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Story: Native plants and animals – overview

Haast’s eagle

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Watch reconstructed footage of a moa being attacked by a Haast’s eagle, the largest eagle that has ever existed.

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Bob Brockie, Native plants and animals – overview – Forest animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/10597/haasts-eagle (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bob Brockie, published 1 March 2009.