THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The Press newspaper in Christchurch on May 25, 1861. Between now and the anniversary, The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff A moa skull in the collection of the Canterbury Museum. My mates cried out, ‘It’s the moa’ and the moa sure it was. The bird was evidently going at a great pace, and I can only compare it to the movements of the emu or ostrich.

Source: Stuff January 07, 2021 15:56 UTC