat, we only have a small proportion of the wetlands remaining that we had in the 1800's.

To learn more about how important wetlands are to New Zealand, West Coast Fish & Game have created this learning resource for teachers all around the country (and any interested parties) to use so that children and adults can do their bit to save these endangered landscapes.

The documents below are curriculum ready for teachers to include into classroom activities, however they contain valuable information for anyone concerned about wetlands.

  • DOC - Predator Traps
    293 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Basic Tips for Predator Control
    2.2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Creating Wetlands
    4.2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Nesting boxes for mallard ducks
    408 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 1 - What is a wetland
    1.7 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 2 - Why are wetlands important
    2.9 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 3 - Types of wetlands
    3.1 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 4 - Where does all the water go
    463 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 5 - Plants of the Wetland
    1.2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 6 - Who Lives in the wetland
    2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 7 - Introducing the Mallard Duck
    2.2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 8 - Predators
    612 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Part 9 - Design a duck pond
    1 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Simple Steps to improve your farm pond
    2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Wetland Life
    4.7 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Wetland Planting
    4.2 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Wetland restoration
    2.4 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Wetlands of Westland - Teachers Resource
    2.8 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • FG - Wonderful Wetlands
    4.5 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF file

  • Wetland - Student Worksheets
    873 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF file