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… by the Natives.’ 2 Every hill, valley, stream and forest had been named by Māori. Take tupuna – ancestral …
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Part of story: Take whenua – Māori land tenure
… . A timber preservation technique developed by the Indian Forest Research Institute allowed radiata pine to be …
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Part of story: Agricultural and horticultural research
… and for a number of years funded claims for those who had forests within their rohe (district). A significant amount …
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Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
… was killing trees, and in 1905 it was banned in all state forests. …
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Part of story: Kauri gum and gum digging
… provided berries, preserved birds and other products of the forest in return. Obsidian from Tūhua (Mayor Island), …
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Part of story: Ngā umanga – Māori business enterprise
… the New Zealand forestry industry uses inputs of pine forests, which it cuts down to make logs. Industries also …
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Part of story: Industrial sectors
… roots, stems, leaves and buds of many plants from beech forests and alpine areas. A lot of these foods are low in …
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Part of story: Birds of mountains and open country
… pine, and can cause considerable damage in plantation forests. The most common primitive wasp is the willow sawfly …
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Part of story: Wasps and bees
… as coastal raiders and traders as far south as the Waipoua Forest, Whangārei, Mahurangi and beyond. …
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Part of story: Muriwhenua tribes
… its long-term strategy, the board set up trusts to support forestry investments, and continues to support the people … the right to purchase 844 hectares of Rotoehu Crown forest land, and a right of first refusal over geothermal …
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Part of story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa
… meteorological station. It is covered in broadleaf forest, mainly pōhutukawa. Goats were released on Raoul and …
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Part of story: Landscapes – overview
… Dunnocks frequent gardens, orchards, scrub and plantation forests. Because they eat mainly invertebrates, they are …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… gods, including Tāwhirimatea (god of the winds), Tāne (forests), Tangaroa (seas), Rongo (kūmara, cultivated foods …
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Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… shrublands along the Ohakune Mountain Road, Mt Ruapehu Forest revegetation of islands that had been farmed: Mana, …
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Part of story: Horticultural use of native plants
… has disappeared from many areas. They are still found in forests of the western and central North Island, and on …
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Part of story: Small forest birds
… is now dominated by large warehouses and the New Zealand Forest Products paper mill. Recent growth In Penrose, new …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… and other native birds disappeared. Introduced to forest-covered Herekopare Island, cats quickly extinguished …
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Part of story: Introduced animal pests
… dams; changes in vegetation patterns (such as planting pine forests); and changes in the shape of the riverbed. For …
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Part of story: Water resources
… kilometres downstream, and include boulder beds and buried forests. …
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Part of story: Volcanoes
… Ngā Ruahine opened fire from concealed positions in the forest. McDonnell ordered a retreat, but not before 24 of …
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Part of story: New Zealand Wars