This film is introduced by India Bartlett St Matthew’s Collegiate Whakaoriori Masterton.
Beneath the tranquil beauty of the Millennium Native Forest Reserve lies a major earthquake fault line that plays a crucial role in sustaining the Reserve’s unique ecosystem. As underground pressure pushes pure water to the surface, it forms natural springs, or punawai, which feed the streams and wetlands of the Reserve.
Water experts Sam Hamuera Campbell Ludden and Maddy Glover explain how these springs, along with careful conservation efforts, help maintain the delicate balance of life and support a thriving habitat for native species like kōura (freshwater crayfish) and the protected long and shortfin eels.
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