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Giant wētā stamp

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Giant wētā stamp

A giant wētā is featured on this 1997 issue of the 40-cent stamp. The artwork is by natural history writer and artist Dave Gunson.

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Reference: 1997 Creepy Crawlies stamp issue

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How to cite this page

George Gibbs, Wētā – What is a wētā?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/9708/giant-weta-stamp (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.