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Upland game birds: grey partridge

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Upland game birds: grey partridge

Many attempts have been made to introduce the grey partridge to New Zealand for hunting – even as recently as the 1950s and 1960s. These have all failed, but a few partridges are still raised on game preserves.

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Neil Deans, Game birds – Game birds in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/16706/upland-game-birds-grey-partridge (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neil Deans, published 30 October 2009, updated 20 April 2025.