Our Offshore Islands
by
A. R. D. Fairburn
These islands; the remnant peaks of a lost continent, roof of an old world, molten droppings from earth’s bowels, gone cold; ribbed with rock, resisting the sea’s corrosion for an age, and an age to come.
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(1904-57)
N:: Zealanders are an island people; descended from islanders, living on islands, and, if they frequent coastal population centres, always aware of islands: Rangitoto, Motiti, the Sugarloafs, Kapiti, Green Island, Stewart Island. The island constellations surrounding the mainland amount to an astonishing 634 offshore and 30 outlying. Many of these are the final refuges of our endangered plants and wildlife whose importance cannot be too highly stressed. The articles in the following pages describe the threats to and wonders of our island havens, reminding us that ‘‘the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.’"’ a
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Forest and Bird, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 November 1985, Unnumbered Page
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141Our Offshore Islands Forest and Bird, Volume 16, Issue 4, 1 November 1985, Unnumbered Page
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