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Kawau Island

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Kawau Island is in the Hauraki Gulf, close to the north-eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. [1]

36 relations: Auckland, Auckland Libraries, Brown teal, Common brushtail possum, Cormorant, Department of Conservation (New Zealand), George Grey, Governor-General of New Zealand, Great cormorant, Hauraki Gulf, Innes National Park, Jason Kawau, John Howell (pioneer), Kiwi, List of islands of New Zealand, Mansion House, Kawau Island, Māori language, Māori people, Metrosideros excelsa, New Zealand, New Zealand bellbird, New Zealand kaka, New Zealand pigeon, North Island, Northland Peninsula, Pumphouse ruins, Pumping station, Riverton, New Zealand, Tawharanui Peninsula, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Te Kawau, The New Zealand Herald, Wahroonga, New South Wales, Wallaby, Warkworth, New Zealand, Weka.

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Auckland Libraries

Auckland Libraries is the public library system for the Auckland Region of New Zealand.

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Brown teal

The brown teal (Anas chlorotis) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas.

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Common brushtail possum

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista) is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, it is native to Australia, and the second largest of the possums.

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Cormorant

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags.

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Department of Conservation (New Zealand)

The Department of Conservation (DOC) (Māori: Te Papa Atawhai) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage.

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George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), the 11th Premier of New Zealand and a writer.

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Governor-General of New Zealand

The Governor-General of New Zealand (Te Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa) is the viceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently Queen Elizabeth II.

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Great cormorant

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.

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Hauraki Gulf

The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Innes National Park

Innes National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southwest tip of Yorke Peninsula about west of the state capital of Adelaide.

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Jason Kawau

Jason Kawau (born 5 February 1981 in Lumsden, New Zealand) is a rugby union player currently playing for the Kobelco Steelers in the Top League in Japan.

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John Howell (pioneer)

John Howell (circa 1810 – 25 May 1874) was a New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist and politician.

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Kiwi

Kiwi or kiwis are flightless birds native to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.

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List of islands of New Zealand

New Zealand consists of a large number of islands; estimated around six hundred.

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Mansion House, Kawau Island

Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888.

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Māori language

Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.

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Māori people

The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

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Metrosideros excelsa

Metrosideros excelsa, with common names pōhutukawa, New Zealand pohutukawa, New Zealand Christmas tree, New Zealand Christmas bush, and iron tree, is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow or white) flowers made up of a mass of stamens.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand bellbird

The New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), also known by its Māori names korimako and makomako, is a passerine bird endemic to New Zealand.

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New Zealand kaka

The New Zealand kaka (Maori: kākā), (Nestor meridionalis) is a large species of parrot of the family Nestoridae found in native forests of New Zealand.

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New Zealand pigeon

The New Zealand pigeon or kereru (Maori: kererū; Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is a bird endemic to New Zealand.

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North Island

The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Northland Peninsula

The Northland Peninsula, called the North Auckland Peninsula in earlier times, is in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Pumphouse ruins

The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844.

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Pumping station

Pumping stations are facilities including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.

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Riverton, New Zealand

Riverton or Aparima is a small town 30 kilometres west of Invercargill via State Highway 99 on the Southern Scenic Route.

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Tawharanui Peninsula

Tawharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand.

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Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is an online encyclopedia created by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage of the New Zealand Government.

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Te Kawau

Te Kawau RFC is a rugby club in the Manawatu province.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

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Wahroonga, New South Wales

Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire.

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Wallaby

A wallaby is a small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand.

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Warkworth, New Zealand

Warkworth is a town on the Northland Peninsula in the upper North Island of New Zealand.

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Weka

The weka (also known as Maori hen or woodhen) (Gallirallus australis) is a flightless bird species of the rail family.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawau_Island

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