Mudlarks

After all the kauri were chopped down and the rest of the coastal bush cleared, the inlets around Auckland's harbours began to silt up. The mangroves took root and clogged the creeks up even more.



In Waiuku, at the base Awhitu Peninsula and the southern end of the Manukau harbour, locals are pulling out the mangroves to encourage the native bush to re-generate and improve the conditions in the river estuary.