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At one time in the 1920s the wife of the Lighthouse Keeper was the nominated Protector of Tuatara Lizards which were found in numbers at the rear of the house.
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which was scuttled near the island on 6 August 1949 after decommissioning and being stripped of useful equipment.
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project to eliminate non-native mammals and restore the original ecosystem. It is also the location of the
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cuvier Island (Repanga). Downloaded from
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The Māori name of the island is Repanga. The name Cuvier was given by
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of the Coromandel Volcanic Zone, which formed during the
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and approximately 23 km (14 mi) south-east of
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which was constructed in 1889 and the wreck of the old
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Māori
Cuvier Island is located in New Zealand
36°26′S 175°46′E / 36.433°S 175.767°E / -36.433; 175.767
New Zealand
island
North Island
New Zealand
Colville Channel
Mercury Islands
Great Barrier Island
wildlife sanctuary
Department of Conservation
island restoration
Cuvier Island Lighthouse
HMNZS Philomel

igneous intrusion
Miocene
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
vulnerable
Pycroft's petrels
D'Urville
Baron Cuvier
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