Fire Blight is a disease affecting fruit particularly apples. It appears it orginated in USA, was imported to Europe and found its way to NZ either from USA or Europe. It is not yet here in Australia. The disease is not Maori as it only dates to the 1950-60’s in Europe and later in NZ.
Agree gorgeous examples of the stuffed & extinct Kuri – and to think silly me thought taxidermists were skilled. When a teenager camping on the Kennedy Bay tops way too long ago to mention I remember being woken by friendly rats in the night. I was told they were Kiore.
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It is believed that pre European Maori imported a species of dog and a species of rat.
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Roger
Correct Roger
Maori dog or Kuri
teara.govt.nz/en/kuri-polynesian-dogs
gotta love that stuffed specimen
Pacific rat or Kiore (Rattus exulans)
teara.govt.nz/en/kiore-pacific-rats
Fire Blight is a disease affecting fruit particularly apples. It appears it orginated in USA, was imported to Europe and found its way to NZ either from USA or Europe. It is not yet here in Australia. The disease is not Maori as it only dates to the 1950-60’s in Europe and later in NZ.
Agree gorgeous examples of the stuffed & extinct Kuri – and to think silly me thought taxidermists were skilled. When a teenager camping on the Kennedy Bay tops way too long ago to mention I remember being woken by friendly rats in the night. I was told they were Kiore.