Ōtamahua/Quail Island, Lyttelton Harbour Ranger: Jenna Thoms, Christchurch Off the coast of Banks Peninsula lies a quiet island with a unique history. Ōtamahua/Quail Island was named for the New Zealand quail, the first bird to become extinct after European settlement in 1875. The island’s history is varied; farmed since the 1850s, it was later used […]
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