US yachtie helps Northland s kiwi survival by helping chick hatch
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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American yachtie Vandy Shrader with the newly-hatched kiwi she helped out of its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Photos / Supplied
American yachtie Vandy Shrader with the newly-hatched kiwi she helped out of its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Photos / Supplied
By Mike Dinsdale
It s not everyday you get involved in helping another country s national icon survive. But that s exactly what American yachtie Vandy Shrader got to do on Friday when she helped a tiny kiwi chick hatch from its egg at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre.
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“Mr. Perfect,” aka Curt Hennig, celebrating after an April 15, 1991, victory in Omaha, Nebraska. Super fans regard a 1989 match between Mr. Perfect and Bret “The Hitman” Hart in Anchorage as a WWF holy grail, but no recording has ever surfaced. (Photo byInFlamester20 via Creative Commons)
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