99 new korure welcomed to Poutiri Ao o Tane whanau
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After months of preparation, 99 korure/mottled petrel chicks were translocated from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, near Rakiura/Stewart Island, up to the Maungaharuru range in Hawke`s Bay. Korure welcomed: Kaumatua Trevor Taurima and Hinei Reti holding Rangimarie, the korure chick that Hinei named Image: DOC After a few setbacks due to weather, the largest translocation of korure ever attempted under the Poutiri Ao o Tane programme got underway, the manu/birds safely making the 1,131 kilometre journey last Friday. Once on the ground at Hawke`s Bay Airport, the manu were welcomed by members...