Ngaere swamp complex

The Ngaere swamp complex was a wetland complex in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It was drained in the 1890s to make way for agriculture, and is now largely covered by the settlements of Ngaere and Eltham. Lake Rotokare is the largest extant remnant of the swamp complex, which covered 1,416 hectares (3,500 acres).

Situated in the rohe (domain) of the Ngāti Tupaia iwi, the wetland featured prominently in Māori mythology as a stop made by Mount Taranaki when fleeing the Tongariro volcanic centre. Vegetation around the swamp complex included kahikatea, pukatea and swamp maire.

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