takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)

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September 18th 2012
As previously mentioned, the main purpose for this Auckland trip was to see some of the country's birds I hadn’t seen yet. The New Zealand dotterel from the other day was one of those endemics; kookaburra was another (non-native) bird; the pelicans just happened to be in the country at the time of the trip so got in by default. The best birds I was after though were found on Tiritiri Matangi ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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