The Tuatara, two species of lizard like reptile, are the last survivors living sphenodonts. However, the tuatara is by no means the most ancient animal as many varieties of animal such as horseshoe crabs, dragonflies, and sharks predate even reptiles.
Haast's eagle became extinct around 1400, after the moa were hunted to extinction by the first Māori.
So maybe Moa have been extinct the longest .
The Tuatara
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The most famouse nz farm animal is probably the cow.
NZ
The kiwi
yes
On the NZ two dollar coin the animal is a white heron
the most common jobin nz is a mc donalds worker
its the yellow eyed penguin
It is the New Zealand Falcon or Karearea
The closest thing to an animal on the NZ Coat of Arms is the fleece of a sheep. The main figures are a European woman holding the flag and a Maori man in traditional Maori dress.
The most easterly city in NZ is Gisborne in the north island with a population of 33,000.
The Maori language has been spoken in New Zealand since before the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century. It was the dominant language of communication for Maori communities until colonization led to the introduction of English. Efforts to revitalize and promote the Maori language have been ongoing since the 20th century.
well, There is an animal that starts with the letter A in New Zeland, an Alligator and Apapane.