Archives For 30/11/1999

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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An update from Director-General Lou Sanson on DOC’s latest island recruits, Predator Free 2050 and more.

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A team of filmmakers from the United Kingdom recently donated their time and skills to create a short film about the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi volunteers.

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It’s dinner time and Matthew Mold, a ranger on Tiritiri Matangi Island, gets a call from a frantic woman who has lost her passport.

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Today’s photo of the week is of a male hihi/stitchbird on Tiritiri Matangi Island near Auckland.

Hihi/stitchbird on Tiritiri Matangi. Photo: J. Graham | flickr | Creative Commons license.

Last week the Hihi/Stitchbird Recovery Group won a prestigious Australasian conservation award in recognition of their efforts to protect this rare native bird.

The Practitioner Award was awarded to the group by the Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) at their annual conference.

“New Zealanders should be very proud of the hihi conservation success story,” said the elated Dr John Ewen, co-leader of the Hihi Recovery Group.

This photo was taken by J. Graham | CC BY-NC 2.0