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… with tuneful songs. Four species were successfully introduced to New Zealand. Chaffinches The natural range of … Canterbury and other grain-growing areas, a bounty was introduced to control them in the early 1900s, because of … urban areas, farmland, orchards, shrublands, and native and introduced forest up to the subalpine zone. They feed on …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… of tobacco, alcohol or recreational drugs. After Europeans introduced tobacco to New Zealand, it was quickly taken up …
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… a bugle-like call, and hisses to defend its nest. Native or introduced? About 100 black swans were brought to the South … 1860s, and the species has traditionally been regarded as introduced. However, numbers increased faster than expected, … – in which case it should be considered a self-introduced native. To add to the intrigue, the extinct …
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Part of story: Wetland birds
… two burrows every square metre. The Snares are free of introduced predators, and have only two introduced plants, making them one of the most untouched … of Lands and Survey hut. Million-dollar mouse The only introduced predators on the Antipodes Islands are mice, …
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Part of story: Subantarctic islands
… secretive, seldom seen as they hide among raupō and rushes. Introduced game birds (black swans and mallards) are common … and the Nevis River in Otago. Perch are the most widespread introduced species. Tench and rudd are common in wetlands of …
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Part of story: Wetlands
… to the British Acclimatisation Society, and focused on introducing all manner of new species as long as they were … first of a series of Animal Protection Acts protected many introduced animals and formally recognised the …
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Part of story: Acclimatisation
… systems. Upstream they felled bush, ploughed land and introduced grazing animals, increasing the natural rate of … a growing threat for many rivers that have been modified. Introduced fish With recreational fishing in mind, …
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Part of story: Rivers
… reducing income tax rates, abolishing land tax, and introducing a comprehensive tax on sales and services. New … its books but was reluctant to court unpopularity by introducing new taxes. Robert Muldoon was finance minister … which would make it difficult to rein in inflation. Muldoon introduced ad hoc taxes to try to raise more revenue. He …
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Part of story: Taxes
… send and receive mail at the farm gate. A delivery fee was introduced in 1922. The rural mailman also brought food … paper that were folded to form their own envelopes), were introduced in 1945, providing a cheaper alternative to …
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Part of story: Mail and couriers
… the buff weka (extinct in the eastern South Island, but introduced to the Chatham Islands). The buff weka became … in its eastern South Island range around 1920, but was introduced to the Chatham Islands. Several attempts have …
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Part of story: Large forest birds
… distribution Australian magpies ( Gymnorhina tibicen ) were introduced in the 1860s and 1870s in Canterbury, Otago, … into dry vegetation in a ball of flames. Magpies were introduced to control pasture pests, which is why they were … were thought to be two distinct Australian magpie species introduced – white-backed and black-backed. However, they …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… north-west Africa and the Middle East. English settlers introduced blackbirds to New Zealand because their song was … notes and trills. Like the blackbird, thrushes were introduced for sentimental reasons and were soon considered … Song thrushes specialise in eating snails, including introduced and native land and marine species. Using a rock, …
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Part of story: Introduced land birds
… entire fur seal population in New Zealand today. Effect of introduced mammals Since the late 1700s, 54 more mammal … birds such as storm petrels and prions. Larger predators introduced by Europeans attacked larger seabirds – … animals New Zealand’s forests are now home to 14 wild introduced grazing animals, such as goats, deer and the …
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Part of story: Human effects on the environment
… It is commonly thought that ‘women’s basketball’ was introduced to New Zealand in 1906 by the Reverend J. C. … the game was already being played in Whanganui and Otago, introduced by physical education teachers from England … to play it and take it out to schools. Nine-a-side Jamieson introduced a nine-a-side game, which was played on grass …
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Part of story: Netball
… to empty rivers. Believing there were no native fish, they introduced trout and salmon – species that would meet their … and salmon than with native fish. Trout and salmon were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. … why they prefer this habitat. It could be partly because introduced trout have forced them into smaller headwater …
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Part of story: Freshwater fish
… and, like kūmara, were planted on puke (mounds). However, introduced vegetables – especially potatoes – later replaced … believe that Kui, a wife of the ancestor Tumutumuwhenua, introduced taro and hue. In another tradition, the Tainui … on Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, where it may have been introduced during Polynesian voyages south to New Zealand. …
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Part of story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia
… in New Zealand English forms of agriculture. They introduced animals such as sheep, cows and pigs, and … crops such as wheat, and fruit such as apples. They introduced English grasses. They also sought to make the …
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Part of story: English
… although exactly when is uncertain. They were probably introduced by aquarists and pond-keepers as an ornamental … in the Waikato wetlands. Tench Tench ( Tinca tinca ) were introduced by acclimatisation societies in the 1870s. They … Orfe ( Leuciscus idus ) and gudgeon ( Gobio gobio ) were introduced illegally with a view to establishing populations …
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Part of story: Coarse fish
… Introducing food plants Early European explorers introduced a wide range of plants. In December 1769, French … the East Coast had come from that gifted by Cook to Tuanui. Introducing animals Two pigs were gifted to Māori by de …
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Part of story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods
… set up The Tramways Act 1872 was the first legislation introduced to allow for the establishment of horse or steam … on the outskirts of cities. Steam trams Steam trams were introduced to Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch between … service. Steamed up about trams When steam trams were introduced in Dunedin in 1879, cab and carriage drivers …
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Part of story: Public transport