Today World Wetland day.
Ben Goodwin joines Jesse to talk about the history of them around Tāmaki Makaurau.
Ben's a senior technician at Unitec and formally the zookeeper and insect guy at Auckland zoo.
He's also a self-taught botanist with a passion for hidden native habitats in our swamps and wetlands and describes himself as a life-long nature geek.
Photo: LDR / Alice Angeloni
