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Kōrero: Nearshore islands

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - A nation of islands

New Zealand’s nearshore islands

New Zealand’s nearshore islands

Kāpiti Island

Elizabeth Island, Doubtful Sound

Elizabeth Island, Doubtful Sound (1 o 2)

Pelorus Sound

Pelorus Sound (2 o 2)

Rangitoto and Browns Island

Rangitoto and Browns Island

Three Kings Islands

Three Kings Islands

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Early inhabitants

Motu Kōkako (Hole in the Rock)

Motu Kōkako (Hole in the Rock)

Cannon, Ruapuke Island

Cannon, Ruapuke Island

Motuara Island

Open Bay Island

Open Bay Island

Te Awaiti, Arapawa Island

Te Awaiti, Arapawa Island

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Island industry, recreation and life

Kawau Island

D’Urville Island barge

D’Urville Island barge

Big-game fishing, Urupukapuka Island

Big-game fishing, Urupukapuka Island

Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island

Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island

Pigeon post stamps

Pigeon post stamps

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Quarantine centres and prisons

Quarantine Island, Port Chalmers

Quarantine Island, Port Chalmers

Ōtamahua (Quail Island)

Ōtamahua (Quail Island)

Training ponies

Training ponies

Prisoners of war on Somes Island

Prisoners of war on Somes Island

Luckner on Motuihe Island

Luckner on Motuihe Island

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Island sanctuaries

The world’s rarest tree

The world’s rarest tree

Poor Knights marine reserve

Poor Knights marine reserve

Resolution Island birds

Resolution Island birds

Island sanctuaries

Island sanctuaries

Arapawa Island goats

Arapawa Island goats

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/nearshore-islands/media (accessed 18 April 2021)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007