Zealand. The remnants populations of these unique species are visible today in the publicly protected conservation lands.

The species of Waitaha/Canterbury were adapted to the climate and geography that traverses inland from the coastline to the highest peaks, and from the warmer climes in the north to the colder in the south.

Before European settlement

Canterbury has been populated by a succession of Maori peoples over the centuries. When European settlers arrived, it was occupied

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