Stewart Island
Americannoun
noun
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The council said that decade-old rules about microchipping and neutering cats on nearby Stewart Island had helped protect New Zealand’s most famous native bird, the kiwi.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2018
In New Zealand's Stewart Island, the country's third-largest island and another popular shark diving destination, local fishermen have complained about sharks following and attacking boats.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2018
The crew described the Stewart Island shark population as “the most aggro sharks in the world” to their local minder Joanne Leask, she says.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2016
The prince met the reptile while visiting the country's most southern and remote community on Stewart Island, which has a population of just 400.
From BBC ● May 10, 2015
The whaling stations of Stewart Island and of the opposite mainland supplied a curious field for missionary effort.
From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)
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