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Sideswipe: May 12: Overboard? 3 minutes to read Jim spotted this scene at Army Bay off the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. The word on the street is that it fell off a barge, possibly army doing training manoeuvres off their base? he writes. It s an expensive bit of kit though. Look guys, a jellyfish A popular TikTok user posted a video showing himself prodding, picking up, and even licking a strikingly coloured blue jellyfish that lay on the beach. Alexa reed2, who has almost 1 million followers said: Look guys, a jellyfish is still here, he states in the short clip. I m going to pick it up. This is how it looks like – yes, it is a jellyfish, look how big it is. It s still moving! I m going to lick it. Unbeknownst to Alexa, a makeup artist and self-proclaimed CEO of eating bugs , his new jelly friend is actually a Portuguese Man o War (or Bluebottle), one of the most dangerous jellyfish in the ocean. Known for their inten ....
The stoat was spotted by a thermal camera not long after two stoats were trapped in January. A stoat was first detected at Shakespear sanctuary at the end of 2020, prompting the council to enlist the help of the Cacophony Project, a technology collective working towards the elimination of predators threatening birdlife, and its subsidiary 2040, a not-for-profit that develops equipment to monitor bird and predator populations. Matt Maitland, Auckland Council’s senior ranger at the sanctuary, said the stoat later gave birth, with typical stoat litters ranging between two and nine kits. Department of Conservation/Supplied Stoats pose a significant risk to threatened native birds and lizards. (File photo) ....
A woman has been winched to safety after falling down a bank at Army Bay in Whangaparāoa, north of Auckland. The Westpac helicopter was needed after attempts at a land-based rescue were unsuccessful at Army Bay in Whangaparāoa. (file pic) Photo: Supplied / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Northern Fire and Emergency shift manager Craig Dally says crews were called to the scene at 8.30pm yesterday, following reports a 42-year-old woman had fallen while walking on the rocks. He says five crews, including a line rescue team, responded in the hopes of making a land-based rescue. But this wasn t possible and the woman was rescued by the Westpac helicopter at 10pm. ....
Helicopter rescues woman after fall down bank at Whangaparāoa 3 Apr, 2021 08:12 PM Quick Read The Westpac helicopter was needed after attempts at a land-based rescue were unsuccessful at Army Bay in Whangaparāoa. Photo / File The Westpac helicopter was needed after attempts at a land-based rescue were unsuccessful at Army Bay in Whangaparāoa. Photo / File RNZ A woman has been winched to safety after falling down a bank at Army Bay in Whangaparāoa, north of Auckland. Northern Fire and Emergency shift manager Craig Dally says crews were called to the scene at 8.30pm yesterday, after reports a 42-year-old woman had fallen while walking on the rocks. ....
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