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Forum: New Zealand

Dec 6th 2015, 10:19 am

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New Zealand much larger than i expected

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Posted By garethwm

Re: New Zealand much larger than i expected

Same applies to these other species as flightless birds, I believe. NZ was one of the few countries with no humans up until about 1400. When humans arrived, the whole eco system changed. A virtual...

Forum: New Zealand

Dec 6th 2015, 9:48 am

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New Zealand much larger than i expected

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Posted By garethwm

Re: New Zealand much larger than i expected

That old myth again. To the contrary. The OECD rates our waterways as among the least polluted. From the 98 rivers in the OECD they surveyed in 2004, the Waitaki, Clutha and Waikato had very low...

Forum: New Zealand

Dec 6th 2015, 8:20 am

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New Zealand much larger than i expected

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Posted By garethwm

Re: New Zealand much larger than i expected

They may have. You might be right. In any case they arent native and many of the NZ native birds were doomed from that point on.

Forum: New Zealand

Dec 6th 2015, 8:12 am

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New Zealand much larger than i expected

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Posted By garethwm

Re: New Zealand much larger than i expected

I presume a Moa running around in the back garden would be nice :)

Forum: New Zealand

Dec 6th 2015, 7:52 am

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New Zealand much larger than i expected

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Posted By garethwm

Re: New Zealand much larger than i expected

Well, NZ never had any native animals to start off with, as far as I am aware. Only birds. And because there were no animals or preditors, the birds are often flightless. They were always going to be...

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