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    • Pauanui Beach from Tairua estuary side, Coromandel Peninsula, NZ
    Rights: Daniel de Vries, Public domain Published 17 September 2009 Size: 120 KB Referencing Hub media

    Pāuanui, a popular holiday spot located on the edge of an estuary. How do you think humans impact on the organisms that live in estuaries?

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      ACTIVITY

      Estuary metaphors

      In this activity, students discuss how a variety of everyday objects can serve as metaphors for the important characteristics and functions of estuaries. By the end of this activity, students ...

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      Estuaries and farmland run-off

      New Zealand has approximately 300 estuaries. They are historically important cultural sites – Māori settlers valued estuaries as an important source of fish and shellfish, and European settlers ...

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