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Pohangina River
The Pohangina River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. A tributary of the Manawatu River, it flows generally southward from its source in the Ruahine Range, through Pohangina, joining the Manawatu River about northeast of Palmerston North at Ashhurst. Brown trout, Brown and (rarely) rainbow trout live in the river but are rare above the Centre Creek confluence. The headwaters of the river above the Cattle Creek confluence are home to small numbers of whio (blue duck; ''Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus''). Tourist spots Totara Reserve Regional Park In the area is the Totara Reserve Regional Park. It covers 340 ha of bush and many other tourist attractions. It also includes a safe spot for swimming. References Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui Rivers of New Zealand {{ManawatuWanganui-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pohangina is a small rural community in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand, just north of Ashhurst. Pohangina is located along the foot of the Ruahine Range, and is primarily farming land. Farming varies from sheep and cattle to crops of maize and 'chow'. The farmland was originally ancient native forest.Knight, Catherine. "Totara Reserve: A Window into Manawatu’s Environmental History", ''The Manawatu Journal of History'', 4, 2008: 50–58. Rimu and Metrosideros robusta, northern rātā grew above 1000 feet, with kamahi, kaikawaka and pink pine growing at higher and steeper slopes, Olearia colensoi, leatherwood scrub growing at higher altitudes, and wild tussocks growing at the summits of the range. The area still includes many conservation areas, including the Totara Reserve camping ground, the Pohangina River, Pohangina Wetlands reserve, and Pohangina Base, a former Department of Conservation (New Zealand), DOC field centre in the Ruahine Forest Park. Pohangina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
