Taranaki Regional Council page on protecting wetlands.
New regulations to protect wetlands were introduced in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020 (NES-F) as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater reforms.
As well as being important for biodiversity, wetlands act as the ‘kidneys of the land’ and bring land management benefits. They store water during rainfall, helping to reduce flood levels. In dry periods, they release water to help maintain farm supplies.
