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Nature & Co New Zealand - History of Tongariro National Park
James Cowan, gives precious insight in the relation that the Maori people had developed for their land. As a result, and in spite of its length, the ... 1927: The Tongariro National Park, New Zealand - Its topography, geology, alpine and volcanic features, history and Maori folk-lore. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd for The Tongariro National park Board. Excerpt from Chapter II: ...
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New Zealand ~ What and Where
South Pacific Ocean. It comprises three main islands – North, South and Stewart – and a number of smaller offshore island groups, some of which are Subantarctic. The country was first settled by the Polynesian Maori people around a thousand years ago, but was subsequently colonized by Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. New Zealand has no ...
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KAIMANAWA HORSES
A ‘Kaimanawa Consortium’, which includes representatives of these groups, plus bodies such as the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and local iwi (Maori people), has also been formed to communicate support for the welfare of the horses to the New Zealand Government. A breed ...
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Extinct Birds of NZ The Moa
They were eaten to extinction - along with other bird species, by Maori. There were 11 different species. At the latest count anyway. They were ratites. Other ratites include ostrich, ... found. How did the moa become extinct? There were moa living in New Zealand when the Maori people arrived but it is believed that the moa was totally extinct in 1769 when Captain ...
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Between heaven and earth
Heurisko Ltd.) Saving special mountains More than a century ago in New Zealand, Maori people feared that their sacred peaks would be taken over by European sheep farmers and other ... like to thank the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation and the many people who contributed to this effort. This project is affiliated with the Mountain Forum and is ...
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Moas
Fifteen species are recognized, all of which lack wing bones. Leaves, twigs, and fruit were a basic part of their diet. Maori people, who reached New Zealand from eastern Polynesia about 1,000 years ago, played a major role in moa extinction. They harvested the birds in great numbers, removed eggs from nests, and set fire to large tracts of lowland ...
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rma-net: New Zealand's Environmental Law Online
Maori cultural values; to protect public health or safety; to ensure a level of security consistent ... undesirable. Policy 3.5.4 Policy statements and plans should as far as practicable identify the access which Maori people have to sites of cultural value to them, according to tikanga ...
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Stalking the Wild Kiwi: Culture and Authenticity
Kuru said. But wasn't this another one-way integration street, requiring adaptation by Maori rather than Pakeha? Kuru sidestepped any direct answer to this question, though he admitted, "What you see in the hotels and on stage is what a majority of people perceive to be Maori culture. That's their expectation, so we're fulfilling their expectations in that regard." ...
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New Zealand Planning Institute - Our People
Works in Hamilton and Whangarei, the only town planner in the former department of Maori Affairs for 2 years which includes a secondment to MfE to assist in drafting the ... to the below: National Council Branches Secretariat Staff [About NZPI][Constitution & Regulations][Goals][NZPI Awards][Our People][What NZPI Can Do For You] [Home][About NZPI][Advertise][Awards][Contact Us][Downloads][Events][ ...
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Tourism and Indigenous People | Planeta
Connection - Julia Butterfly Hill/Big Picture TV VIDEO REFERENCES Native Web Cultural Survival A Challenge to Conservationists - Mac Chapin/World Watch Conservation Refugees: When Protecting Nature Means Kicking People Out - Mark Dowie/Orion The Nature Conservancy and Indigenous Peoples - TNC Re-considerando la Certificacin del Turismo - ITRI Raiz de la imagen - CLACPI Respect Our Culture (ROC) ...
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