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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Pacific gecko

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Pacific gecko

This Pacific gecko is on Hauturu (Little Barrier Island). Lizards were released near mauri stones to act as guardians.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Māori relationship with the forest, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14065/pacific-gecko (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.