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]]> <![CDATA[National anthems]]> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/national-anthems

‘God of nations, at thy feet, in the bonds of love we meet …’ Journalist Thomas Bracken’s words to ‘God defend New Zealand’ are familiar to most New Zealanders...

  

]]> <![CDATA[The New Zealand bush]]> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/the-new-zealand-bush

What is 'the bush'? In New Zealand, it is the native forest, which once covered most of the land. Dense and dark, it was alive with birds, insects and lizards, but sometimes...

  

]]> <![CDATA[Kiore – Pacific rats]]> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/kiore-pacific-rats

Kiore travelled across the Pacific to New Zealand in the canoes of Polynesian seafarers, the ancestors of Māori. These hardy rodents found plenty to plunder in their new home...

  

]]> <![CDATA[Climate change]]> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/climate-change

The climate is the result of a finely balanced system, but natural events and human activities can tip the balance...

  

]]> <![CDATA[Flags]]> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/flags

New Zealand has had three official flags – the United Tribes’ flag, the Union Jack and the current flag, officially called the New Zealand Ensign. In the 2000s...

  

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