Island Supervisor Karl Fisher’s days usually fly by in a blur and like most rangers he is happiest when he is working. So, you can imagine what it must have been like when he was required to ‘down tools’ and stay in his bubble to stop the transmission of COVID-19
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Our series Postcards from the Edge continue with our entry from Emma Dunning, resident ranger on Tiritiri Matangi, as she shares here experiences living on the pest-free island during Alert Levels 3 & 4
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Patrick van Diepen was only four weeks on the job as DOC ranger for Motuihe Island/Te Motu-a-Ihenga in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park/Ko te Pātaka kai o Tīkapa Moana, when he had to quickly make the decision whether he wanted to, or even could, stay on the island during lockdown.
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