The last of a five-part series looking at humans and nature in Polynesia.

The Maori had inhabited New Zealand for more than 1,000 years before the outside world discovered the wealth of the land, its wildlife and natural resources. In the wake of the explorers came whalers and timbermen to plunder the wildlife. The story was the same in Hawaii and Tahiti. Today, there are reassuring signs of a revival in the fortunes of the people and wildlife of Polynesia.

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