Kōrero: Human effects on the environment

Māori village with dogs

Māori village with dogs

In this lithograph of a kāinga near Whanganui in the 1840s, kurī (native dogs) are in the foreground. Although kurī were common around Māori settlements, they were generally domesticated and probably did not run wild or greatly damage native wildlife.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-029-001
Chromolithograph by John Gilfillan

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Janet Wilmshurst, 'Human effects on the environment - Early human impact', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/12532/maori-village-with-dogs (accessed 19 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Janet Wilmshurst, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007