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Saddlebacks welcomed

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May 28, 2018 12:00am

Local Matters


May 28, 2018 12:00am

Shakespear Open Sanctuary at the end of Whangaparaoa Peninsula welcomed 40 North Island saddlebacks (tieke) last weekend (HM May 16).

The birds were released into the open sanctuary on Saturday, May 26 in an event attended by rangers, iwi, the NZ Defence Force and Auckland Council as well as SOSSI volunteers and invited guests.

The tieke were brought in from Tirititi Matangi Island and will eventually be joined by 10 more, from Tawharanui.

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