Since 1993, 15 species of bird and mammal are thought to have gone extinct, including China’s Yangtze river dolphin and the Pernambuco pygmy owl from Brazil. But these recent examples are a tiny fraction of what scientists estimate could disappear in the lifetimes of people living today. One million species spanning the full diversity of life on Earth are at risk of extinction.
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We developed a tool that can help governments, businesses and even members of the public discover how to halt wildlife extinctions. We worked with an international team of more than 80 conservationists to produce the Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric – a number that measures how much certain actions are likely to help reduce the extinction risk for local species.
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The sacred All Blacks mauri stone has been handed over to the All Blacks Experience at SkyCity in central Auckland, where it will stay whenever the All Blacks are not playing.
The All Blacks Experience team will act as kaitiaki of the precious taonga, which accompanies the All Blacks wherever they play, at home or overseas. The stone embodies the team’s mana and offers them protection in their travels and on the field.
All Blacks Experience General Manager Phil McGowan says, “The addition of the mauri stone adds another dimension to the rich cultural aspects of the Experience. Guests to the All Blacks Experience are encouraged to touch the stone. Over time the stone collects the positive thoughts and wishes of manuhiri and in this way the mauri and support of the nation is passed on to the All Blacks.”
All Blacks hold ceremony to gift mauri stone to All Blacks Experience
7 Apr, 2021 02:31 AM
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Following a year of construction, and seven years of planning, All Blacks Experience is the first major tourism attraction in Aotearoa to launch since the outbreak of Covid-19. Video / Supplied
Following a year of construction, and seven years of planning, All Blacks Experience is the first major tourism attraction in Aotearoa to launch since the outbreak of Covid-19. Video / Supplied
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The All Blacks mauri stone has been handed over to the All Blacks Experience at SkyCity in central Auckland, a temporary home for the taonga while the All Blacks are not playing.
Press Release – Ngai Tahu Tourism
Ngāi Tahu Tourism welcomes today’s Government announcement to open the trans-Tasman bubble.
Ngāi Tahu Tourism owns several world-class tourism attractions, and all have been lucky to have incredible domestic support from New Zealanders this past year.
The announcement of the trans-Tasman bubble means the chance to showcase once again some of the most beautiful parts of our country to an international market.
General Manager Jet Boat Operations Jolanda Cave says while there have been many positives to the past year, including the opportunity to see the domestic support shown for local businesses, the closure of the borders has been hard on the tourism industry.
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