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Kōrero: Extinctions

Cave drawing of moa

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Cave drawing of moa

This copy of a cave drawing from Canterbury shows representations of moa. It is assumed that the drawing is several hundred years old, by which time the birds were probably well on their way to extinction from early human hunting.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Canterbury Museum

Reference: E.150.319

by Theo Schoon

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Richard Holdaway, Extinctions – Extinctions in the human era, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13655/cave-drawing-of-moa (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Richard Holdaway, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.