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Māori treasure kiwi feathers for weaving cloaks for high-ranking people. But the bird's first description by European scientists is quite recent, based on a specimen that arrived in London in 1812.
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A TOP music festival will be going virtual for the first time this year when the audiences will be treated to a quintet of world premieres. While focusing mainly on contemporary music, the Bangor Music Festival has been a cultural highlight on the city s calendar for more than 20 years and it is due to go ahead on March 12-13. This year the series of concerts under the theme of ‘the environment’ will be streamed online, with organisers committed to ensuring those watching and listening can still enjoy the festival s repertoire of musical delights, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the highlights will be a tribute concert on the first evening to acclaimed Welsh composer John Metcalf, featuring his new string quartet.