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First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...
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‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.
Giant moa revival a marvellous obligation for Kiwis – Editorial
A trailblazing genetic-engineering project, backed by movie director Sir Peter Jackson and iwi Ngāi Tahu, proposes to bring ...
Dire Wolf Done, New Zealand Giant Moa De-Extinction Unlikely
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui ( giant moa ) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with ...
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson backs plan to do a Jurassic Park on extinct birds
Researchers from New Zealand will try to revive extinct birds, with help from Colossal Biosciences and film-maker Sir Peter ...
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Helen Brown - The Spinoff
Helen Brown (Ngāi Tahu) is a descendant of Te Wharerimu and Patahi, two wāhine toa from the deep south. She is a senior researcher in the Archive Team at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. In 2017 she ...
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Lisa Tumahai - The Spinoff
In a legal first, Ngāi Tahu has lodged a statement of claim in the High Court seeking recognition of its rangatiratanga over their awa and moana.
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Samuel Taylor - The Spinoff
Samuel Taylor (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pāoa, Waikato-Tainui), originally from Tauranga, is an undergraduate at Harvard University studying Government and Economics. He was a founder and president of ...