In 1867, native cabbage trees fringed the landscape of Ohinetahi, home of pioneer conservationist T. H. Potts MP, at Governors Bay in Lyttelton Harbour. From its terrace he watched the destruction of totara forests on the Port Hills prompting his first efforts for conservation — an unsuccessful appeal in 1858 to the Provincial Secretary to stop the waste. The house, restored, and occupied by the architect Sir Miles Warren, is now surrounded by a famous garden largely of introduced plants. Right: Thomas Potts was the first to describe the great spotted kiwi as a separate species, in 1872. He named it Apteryx haasti after the director of Canterbury Museum, Sir Julius von Haast. As a governor of the museum, Potts was instrumental in stopping von Haast from trading specimens of kakapo and kiwi with overseas scientists. This handcoloured lithograph is by J.G.Keulemans who also illustrated the pioneer A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller.
PHOTO CREDIT: MUNDY ALBUM, ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY F29216
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Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 36
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165In 1867, native cabbage trees fringed the landscape of Ohinetahi, home of pioneer conservationist T. H. Potts MP, at Governors Bay in Lyttelton Harbour. From its terrace he watched the destruction of totara forests on the Port Hills prompting his first efforts for conservation — an unsuccessful appeal in 1858 to the Provincial Secretary to stop the waste. The house, restored, and occupied by the architect Sir Miles Warren, is now surrounded by a famous garden largely of introduced plants. Right: Thomas Potts was the first to describe the great spotted kiwi as a separate species, in 1872. He named it Apteryx haasti after the director of Canterbury Museum, Sir Julius von Haast. As a governor of the museum, Potts was instrumental in stopping von Haast from trading specimens of kakapo and kiwi with overseas scientists. This handcoloured lithograph is by J.G.Keulemans who also illustrated the pioneer A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller. PHOTO CREDIT: MUNDY ALBUM, ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY F29216 Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 36
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