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	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Wren
		The wren population on Stephens Island was, in fact, the last remnant of a species that once lived throughout New Zealand.
		The bush wren was the fourth New Zealand wren extinction.
		The rifleman is New Zealand's smallest living endemic bird, with the male smaller than the female.
	www.terranature.org /wren.htm (1122 words)

	New Zealand wren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand "wrens", family Acanthisittidae, are tiny passerines restricted to New Zealand.
		They are understood to form a distinct lineage within the passerines, but authorities differ on their assignment to the oscines or suboscines (the two suborders that between them make up the passeriformes).
		They are called "wrens" due to their similar appearance and behavior, but are not related to true wrens at all.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acanthisittidae (120 words)

	New Zealand birds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As a land without terrestrial mammals of any kind, New Zealand was, until the arrival of the first humans, inhabited by an extraordinarily diverse range of specialised birds.
		When humans arrived in New Zealand sometime between 800 and 1300, this unique and unusual ecology became endangered.
		Consequently New Zealand is today a world leader in the techniques required to bring severely endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_birds (232 words)

	New Zealand
		New Zealand is somewhat isolated in the ocean and consists of two main islands (prosaically known as the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands.
		New Zealand is a Constitutional Monarchy with a parliamentary democracy Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act 1953 Queen Elizabeth II, is Queen of New Zealand, and is represented as head of state by the Governor General, Dame Silvia Cartwright.
		New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer, (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Ne/New+Zealand.html (3966 words)

	Encyclopedia: New Zealand birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Binomial name Cygnus sumnerensis (Forbes, 1890) The New Zealand Swan (Cygnus sumnerensis) is an extinct bird from the Chatham Islands and the South Island of New Zealand.
		New Zealand-related stubs As a land without terrestrial mammals of any kind, New Zealand was, until the arrival of the first humans, inhabited by an extraordinarily diverse range of specialised birds.
		The biodiversity of New Zealand, a large Pacific archipelago, is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to its long isolation from other continental landmasses.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/New-Zealand-birds (1633 words)

	Bush Wren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bush Wren (Xenicus longipes), or Matuhi in Maori, is a very small and almost flightless bird endemic to New Zealand.
		It is known to have survived on Stewart Island until 1951 but was probably exterminated by feral cats.
		The New Zealand Wildlife Service attempted to save the species by relocating all the birds they could capture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bush_Wren (268 words)

	New Zealand wren - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes, almost certainly extinct.
		The Piwauwau or Rock Wren, Xenicus gilviventris (the Māori name should be preferred, as the Rock Wren is a true wren from California).
		The recently extinct Stephens Island Wren, Xenicus lyalli (sometimes placed in the separate genus Traversia).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Acanthisittidae (209 words)

	Luxury Lodge accommodation Fiordland Milford Sound Road Te Anau New Zealand - Fiordland Lodge
		In the southwest corner of the South Island of NEW ZEALAND in the tourist resort township of Te Anau, being the gateway to Milford Sound and a 2 hour drive south of Queenstown.
		New Zealand is a unique place as without exception, the abundant game animals that are to be found here in the wild, were introduced by the first settlers.
		The Government of New Zealand encourages hunting as it is now only the hunter who keeps the population of game animals in balance with the environment.
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	rock wren, Xenicus gilviventris, New Zealand bird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unlike the bush wren which is constantly taking dry feathers in and wet feathers out both during incubation of the eggs and rearing of the young, the rock wren seemed to prefer to make a thorough job at the beginning.
		Warmth and dryness are obtained once for all by bulk of material, the natural oil of the feathers massed together helping to exclude any dampness that might penetrate, firstly through the live root mass, and, secondly, through the exterior shield of shredded grass and skeleton leaves.
		The rock wren, too, is much less of a ground bird in its search for moths and other insect life, often alighting upon and exploring the rounded tops of the shrubby hillside veronicas (hebes); the curtsey or bob, and then the tip–toe telescopic elongation of the little fellow is also more pronounced.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/rockwren.html (1361 words)

	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Flightless birds
		The flightless birds of New Zealand are a principal feature of the 'edge ecology' of the country.
		In 1894 it became the third extinct New Zealand wren after only a few birds were found on a small island by the lighthouse keeper's cat.
		Flightless bird's are a substantial portion of the 43 percent of New Zealand's bird fauna that has become extinct since human settlement in the 13th century.
	www.terranature.org /flightlessBirds.htm (1025 words)

	New Zealand Lighthouse Stamps
		When sea travel was the only way New Zealand was linked to the rest of the world and a common experience of many, the symbolism of safety with a lighthouse must have been more powerful than perhaps it is today.
		New Zealand's principal lighthouses are operated by the Maritime Safety Authority.
		The new variety of wren, Lyall's Wren, Traversia lyalli was found on the island in 1894, by being caught by the new lighthouse keeper's cat.
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	birdtours.co.uk - Birdwatching Reports from New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Around New Zealand, with its extensive coastline and many inshore and offshore islands, it is possible for the keen observer to see more seabirds than in most other countries.
		This is a comprehensive introduction to birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand, linking bird observation to habitat with a special emphasis on conservation.
		"New Zealand: Land of Birds" captures the grandeur and variety of many of New Zealand's birds and the wide diversity of environments in which they live, feed and breed.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/new-zealand (985 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		With the destruction of New Zealand`s lowland bush, dense jungle like forest, which began with the arrival here of the Polynesians a thousand years ago and was accelerated by the arrival of Europeans a couple of hundred years ago, went a good many of New Zealand`s unique birds, such as the Moa and the Huia.
		Although New Zealand is still a heavily forested country in the remote and mountainous areas, these forests are infested with introduced animals such as goats, deer, rats and the Australian brush tailed possum, that pose a real threat to New Zealand`s remaining endemic birds.
		The New Zealand Ecological Society was formed in 1951 to promote the study of ecology and the application of ecological knowledge in all its aspects.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/australasia/new_zealand.html (7708 words)

	Xenicidae -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The three living species are the rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris) and the rare bush wren (X. longipes) on South Island and, common to both islands, the rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris).
		New Zealand bird belonging to the family Xenicidae (q.v.); also, a true wren of North America (Salpinctes obsoletus; see wren).
		Among the tiniest species are the New World flycatchers (Tyrannidae), New Zealand wrens (Xenicidae), titmice (Paridae), flower-peckers (Dicaeidae), tanagers (Thraupidae), and waxbills (Estrildidae).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077674?tocId=9077674 (336 words)

	WREN - Washington Research Evaluation Network
		WREN serves as a forum for the Federal R&D evaluation community to explore new approaches that will improve the management of science and technology organizations.
		WREN will bring together theorists from academia, experts from private industry, and evaluation practitioners from the Federal government to develop these new approaches and theories.
		WREN is also part of a larger evaluation network that includes nodes in Europe, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Canada and other countries that have a similar interest in R&D evaluation.
	www.wren-network.net (205 words)

	Extinct Birds of New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When Europeans arrived in New Zealand there were only a handful of recorded sightings in the North Island, but the laughing owl was frequently seen in the South Island.
		The wren was a very tiny bird, about the size of a silvereye – a native species often seen in New Zealand gardens.
		There are two wren species still found in New Zealand, the Rock Wren (found in the South Island, in alpine and sub-alpine areas) and the Rifleman (found throughout New Zealand).
	www.kcc.org.nz /birds/extinct.asp (1256 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in New Zealand today?
		As the least modified region on mainland New Zealand, the South-West is the core habitat for many indigenous animals including a number of primitive taxa and contains the largest and most significant populations of forest birds in the country, most of which are endemic to New Zealand.
		Biodiversity on the Chatham Islands of New Zealand - by Bruce Marcot.
		New Zealand is gorgeous: a combination of the rolling hills and sheep of Scotland, the snow-capped craggy mountains of Switzerland, and the fiords of Norway.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/panewzealand.htm (2710 words)

	New Zealand 1996
		New Zealand Scaup [Aythya novaeseelandiae]: 1500 on Rotorua Lake on 11th, 40 at Lake Elterwater on 13th and 15 on 27th, 40 on lakes in Westland on 16th, 30 at Lake Benmore on 17th and 50 there on 24th and 10 in Fiordland on 18th.
		New Zealand Dotterel [Charadrius obscurus]: 2 on a small islet near the Landing at Tiritiri Matangi on 8th, 4 at Miranda on 11th and 7 there on 29th.
		New Zealand Brown Creeper [Finschia novawseelandiae]: 1 at Punakaiki on 15th, 2 at Haast Pass bridle track on 17th, 35 on Ulva Island on 21st and 4 at Mount Fyfee Forest on 26th.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/NewZealandRF96.html (8670 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Extinct Birds of New Zealand
		Until a few hundred years ago, New Zealand hosted several species of flightless ratite birds, collectively known as the moa, which ranged in height from less than half a metre to over 2 metres, and weighed 20 to 200 kg.
		On 25th January 2003 a possible sighting of the supposedly extinct New Zealand storm-petrel, Oceanites maorianus, was made by Brent Stephenson, Sav Saville, and several other birders, during a pelagic out of Whitianga, New Zealand.
		The official word from the New Zealand Rare Birds Committee (part of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand) is still not out, but they are pretty confident about what has been found.
	www.petermaas.nl /extinct/newzealand.htm (610 words)

	ERMA New Zealand 2002 Event - Horizontal Gene Transfer Commentary, by Dr Wren Green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		My first response to a very full day of presentations and discussion is to congratulate ERMA New Zealand on achieving two of their goals, namely bringing us the latest information on horizontal gene transfer and raising public awareness of the issues involved.
		We are left with a sense of the complexities of the science involved, the difficulties of translating laboratory studies to field experiments, and the importance of making every effort to address some of the significant issues that have been identified.
		We heard today about the frustrations of scientists in New Zealand with the science funding system and the slowness with which new fields of research related to horizontal gene transfer issues have been funded and activated.
	www.ermanz.govt.nz /news-events/archives/events/hgt-wren.asp (1212 words)

	wren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From 1981 to 1992 New Zealand's occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation and administration has undergone a significant transformation.
		At the social level, change was a reaction to fears in the community about the dangers associated with the advent in New Zealand of large complex industrial plants, and the introduction of new chemicals.
		At the institutional level of organised actors, change was the result of reaction against perceived inadequacies in the existing legislative and administrative arrangements, and responses to positions adopted by competing actors.
	www.vuw.ac.nz /geo/geog/conferences/lew7/lew7sub/papers/wren.html (224 words)

	New Zealand Birds
		A great percentage of the 328 bird species (61 families) recorded within the New Zealand region (including the Antarctic territory) are of Australasian origin.
		Like most islands, New Zealand does not support a great number of bird species, but this is definitely outweighed by the uniqueness of its endemic species.
		New Zealand's birds evolved in the absence of mammals (bats were present but not a threat) and took on some unusual roles normally occupied by mammals.
	members.fortunecity.com /nzbirding/birds1.htm (800 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Feline bleeper saves the birds
		Cats are blamed for driving some species to extinction, like the Stephen Island wren, which used to be found on a speck of land in Cook Strait, between the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
		Nine specimens brought home by the cat were sent to the British Museum, and scientists believe the wren may have been the only flightless passerine bird.
		Three similar species survive in New Zealand, the rock wren, rare bush wren, and the rifleman, and there are hopes the new collar could help to save them from extinction.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_575000/575158.stm (454 words)

	Stainer & Bell: Brian Wren
		Brian Wren is a hymnwriter whose work appears in hymnals from all denoninations and traditions throughout the English-speaking world.
		Brian Wren's copyrights are administered by Stainer and Bell Ltd. However for USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand they are handled by Hope Publishing Company.
		Dr Wren has updated a number of his earlier hymns and mixed these with the new texts he has written since 1992.
	www.stainer.co.uk /wren.html (609 words)

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	The NEW ZEALAND birding tour with FIELD GUIDES INCORPORATED-worldwide birdwatching adventures and holidays for birders.
		With its picturesque mountains, meadows, and fjords, New Zealand is an enchanting land.
		New Zealand has done an outstanding job of conserving these precious fragments, with very successful reintroduction programs for some of the rarest species, and we’ll visit many of these prime sites.
		Situated in a subtropical ocean convergence zone, New Zealand is richly endowed with seabirds and one of the cradles of seabird evolution.
	www.fieldguides.com /newzealand.htm (456 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Wars in New Zealand: Pro Helmet Response
		For ages 1 to 34 unintentional injury is the leading cause of death in New Zealand, and it is the third leading cause of death for those aged 35-54 years.
		In summary, injury is a significant issue in New Zealand, and New Zealand's overall rate of unintentional injury is poor compared to other countries, particularly for children.
		However, safety regulation in New Zealand generally only happens when there is there is popular consensus for the regulation, we believe this is the case for bicycle helmets and other laws such as requiring the use of motor cycle helmets, seat belts and child car seats.
	www.bhsi.org /nzhelmet.htm (2441 words)

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