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… her husband, Patrick Thomas Gillon, a merchant. He attended Forester's school in Douglas before the family emigrated to …
Type: Biography
… the port stayed busy shipping logs from the many plantation forests established since the 1970s. The city remained …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: East Coast places
… an early settler in the Hawke's Bay area. She was born at Forest Gate, Ruataniwha, on 19 January 1889. Her father died …
Type: Biography
… ‘te manu huna a Tāne’, the hidden bird of Tāne, god of the forest. Kiwi feather cloaks (kahu kiwi), originally made by …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Kiwi
… foods were sourced), such as fishing grounds and forests, was keenly contested, and warfare became a common …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Leisure in traditional Māori society – ngā mahi a te rēhia
… is indicated by pinkish cloud, while the cloud base over forested islands is dark or green. When a cloud is unusually …
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Part of story: Canoe navigation
… even though their work eventually destroyed many native forests. They learned bush lore, such as how to extract …
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Part of story: Logging native forests
… Weaving and Woolcrafts Society. She was a member of the Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, hosted a …
Type: Biography
… of moa to extinction and of seals to near extinction, and deforestation, which made some resources scarce. But they … the 1870s. The disinvestment involved in the substantial forest clearance and swamp drainage in the North Island is …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Investment
… migrated inland while Ngāti Ranginui retreated to the forest margins of the western Bay. Subsequently, strategic …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Bay of Plenty region
… was lined with a struggling mass of horsemen and footmen…a forest of pegs reared their heads around the prospectors' …
Type: Biography
… the greater jointed rush, clubmoss, and remnant kahikatea forest. There are 54 species of birds (notably the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Waikato places
… parks. Some settlers were concerned that clearing the forest for farms was destroying scenic landscapes. A few …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: National parks
… Arising from their concerns about overfishing, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand (who also …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Seafood
… They studied migratory species and noted the impact of deforestation and predation. They helped change attitudes to … to research or conservation projects. Joining a local Forest and Bird or Ornithological Society (Birds New …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Birdwatching
… moth ( Aenetus virescens ), which lives in North Island forests and attains a wingspan up to 15 centimetres, and the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Butterflies and moths
… of the Yeoman type'. He also promoted the planting of pine forests on coastal land to arrest sand-dune growth, and …
Type: Biography
… years ago) In the Carboniferous period there were lush forests and warm temperatures around the world. It is called …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Fossils
… record of an albatross egg there dates from 1920, after forest was cleared. Albatrosses mate only in alternate …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Otago places
… at Rotorua, rising to 370 metres at Taupō. The Kāingaroa Forest area, in particular, is as flat as the Canterbury …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau region