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Post #483843 by Paipo on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 8:44 PM

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Paipo posted on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 8:44 PM

Apart from various small lizards, frogs, bugs and the Polynesian rat + dog (post settlement) all the upper levels of the food chain were occupied by birds. No wonder everything went extinct so quickly.
I was pleased to see this was the #1 story on the NZ Herald website this morning, it shows the power of a good headline...
NZ Herald: "Maori legend of man-eating bird is true"
Stuff.co.nz: "Giant eagle ruled New Zealand skies"