00:00 Before humanity set foot on its shores, New Zealand was the land of the birds.
00:07 But today, the plains of Matariki Park are home to an extraordinary range of diverse species.
00:15 Over the course of hundreds of years, mankind introduced creatures from every corner of the earth, all with a single purpose.
00:25 Hunting.
00:28 It began in the 13th century, the first arrival of the Māori.
00:33 But it was the Europeans in the 1700s that truly changed the hunt here forever.
00:40 The feral goats in the 1770s, the European rabbit in the 1830s, the sika deer in 1905, and later in 1909, the rocky mountain elk.
00:54 Over the centuries, humans turned this landscape once dominated by those that take flight, into one of the most remarkable hunting grounds the world has ever seen.
01:05 Bringing together wildlife that would never naturally co-exist.
01:11 For any hunter, Matariki Park offers an experience unlike any other.
01:18 An extraordinary hunt, hundreds of years in the making.
01:23 [Music]
01:32 [Sound of gunshot]
01:33 [Music]
01:36 [Sound of water]
01:48 [BLANK_AUDIO]
