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Story: Kiore – Pacific rats

Kiore habitat

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Kiore habitat

Kiore were distributed throughout New Zealand until the 19th century. This map shows their distribution on the main and inshore islands before eradication efforts began in the last decades of the 20th century. Click on the menu to see kiore distribution in the early 21st century. 

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Department of Conservation

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Bradford Haami, Kiore – Pacific rats – Arrival and life in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/16118/kiore-habitat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bradford Haami, published 1 March 2009.