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Hubbub Estuary

In this activity, students become aware of the importance of estuaries. They identify some possible impacts on estuaries and possible actions that can be taken to protect them.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

  • explain the value of estuaries

  • identify some key threats to New Zealand estuaries

  • identify some possible solutions for threats to estuaries.

Download the Word file (see below) for:

  • introduction/background notes

  • what you need

  • what to do

  • student handout.

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Published: 12 June 2017
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