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Kōrero: Nearshore islands

Resolution Island birds

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Resolution Island birds

Birds moved to Resolution Island in the 1890s are shown in these images, which illustrate a report by Richard Henry, the island’s caretaker. His efforts were in vain because stoats swam to the island and wiped out the birds.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Charles Trevor Collection

Reference: PA1-f-142-36-1

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

Eileen McSaveney, Nearshore islands – Island sanctuaries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13041/resolution-island-birds (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.