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The Magpies was a popular poem written in 1964 by poet Denis Glover. In the poem each verse except for the last one ended with the couplet: And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle/The magpies said, This imitation of the distinctive call of the magpie is one of the most recognised lines in New Zealand poetry.
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 ...
This is the list of the birds of New Zealand. ... The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids ...
The Magpies" is the most famous poem by New Zealand poet Denis Glover (1912–1980). It helped define New Zealand's distinctive style of poetry. The poem was first published in Glover's 1964 anthology Enter Without Knocking.
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 ...
The avifauna of Lord Howe Island, a part of Australia in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, include a total of 214 species. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the ...
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 ...
Nyctemera annulata, the magpie moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is endemic to New Zealand and found in all parts of the country.