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They’re back! Weka returning to city fringes

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Once commonly seen in and around Gisborne city, the weka population in the North Island has sadly declined to the point where the birds are rarer than kiwi.

However, it seems weka might be making a comeback and that people who think they might have spotted more weka than usual on their recent travels between Gisborne and the western Bay of Plenty could be right.

Perhaps these past few rainy year...


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Lisa Hawkins
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23 January 2024
They are so cute!

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