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Kōrero: Human effects on the environment

Māori village with dogs

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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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-029-001

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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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Janet Wilmshurst, Human effects on the environment – Early human impact, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/12532/maori-village-with-dogs (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Janet Wilmshurst, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.