The Steely Blue Ladybird (Orcus Chalybeus) was introduced to New Zealand from Australia as a control agent against aphids which were decimating the Citrus fruit industry, as they had been hugely successful in doing the same in America. This may have been in the late 1800's and early 1900's
Yes, in New Zealand we have several European species of Lady Beetle, as well as several native ones.
Whio is the name of the Blue duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus.
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NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust was created in 1980.
No. NZ has only one native mammal and that is a bat. The only bears in NZ are in the zoos.
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Animals (or plants) are considered native to NZ (or whatever country) if they are not found elsewhere. That is they are natural inhabitants. Kiwi and Tuatara in NZ, Wallaby and koala in Aus, Ostrich and lion in S Africa etc.
Aotearoa is the Maori name for NZ. The common translation for this is "the land of the long white cloud".