Waiatarua Reserve is a 40 hectare reserve in Meadowbank, East Auckland. It contains New Zealand's largest urban wetland.
After losing much of its ecological value and water purification abilities due to farming and urbanization, the wetland was restored in 2003/2004. These restoration efforts resulted in
•significantly improved water quality
•an increase in diversity of native plants (through planting efforts), and
•an increase in diversity and abundance of native birds and insects.
Waiatarua Reserve has since been named as a bird sanctuary. The Waiatarua Reserve wildlife protection project started in 2007 with the aim to build on the success of past restoration efforts by reducing animal pests within the reserve. This provides a healthy habitat for New Zealand's native birds and insects.
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