The New Zealand Institute for Economic Research said tourism would be the export sector's "star" over the next two years, while other exports struggle with a rising New Zealand dollar.

The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago, mainly because of overhunting.

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At that point, he’d amassed 300 to 400 bones, he said. In New Zealand, it’s legal to buy and sell moa bones found on private lands, but not on public conservation areas — nor to export them.

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