Native freshwater fish resurfaces after a decade of searching

26/11/2025 3 min
Native freshwater fish resurfaces after a decade of searching

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A native freshwater fish thought to be lost from Auckland's wetlands has resurfaced after more than a decade of searching. Populations of the elusive and endangered Waikaka, or Black Mudfish, have been relocated in a small corner of Helensville just in the last couple of months. Victor Waters reports.