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… god of the sea, and the first bird to Tāne, god of the forest. The appearance of Matariki (the Pleiades) or Puanga …
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Part of story: Māori feasts and ceremonial eating – hākari
… and Aorangi ranges as possum numbers increased in their forests. Bartlett’s rātā Bartlett's rātā ( Metrosideros …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tall broadleaf trees
… on ground newly exposed by slips, changed river courses, forest fires and road cuttings. Controlling weeds Monitoring …
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Part of story: Weeds of the bush
… a deep interest in the environment, joining the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand and the …
Type: Biography
… increase the production of renewable energy from wood. The forest industry often burns wood waste to produce heat for … power. Liquid biofuels Rising oil prices in 1973 prompted forestry scientists to develop a technology to produce …
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Part of story: Forestry research
… after completing a thesis on the soils of Westland rimu forests, and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to … Zealand (1974–77). He also served on the South Island Beech Forests Management and Utilization Council, and chaired the …
Type: Biography
… increased during the 20th century. They included: Forest and Bird (1923–, originally Birds ). The quarterly … group New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society, later Forest and Bird. Home and Building (1937–75). Produced under …
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Part of story: Magazines and periodicals
… rafting, later in the 20th century. The native and exotic forests of the region provided pig and deer hunters with … tracks were established in the region’s protected forests, some based on tracks made in the early 20th …
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Part of story: King Country region
… and he were to farm Volis station, a big block of heavily forested land. The work of converting these rugged South …
Type: Biography
… mistletoes are key indicators of the health of the forest. As mistletoe depends on birds, lizards and insects …
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Part of story: Threatened species
… For example, Tāne becomes the atua (divine presence) of the forests, Tangaroa of the sea, Rūaumoko of earthquakes, and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori creation traditions
… full, exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands, forests, fisheries and other properties, in exchange for …
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Part of story: Constitution
… the difficulty of geological research posed by the dense forest. However, he made some of the first observations of …
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Part of story: Geological exploration
… to the hungry kurī (Māori dog). Polynesian rats and forest birds may have been a source of protein, but kurī …
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Part of story: Seafood
… this gift. Away from the coast and riverbanks, the dense forest cover prevented permanent settlement, but provided a …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… Wellington is a line of seaside settlements backed by beech forest – a peaceful contrast to the city’s bustle. Flat land …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… area before 1840, probably because it was covered in dense forest and large swamps. The 1855 earthquake raised these …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… world was once in darkness (Te Pō). Then Tāne, god of the forests, forced apart his parents Rangi, the sky father, and …
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Part of story: Light
… his early education he attended a course in the science of forestry and worked as a forestry officer in Scandinavia. On 31 January 1866 in … decided to emigrate to New Zealand, which was opening up forest areas for settlement, and in preparation Cäcilie …
Type: Biography
… further east during this time, as there is evidence of forest clearance and increased erosion on some islands. …
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Part of story: Pacific migrations