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Loving Nature to death? Aotearoa / New Zealand Vanishing Species

A love of nature is embedded deep within our concept of “New Zealand-ness”. But the rich diversity of what we describe as ‘nature’ is narrowing all the time. In a two-part investigation, Farah Hancock reports on Aotearoa’s vanishing species. New Zealand has an abundance of endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Interwoven with our national identity, they’ve been immortalised in art and illustrations, graced currency, stamps, rugby jerseys, planes and souvenir tea towels. We’ve rested our Arcoroc coffee...