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Frank Film: From fable to fact – the world's largest eagle was once thought a mythical creature


He named it Harpagornis moorei after the Greek word harpax, meaning grappling hook.
In 1873 more bones were discovered, adding to a rare collection now held in an unprepossessing cabinet at Canterbury Museum.
For the first time, says Paul Scofield, the museum’s senior curator of natural history, European scientists had to admit the Māori whakataukī “were, in fact, correct”.
Since then, their bones have been found at more than 50 sites in the South Island.
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Professor Paul Scofield said the finding of pouākai bones forced European scientists to admit Māori stories were true.
Some are up to 30,000 years old, others are estimated to be only 500 years old, showing that eagles and humans were around at the same time (Waitaha stories tell of a large, man-eating eagle living in the Castle Hill area killed by a group of 50 warriors). ....

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Canterbury Museum revamp gets go-ahead, but still needs $70 million


Redevelopment plans for the ailing museum on Rolleston Ave would see a soaring blue whale skeleton and two whare in a dramatic new welcome space.
The plan includes demolishing large parts of the museum that were built between the 1950s and the 1990s.
The 19th century heritage buildings will be retained and restored, along with part of the 1970s wing overlooking the Botanic Gardens and part of the 1950s building on Rolleston Ave.
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Canterbury Museum director Anthony Wright said the plans were critical to the museum’s future.
“Our 20th century buildings have not been fit for purpose for decades and are currently damaging the collection they are meant to protect,’’ he said. ....

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