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Jack Van Beynen05:00, Jun 05 2021
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The Press s Buy the Hill campaign is in support of the Rod Donald Trust s vision to buy Christchurch s highest peak to secure public access and the regeneration of native forest. (First published May 26, 2021)
The weka skin lies like a deflated feathery rugby ball in a storeroom at Canterbury Museum.
The Victorian naturalist who collected it in 1874 was probably most interested in the unusual white spots on its feathers.
But to the modern eye, perhaps the most interesting thing about this bird is the tag around its ankle recording where it was found: Little River on Banks Peninsula. ....

Banks Peninsula , New Zealand General , New Zealand , New South Wales , Chatham Islands , Little River , Mount Herbert , Thomas Potts , Cynthia Roberts , Zealand Falcon , Hugh Wilson , Rod Donald , Canterbury Museum , Hinewai Reserve , South Island Adzebill , Black Swan , Aotearoa New Zealand , Rod Donald Trust , New Zealand Falcon , Black Robin , வங்கிகள் தீபகற்பம் , புதியது ஜீலாந்து ஜநரல் , புதியது ஜீலாந்து , புதியது தெற்கு வேல்ஸ் , சாதம் தீவுகள் , கொஞ்சம் நதி ,