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Male (left) and female (right) magpies of Tasmania. The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Three subspecies, including both black-backed and white-backed magpies, were introduced to New Zealand from the 1860s to control pests in pastures. They are ...
Rugby team Hawke's Bay Official Hawke's Bay Magpies emblem Union Hawke's Bay Rugby Union Nickname(s) Magpies Founded 1884 ; 141 years ago (1884) Location Poraiti, Napier, New Zealand Ground(s) McLean Park Coach(es) Brock James Captain(s) Tom Parsons Most appearances Orcades Crawford and Michael Johnson (137) Top scorer Jarrod Cunningham (1,380) Most tries Robbie Hunter (69) League(s) Bunnings ...
Hawke's Bay made their debut, along with Tasman, Manawatu and Counties-Manukau, in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup which had 14 teams. Hawkes Bay made their best effort to date in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, winning many games even against bigger unions such as Wellington and Waikato. They were the fairytale story of the competition, surprising ...
Television channel Trackside Country New Zealand Broadcast area New Zealand Programming Picture format 16:9 (HDTV) Ownership Owner TAB New Zealand History Launched 1978 Former names TV: Action TV, TAB TV, TAB Trackside Radio: TAB Trackside Radio, Radio Pacific, bSport, LiveSport Links Website Official Website Availability Streaming media Sky Go skygo.co.nz Trackside (previously known as TAB ...
The Manukau Magpies are a rugby league football club based in Māngere, a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand, who compete in the Auckland Rugby League. The club was established in March 1912 after a meeting in Onehunga (where they were originally based).
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
In New Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union team, from Napier, New Zealand, is also known as the magpies. [133] One of the best-known New Zealand poems is "The Magpies" by Denis Glover, with its refrain "Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle", imitating the sound of the bird – and the popular New Zealand comic Footrot Flats features a magpie ...
New Zealand released its list of banned baby names for 2023. The country has strict naming laws. Prince, King, Bishop, Major and Royal were declined most often.