A feather of New Zealand’s extinct huia has sold for $46,521 (£22,409), setting a new record for the feather of a bird sacred to the Māori people. The sale at Webb’s Material Culture live ...
"The huia is an extinct bird. The last confirmed sighting in Aotearoa was in 1907. "It [the feather] has come from a private collection. It's been with the vendor for some time and he now feels it ...
In July, the Maori tribe Ngati Huia agreed to support the cloning of the Huia, an extinct bird that once flourished in New Zealand. The decision was made during a conference held in Hastings where ...