Auckland City — Researchers are elated to find the sparrow-sized New Zealand storm petrel, thought extinct until 2003, is breeding on Little Barrier Island Hauturu in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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Auckland City — The Great Ape Race – a mini ‘amazing race’ around Auckland Zoo to raise funds to help conserve orangutan in the wild, takes place on Thursday 15 November (6pm-9pm) as part of Orangutan Caring Week celebrations.
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Auckland City — Auckland Zoo is offering youngsters a unique opportunity to role-play being a zookeeper, vet and other Zoo workers, by taking part in its ‘Replay The Zoo’ programme these October holidays from 29 September until 14 October.
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Auckland City — Auckland Council has introduced new protection measures in the Hunua Ranges to protect kauri from kauri dieback disease.
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Auckland City — Time is rapidly running out for Mila, the ex-circus elephant who lives at Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary. Since the tragic accidental death in April of her primary keeper and vet, Dr Helen Schofield, the Franklin Zoo Charitable Trust needs to raise $1.45 million dollars by June 10th to secure Mila’s care and future.
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Auckland City — Auckland Zoo has welcomed its 30th giraffe calf, with a female calf born on Monday, 16 January.
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Auckland City — The Environment Court has granted temporary legal protection to more than 1800 trees proposed for scheduling under district plan changes, pending the outcome of hearings by independent commissioners next year.
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Auckland City — The New Zealand premiere of Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson is a fundraising event for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, featuring a Q&A with Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson after the screening.
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Auckland City — Aucklanders might be able to catch a glimpse of a giraffe as he makes his way through suburban streets en route to the Ports of Auckland today.
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Auckland City — Auckland Zoo is looking for kids to take up the challenge and become Red Panda Rangers these July school holidays from Saturday, 16 July to Sunday, 31 July.
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Auckland City — A tame ferret has been spotted relaxing in the sun on a resident’s deck in Oneroa, Waiheke Island, and traps have been set to try to catch it.
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Auckland City — An orang utan protection unit in south-west Sumatra is to benefit from an Auckland Zoo and ASB initiative to encourage young New Zealanders to save both money and the critically endangered Sumatran orang utan.
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