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Te Waipounamu Maori Gift Card
Code:
M089
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$5.75
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This design is symbolic of the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. It depicts the rivers, lakes and mountain ranges where pounamu greenstone is found. Hence the name given by the Maori people Te Waipounamu, rivers/place of greenstone.
Size: width 4.5 inches/ 11cm; height 6 inches/ 15cm
These cards come with matching envelopes and are blank inside.
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New Zealand Takahe Gift Card
Code:
M028
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage card This attractive high-country bird had its habitat threatened by imported red deer which competed wth them for food. It is now on the endangered species list and is being settled on predator free off-shore islands as part of a recovery programme.
Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Kiwi Gift Card
Code:
M022
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card New Zealand's national symbol, the kiwi is unique to Aotearoa.
According to Maori legend, Tane Mahuta, guardian of the forest, gave kiwi the task of keeping the forest floor clean. Kiwi, as one of the earliest conservationists, continues to fulfil this task today.

Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Fantail Gift Card
Code:
M021
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card Known to Maori as Piwakawaka fantails are attractive and seemingly friendly native birds as they dart about near human activity in pursuit of disturbed insects. Maori regard them as being an omen of death.

Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Kakapo Gift Card
Code:
M050
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card The Kakapo is a New Zealand, green, flightless Parrot.

Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Kauri Snail Gift Card
Code:
M047
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card A great big carnivorous land snail, Paryphanta busbyi or Pupu Rangi, this one is about 50 mm across. They are known to eat worms and other small invertebrates and are often associated with kauri trees..

Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Kina Gift Card
Code:
M031
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card Kina is the Maori name for what are commonly known as sea-urchin. They populate the shallower waters of the New Zealand coast lune and have been an important food source for Maori.
 
Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Maori Paua Gift Card
Code:
M051
Weight:
0.00
Price:
$4.00
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Collage Card This shellfish is a species of abalone (Haliotis iris). Found only in the seas around New Zealand, this marine mollusc eats seaweed and clings to rocks at depths of 1-10 meters, along the shoreline. Paua shell is the most colourful of all the abalone..
 
Width: 4 inches / 10 cm
Height: 4 inches / 10 cm
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New Zealand Red Admiral Butterfly Gift Card
Code:
M037
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$5.00
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Named kahukura by the Maori, the red admiral ( Bassaris gonerilla ) is found anywhere from backyards to alpine areas throughout New Zealand.
The caterpillar feeds on native nettles, encasing itself within a shelter of leaves fixed together. The butterfly emerges in autumn. The butterfly wing span is about 60mm.Width: 5.5 inches / 14 cm
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cmNew Zealand Red Admiral Butterfly Gift Card
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New Zealand Maori Huhu Beetle Gift Card
Code:
M039
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$5.00
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The huhu beetle ( Prionoplus reticularis ) is a longhorn, averaging 40mm in length. Nocturnal, it flies noisily. The eggs are laid under bark, where they hatch about three weeks later.
The larvae burrow into the wood, feeding as they go. The larva or huhu grub is a well-known Maori delicacy. Width: 5.5 inches / 14 cm
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cmNew Zealand Maori Huhu Beetle Gift Card
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New Zealand Maori Katipo Spider Gift Card
Code:
M029
Weight:
0.01
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$5.00
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The katipo ( Latrodectus katipo ) is found on coastal dunes and under driftwood and debris in the North Island and the top half of the South Island. The female has an abdomen smaller than a pea, with a distinctive red stripe down it.
It is the female that is dangerous to mankind; it's poisonous bite can be lethal. The male katipo is much smaller and marked differently. Width: 5.5 inches / 14 cm
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cmNew Zealand Maori Huhu Katipo Spider Gift Card
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New Zealand Maori Praying Mantis Gift Card
Code:
M035
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$5.00
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Occurring in New Zealand and Australia the Praying Mantis ( Orthodera ministralis ) is known to Maori as whe or ro. It is sometimes thought to be called the "preying mantis" for its ferocious attacks on insects it stalks.
Width: 5.5 inches / 14 cm
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cmNew Zealand Maori Praying Mantis Gift Card
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New Zealand Stephens Island Weta Gift Card
Code:
M036
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$5.00
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Occurring on Stephens and other off-shore islands, the Stephen Island weta ( Deinacrida rugosa ) is large, with a body length of 63mm/ 2.5 inches. Heavy armour gives it robustness and safety to live on the ground. It shelters under stones and rotting logs
Width: 5.5 inches / 14 cm
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cm New Zealand Stephens Island Weta Gift Card
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New Zealand Maori Wrapping Paper
Code:
M103C
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0.01
Price:
$4.00
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100% recycled paper- with a traditional Maori pattern
Width: 24 inches / 61 cm
Length: 16 inches / 41 cmNew Zealand Maori Wrapping Paper
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New Zealand Maori Wrapping Gift Paper
Code:
M103B
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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100% recycled paper- with a traditional Maori pattern
Width: 24 inches / 61 cm
Length: 16 inches / 41 cm
New Zealand Maori Wrapping Gift Paper
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New Zealand Maori Wrapping Gift Paper
Code:
M103
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$4.00
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100% recycled paper- with a traditional Maori pattern
Width: 24 inches / 61 cm
Length: 16 inches / 41 cmNew Zealand Maori Wrapping Gift Paper
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Tawhirimatea New Zealand Maori Gift Card
Code:
M093
Weight:
0.01
Price:
$6.90
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This design is symbolic of the guardian of the four winds, who is known as Tawhirimatea.
Designed by Warren Warbrick, Rangitane
They are blank on the inside and come with a matching card.
Width: 8.75 inches / 22 cm
Height: 4.25 inches / 11 cm
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