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The Korotangi (bird of sorrow) is a taonga or sacred artifact discovered in New Zealand.It is a carving of a bird made in serpentine stone. Some Māori of Tainui allegiance believe that it was brought to the country from Hawaiki in their ancestral waka, but it is carved with metal tools, which the Polynesians did not have.
In 2005, it became a public company via an initial public offering on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. [ 3 ] In August 2006, Steven Joyce , later Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Science and Innovation, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment and Associate Minister of Finance in New Zealand, became chief executive ...
This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds list, May 2002 update, with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean and subantarctic islands. Australian call-ups are based on the List of Australian birds.
Media in category "Featured pictures of New Zealand" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. 1863 Meeting of Settlers and Maoris at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.jpg 6,000 × 4,300; 16.11 MB
Bird Island is an island off the east coast of the Otago, New Zealand. It lies close to Tomahawk Reef . [ 1 ] The low-lying island is clearly visible from most of the city's main beaches, from where it deceptively appears close to the cliffs of Lawyer's Head despite lying 2 km to the east, close to Māori Head .
The New Zealand owlet-nightjar was a nocturnal bird that inhabited a range of environments across New Zealand, including dense forests, caves, and shrublands. [1] Since this species went extinct before the widespread development of human civilization in New Zealand, no physical traits have been recorded; inferences about their appearance are ...
We've heard of homes that blend right into the great outdoors and treehouse living, but this takes all of that to a whole new level.Californian artist Jayson Fann has created human-sized bird's ...
[5] [7] Previously widespread, kōkako populations throughout New Zealand have been decimated by the predations of mammalian invasive species such as possums, stoats, cats and rats, and their range has contracted significantly. [5] [6] [8] In the past this bird was called the New Zealand crow.