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… later. By this time James had taken up the position of forester and head gardener with the Westport Coal Company at …
Type: Biography
… but rare in normal rocks. The widespread destruction of forests is indicated by abundant soot in the clay layer, and …
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Part of story: Geology – overview
… container port (opened in 1977). It became a major forest products export port, and hosts cruise ships through …
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Part of story: Otago places
… U-shaped valleys and fiords. This rugged territory remains forested, and few people live there. Much of it is within …
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Part of story: Southland region
… and fauna. The vegetation ranges from wetlands to kauri forest remnants, while wildlife includes rare or endangered …
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Part of story: Northland region
… of the treaty. This guaranteed Māori exclusive rights to ‘forests fisheries and other properties’ (English version) or …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Lakes
… summits – just under 1,000 metres high – are covered in forest, and some are included in Te Kopia scenic reserve. …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places
… in the late 1960s. It has weed status in many native forests, where it grows on a wide variety of wood. Crusts, …
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Part of story: Fungi
… Todd (Todd Motor Company), and David Henry (New Zealand Forest Products) founded three of the country’s largest …
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Part of story: Scots
… with 4,047 inhabitants in 2013. Situated near the Arowhenua forest and close to early crossings of the Ōpihi and Temuka …
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Part of story: South Canterbury places
… during twenty-one years of the difficult region of forests and gorges on the western slopes of the New Zealand …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: European exploration
… sold off as small farms. Much of this land was covered in forest and had to be cleared. Smallholdings Until the 1900s, …
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Part of story: Rural workers
… australe ). Gentler coastal slopes support lowland coastal forest and scrub. If they are cleared of original cover, …
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Part of story: Coastal shoreline
… naming it Providence , and sailed to Norfolk Island. The forests that so impressed James Cook and the scientist …
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Part of story: Shipbuilding
… to international tourists was based on the mountains, forests, lakes and geysers that led it to be called ‘the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tourist industry
… young kauri and some sapling kahikatea and mataī. Several forest and alpine plants are so devoid of leaves that they …
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Part of story: Native plants and animals – overview
… Originally it accumulated as plant material in swamps and forests, before being buried. Oil and gas are derived from …
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Part of story: Fossils
… worms are little-known nocturnal creatures living in damp forest in New Zealand and other southern lands. Varying in …
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Part of story: Peripatus
… flourished with the ready supply of timber from the kauri forests. Early settlers also developed orchards on land too …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… Waikato and Tui . Bream Head Reserve has coastal broadleaf forest with a number of rare native plants, as well as kiwi …
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Part of story: Northland places