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Kaka sightings in Gisborne

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A North Island kaka pauses to eye up a photographer. File picture

Keep your ears and eyes open around town folks,” says local ecologist and QEII National Trust representative Malcolm Rutherford, after reports on social media of two kaka sightings, one in Whataupoko and one near Titirangi/Kaiti Hill.

Part of Mr Rutherford’s job description with the QEII National Trust is “to aid in conservation on private land” and he often asks land owners all over Tair...

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Tanya Hawthorne
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3 January 2024
I saw a pair of kaka on Kaiti Hill several times over 20 years ago. I wonder if they are the same ones or offspring? Hopefully the remaining big old trees are left standing, at least until the native plantings have grown a bit bigger. There is also a decent-sized shag colony on the beach side of Kaiti Hill in the old pines. They feel safe in the big trees.

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