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 ·  Motutapu Island is one of the Maoris’ first settlement areas.  ·  Before the eruption of Rangitoto Motutapu was home to many Maori generations.  ·  Ash flew over on to Motutapu as the two Islands are joined together destroying the Maori’s villages, farms, homes and all.  ·  After all destruction white people visited finding footprints of dogs and people.  ·  Europeans began farming on the island when the Maori owners sold part of the island in 1840.  ·  The Reid Brothers who were a Scottish family of farmers bought Motutapu in 1869. They built homesteads at Emu Gay and Home Bay. The Reid Homestead at Home Bay  Copyright 2003 Motutapu Restoration Trust

 ·  At that time exotic creatures were introduced onto the island such as emu, deer buffaloes, ostriches, wallabies and waterfowl.  ·  Only the Reid Homestead still exists today on Home Bay.

  ·  Motutapu Island is one of the Maoris’ first settlement areas.  ·  Before the eruption of Rangitoto Motutapu was home to many Maori generations.  ·  Ash flew over on to Motutapu as the two Islands are joined together destroying the Maori’s villages, farms, homes and all.  ·  After all destruction white people visited finding footprints of dogs and people. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Europeans began farming on the island when the Maori owners sold part of the island in 1840. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The Reid Brothers who were a Scottish family of farmers bought Motutapu in 1869. They built homesteads at Emu Gay and Home Bay.

<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  At that time exotic creatures were introduced onto the island such as emu, deer buffaloes, ostriches, wallabies and waterfowl. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Only the Reid Homestead still exists today on Home Bay. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Copyright 2003 Motutapu Restoration <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">Trust <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">