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… New Zealand’s shark fishery In New Zealand sharks are eaten in fish and chips – … drown in set nets. Rig sharks are also known by the common names lemon fish, spotted dogfish and gummy sharks, and by …
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Part of story: Sharks and rays
… creation traditions the god of the sea and progenitor of fish is Tangaroa, the son of Ranginui (the sky father) and … is that of the demigod Māui, who hooked the North Island of New Zealand with the jawbone of his grandmother, …
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Part of story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing
… In New Zealand you often see people fishing from a harbour wharf, or along an urban shore where … the winner can pick up $50,000. Books and other information New Zealand’s literature on sea angling does not compare …
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Part of story: Recreational sea fishing
… The term billfish is used for marlin and their relatives. They are large … with the swordfish, five species are known to frequent New Zealand waters seasonally. Marlin Marlin are likely to feed … Billfish – marlin and swordfish …
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Part of story: Oceanic fish
… Early attitudes to fish In New Zealand, Māori were the first fishers – they … it fit only for poor people. They were also unfamiliar with New Zealand’s fish species. They named many of the fish they …
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Part of story: Fishing industry
… Most freshwater fishing in New Zealand targets trout. Salmon are also … imported the fishing methods and culture. From Britain to New Zealand In Britain in the 19th century, many of the best …
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Part of story: Freshwater fishing
… of his father. A central story about Māui tells of how he fished up the North Island of New Zealand. The South Island is referred to as Te Waka-a-Māui, …
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Part of story: First peoples in Māori tradition
… Export boom Licensing of fishing boats was discontinued in New Zealand in 1963, along with some other regulations, and this … Inshore fisheries overexploited …
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Part of story: Fishing industry
… A number of other shark and ray species live around New Zealand, and they are a fascinating family. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world, while others appear outlandish, like the …
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… Many early European arrivals in New Zealand noted the teeming fish in coastal waters and commented on Māori expertise and …
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Part of story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing
… Fish and chips It is uncertain when the first fish-and-chip shop opened in New Zealand, but according to food historian Tony Simpson, it …
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Part of story: Seafood
… 19th and early 20th centuries for markets to be set up in New Zealand cities and towns. Some places did put aside land for … to two acres of reclaimed land in Customs Street East. Fishy business In 1895 a man wrote to Wellington’s Evening …
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Part of story: Markets
… and sold orchids. They were keen trout anglers and probably fished in the nearby Selwyn River and Lake Ellesmere. During … papers on various acclimatised salmonid fishes. However, New Zealand’s indigenous freshwater fishes soon became his …
Type: Biography
… Jellyfish are cnidarian medusae. Jellyfish are members of the … live in sea water and have a reduced or absent polyp phase. New Zealand species have never been properly studied, and … Jellyfish …
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Part of story: Corals, anemones and jellyfish
… After galaxiids, bullies form the second largest native fish family, known as Eleotridae. They are often called … them. He then guards them until they hatch. Smelt New Zealand has two fish of the Retropinnidae family. These are …
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Part of story: Freshwater fish
… Explorers and traders When the ancestors of Māori arrived in New Zealand, around 1250–1300 CE, they were the last wave of … back kūmara, was discredited in the early 21st century. Fishing Tangaroa, god of the sea, is found throughout …
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Part of story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
… The fourth-largest fishing zone in the world In 1978 New Zealand’s Exclusive … Deep-water fisheries …
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Part of story: Fishing industry
… Goldfish Goldfish ( Carassius auratus ) were imported early after Europeans settled in New Zealand, although exactly when is uncertain. They were … Cyprinids – goldfish, carp and others …
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Part of story: Coarse fish
… An array of Polynesian fishing equipment was adapted for conditions in New Zealand: the kupenga (net), aho (line), matau (hook), matira …
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Part of story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing
… fruticosa ), a species of cabbage tree. In Aotearoa (New Zealand) the climate was significantly colder than that in … numerous seabirds. The oceans, lakes and waterways provided fish, seals, whales, dolphins, shellfish, crustaceans and …
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Part of story: Māori foods – kai Māori