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… carrying seeds and spores in mud on their feet or feathers. Forest trees with heavy seeds are less likely to spread from …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Evolution of plants and animals
… works with the Department of Conservation, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, the National Wetlands …
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Part of story: Duck shooting
… of regional conservation – Kāpiti as a sanctuary for forest birds, Mana as a refuge for seabirds. While the …
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Part of story: Wellington places
… assets of almost $90 million in the early 2000s, mostly forestry and farming operations. The total value of Māori … the ‘Treelords’ deal. It involved $195.7 million of Crown forest land, $223 million in rentals that had accumulated on …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… around present-day Pahīatua and Woodville, moving into the forest during enemy raids. In the 1830s the Ngāti Kahungunu …
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Part of story: Wairarapa region
… scientists have concluded that widespread burning of forests first occurred in New Zealand around 1300 CE. This …
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Part of story: Fossils
… described. Most species live in moist litter on the forest floor, and are detritivores – they feed on the …
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Part of story: Snails and slugs
… easily eroded during downpours, especially where the native forest has been cleared from steep hillsides to create …
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Part of story: Geology – overview
… towards him. When his intention of preventing the march of Foresters, Oddfellows and Orangemen became known, extra …
Type: Biography
… to alpine bluffs, and from semi-arid Central Otago to rainforests in Westland. Lizards live on the Three Kings and … giant reptiles from tradition. One story tells of a giant forest lizard, the kawekaweau. In the Natural History Museum …
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Part of story: Lizards
… for farming – when the company explored the area they found forested hills and mountains. Nelson struggled in the 1840s, …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… ranges or continue south to Mt Bruce, a remnant of native forest in the exotic grassland. Towards Masterton the vista …
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Part of story: Wairarapa region
… on the edge of the Raukūmara Wilderness Area in Raukūmara Forest Park, became the first river protected in this way. …
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Part of story: Protected areas
… of Rangiora, with a 2013 population of 1,905. Close to once-forested foothills, Oxford started in the early 1850s as a …
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Part of story: Canterbury places
… the country, and are abundant in kauri and rimu–rātā forest. They mostly live and nest in trees. The spread of …
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Part of story: Introduced animal pests
… was too mild and moist, the soil too poor, or the land too forested. Gold was only found outside the district. And …
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Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… 1920. William Shilling was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and the Masonic Lodge Waterloo for many years. He …
Type: Biography
… Their self-laying tracks could travel across soft and wet forest terrain. Manufacturers improved their logging …
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Part of story: Bush trams and other log transport
… recreation The region’s temperate climate, clean lakes, forests, streams and beaches attract tourists. Tramping, …
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Part of story: East Coast region
… and hunting them is still popular. Outdoor sport Nelson’s forested mountains are a tramper’s paradise. The three …
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Part of story: Nelson region