Tag: Waiheke Native Bird Rescue
Native Bird Rescue takes flight in 2020
In the run up to Christmas I heard so many people express that they couldn’t wait for 2020 to be over and done with...
Tough times for feathered friends
Waiheke’s holiday season is often a time of revelry and beach sports for residents and visitors alike, but wildlife champion Karen Saunders is warning...
For the birds: Sweat, cramps and $4000
Belgian ultrarunner Nicolas Verniest has raised more than $4000 for Waiheke’s Native Bird Rescue in a feat of intense physical endurance. Last Saturday, Nic...
Ultrarunner to go the distance for native birds
When I ask Nicolas Verniest what it’s like to run 100 kilometres, he says although he feels exhaustion permeating every inch of his body...
Gentle giant shot from sky
A native hawk was shot from the sky with an air rifle and rescued from a rocky outcrop in the ocean by three Waiheke...
Holidays plea to protect our penguins
A call has gone out to help save a much loved native bird which lives among us but which many Waiheke residents and visitors...
Call of the wild: kākā released
An early start on Sunday morning saw Jimi the kākā return to the wild after three months of care by Auckland Zoo staff and...
