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The Australian bush "The bush" is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, where it is largely synonymous with hinterlands or backwoods. The fauna and flora contained within the bush is typically native to the region, although exotic species may also be present.
In September 2023, Phillips was charged with aggravated robbery, including unlawful possession of a firearms, after allegedly robbing a bank and shooting at a supermarket worker in Te Kūiti in May 2023. A NZ$80,000 reward was offered by the police for two weeks in June 2024 for information that led to the location and safe return of the children.
The 1998 management plan lists the various species found in the reserve. Links to the plan and other information can be found at LeRoysBush.nz. Infiltration of pest plants has been tackled by the Le Roys Bush Management Committee and contractors supported by grants from the Auckland Regional Council, Kaipatiki Local Board and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust.
Kennedy's Bush Scenic Reserve is a public conservation reserve in the Port Hills south of Christchurch, New Zealand. It sits above the suburb of Kennedys Bush on the northern side of the hills, just north of Ōrongomai / Cass Peak . [ 2 ]
The Flat Bush School House was built adjacent to the forest in 1877, and actively used until 1929. [3] The forest was a part of the Murphy family's farm. Conway Murphy purposefully kept his cattle away from the forest in order to preserve it. [4] The bush was occasionally used by the Pakuranga Hunt for hare hunting. [5] [6]
Prior to Māori arrival, New Zealand was almost entirely forested, besides high alpine regions and those areas affected by volcanic activity. Māori began settling the country about 1000 years ago [3] and by 1840, when Europeans were a small part of the total population, the forest cover was significantly reduced from 85% down to 53%.
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 12.01 km 2 (4.64 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Kennedys Bush had a population of 906 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (6.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 222 people (32.5%) since the 2006 census.
The bushwren (Xenicus longipes), also known as the mātuhituhi in the Māori language, was a very small and almost flightless bird that was endemic to New Zealand. It had three subspecies on each of the major islands of New Zealand, the North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island / Rakiura and nearby smaller islands. The species disappeared ...