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… groups on other land masses. Endemics include a number of forest birds such as kiwi, saddlebacks and riflemen, …
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Part of story: Birdwatching
… In the 1890s the government turned its attention to forestry, agriculture, and pest and disease problems, which … well into the 20th century. Organisations such as the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society (set up in 1923), the …
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Part of story: European discovery of plants and animals
… The habitat for pipits would have increased considerably as forest was cleared, allowing the population to grow. …
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Part of story: Birds of mountains and open country
… and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates, Forests, Fisheries, and other properties … so long as it is …
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… Tāwhirimātea first attacked Tāne Mahuta – the god of the forest, who had separated Rangi and Papa. The mighty trees …
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Part of story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather
… edible are the tender centre shoots of young plants on the forest floor. Tī – cabbage trees Tī kōuka (cabbage tree) …
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Part of story: Te ngahere – forest lore
… of the 20th century by government restructuring. When the forestry sector became a state-owned enterprise, for … jobs, especially Māori who were a high proportion of the forest work force. Employment opportunities remain limited. …
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Part of story: Northland region
… and stacks. The Snares are granite, and predominantly forested with Olearia lyall i i (tree daisy) and …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… years ago. The island was originally covered with native forest, but fires and browsing by introduced goats changed …
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Part of story: Kermadec Islands
… to be recycled, and half the area reserved for wetlands, forests, walkways and cycle tracks. The plan was scaled back …
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Part of story: Suburbs
… east coast, the bush was cleared almost entirely. But most forest on the wet rugged West Coast remained intact. Tī …
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Part of story: Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions
… nowhere else. Plants Before human settlement, low broadleaf forest, with a mixture of mainland and endemic trees and …
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Part of story: Ecoregions
… control, and the poison 1080 to control possums in native forests. Global positioning systems With both aerial and …
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Part of story: Topdressing
… married Moetonga, whose descendants live in the Waipoua Forest and south of the Hokianga. He also married Paru, …
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Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… be raised. New Zealand’s extensive areas of managed pine forests could support crops of edible ectomycorrhizal fungi. …
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Part of story: Mushrooms and other cultivated fungi
… for denser, harder woods. Robert Franich at the New Zealand Forest Research Institute developed a hardwood product by …
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Part of story: Radiata pine
… (religious restriction) and propitiate Tāne, god of the forest. Once the tree was felled, tapu was reinstated. …
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Part of story: Waka – canoes
… from the decomposed remains of wetland plants (peat) or forest litter. The peat or litter accumulated because the … about 232 CE. Many Pumice soils are used in commercial forestry. They were unsuitable for animal farming until they …
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Part of story: Soils
… contests in 1967, 1980, 1994 and 2010. Wood chopping In forested areas axemen began to compete against each other. …
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Part of story: Rural recreation
… Regiment of Foot, and detachments of artillery and Forest Rangers. During a six week campaign, seven fortified … 's War of 1868. Chute's operations were interrupted by the 'forest march' of January 1866, in which some 500 men took 9 …
Type: Biography