Ahukawakawa
Image: Jack Mace | DOC

Ahukawakawa

This wetland is located at an altitude of 920 metres above sea level and was formed some 3,500 years ago when debris flows from the mountain blocked the Hangatahua River between the northern slopes of Taranaki Maunga and the Pouākai Range.

This large wetland is the home of fascinating schrubs and other plants including the large red tussocks which thrive in these types of medium fertility wet soils. Small herbs, grasses and mosses make up the ground cover on the floor of the wetland.

Potaema Bog

Tucked into a frost-hollow in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, the Potaema Bog is a little touch of magic amongst the tall forest.