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… ) is native to Spain and Portugal, and has adapted to that region’s unpredictable Mediterranean climate. Rabbits are … In the 1890s they overran the Mackenzie Country. Marlborough Rabbits were released inland from Blenheim in … they spread up the Wairau and Awatere rivers into inland Marlborough. At the same time, silver-grey rabbits that had …
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Part of story: Rabbits
… Island to the far south, they drop rain on the western region, particularly in the South Island. Curling around in … peaty soils, it forms a link to the subantarctic islands. Marlborough Sounds The Marlborough Sounds in the north-east of the South Island are …
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Part of story: Ecoregions
… Lower North Island and Marlborough, 2004 Between 14 and 17 February 2004, intense … in South Taranaki, Manawatū–Whanganui, Wellington and Marlborough. The Manawatū River peaked at its second-highest … and farms. About half the roads in the Manawatū–Whanganui region were closed and more than 20 bridges were damaged. …
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Part of story: Floods
… Toa and their allies south to a new home in the Wellington region in the 1820s, he chose Kāpiti Island as his base. … also seafarers who found refuge on islands. James Cook Two Marlborough Sounds islands featured prominently in Cook’s … shore whaling station, was set up on Arapawa Island in the Marlborough Sounds in the 1820s. From hilltop lookouts, …
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Part of story: Nearshore islands
… have lived in the North Island since then. The Auckland region’s demographic primacy has become increasingly … rivals and a sense of competition has also extended to the regions within. In 1863 the Daily Southern Cross explained … exists. In the Middle [South] Island we have Nelson and Marlborough, Otago and Southland, all indulging in a similar …
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Part of story: Population change
… 100 million years ago, in the middle Cretaceous period, a region of new mountains stretched for several thousand … mantled the river flood plains and swamps of the low-lying region – this greenery was eventually converted into the … A thin layer of clay at locations such as Woodside Creek in Marlborough contains high levels of iridium, an element that …
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Part of story: Geology – overview
… commissioner of Crown lands and chief surveyor for Marlborough, Hawke's Bay and Canterbury. He retired to New … He was particularly interested in the history of the Mokau region, where he found the ancient pa at Rangihoua. It was … Thomas Bunbury hoisted the Union Jack at Port Underwood, Marlborough. William Skinner died on 24 October 1946 in New …
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… three-quarters of the people in the Wellington region live within 10 kilometres of the fault. Wellington … erosion wears them down about as fast as they go up. Marlborough Fault system The north-eastern region of the … in succession north-eastward along 180 kilometres of the Marlborough coast, producing the magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura …
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Part of story: Active faults
… Trough, at the edge of the continental shelf. In the Marlborough region, the boundary cuts diagonally across the South Island … Along the Alpine Fault in the South Island, the West Coast region west of the plate boundary is moving north-east at …
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Part of story: Geology – overview
… was completely restructured in 1989. The newly formed regional councils took over the role of the Agricultural … declined and its administration changed, a long drought in Marlborough, Canterbury, and North and Central Otago led to …
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Part of story: Rabbits
… A calm, sunny climate Nelson vies with Marlborough (and in some years Bay of Plenty) for the honour … highest sunshine hours – and usually wins. One year the region recorded over 3,000 hours of bright sunshine, but the … a horseshoe to the east, west and south, protecting the region from bad weather. South-westerly winds have to travel …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… Hawke’s Bay is the largest apple-, peach- and squash-growing region in New Zealand. In 2007 it had 4,930 hectares of wine grapes, making it the second largest wine-growing region, behind Marlborough. It is best known for its red wines and …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… light, and that’s where finally one wants to see them.’ 5 Regional claims Not surprisingly, different regions have exploited this perception to claim their own … Otago’s marketing motto was ‘Come see the light’, while Marlborough was just as sure that it was ‘awash with sun and …
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Part of story: Light
… locally grown, 20% can have ingredients sourced outside the region – goods such as locally roasted coffee, and bread. … where it comes from. Perfect plums Jennie and Bob Crum of Marlborough prefer to sell their 20 types of plum at the … become taste destinations, places where people sought out regional foods, such as whitebait or fresh fruit. Some …
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Part of story: Markets
… he worked as a goldminer in Otago and at Wakamarina in Marlborough. After a brief visit to the Australian … him as an assistant on some geological surveys of the region. He subsequently helped Haast to investigate the Shag … of the mechanism and timing of mountain building in Marlborough, he showed quite exceptional creative insight …
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… the roots of grasses. It has been identified in several regions including Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and the Manawatū. These small, pink, oval-shaped …
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Part of story: Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry
… from 1901 to 1920. Other planting took place at Dumgree in Marlborough, Hanmer in Canterbury and Conical Hill in Otago, on land unsuited for agriculture, to meet future regional timber needs. Hard labour Until 1920, much of the …
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Part of story: Exotic forestry
… in the South Island and the Tararua and Central Plateau regions in the North. For those prepared to rough it, this … the Kāpiti Coast, in Wairarapa or across Cook Strait in the Marlborough Sounds. Hamiltonians prefer Whangamatā, Waihī … of abundant sunshine and beautiful beaches. The idyllic Marlborough Sounds offered hundreds of kilometres of fiords …
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Part of story: Holidays
… that had reverted to the BNZ in the North Island and in Marlborough. In 1892 he shifted to Fencourt, Cambridge, to … was an important contribution to effective farming in the region. Much of the clearing and draining of the estate was … valuations on properties such as Flaxbourne station in Marlborough and Te Arai estate south-west of Gisborne. McCaw …
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… Fishing regulations vary across New Zealand’s fish and game regions – some have set aside specific areas for coarse fishing, while others allow it anywhere. In Nelson–Marlborough, it is illegal. The coarse fishing scene has …
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Part of story: Freshwater fishing