- 41. Our Jim makes the media
- (Issue 166)
- ... and recovery programmes, including whio (blue duck), pateke (brown teal), grey teal and mute white swan. He has created many wetlands on his property, the largest being a 8ha area covenanted with the ...
- Created on 23 February 2018
- 42. Breeding success continues at Mt Bruce Pukaha
- (Issue 167)
- ... 18 ducklings from the two breeding pairs at Pukaha. These were sent to the pre-release site, Peacock Springs near Christchurch, before they are released into the wild. Whio: 2 male and 1 female ducklings ...
- Created on 22 February 2018
- 43. Whio freedom
- (Issue 167)
- A great day out at Ruatiti Domain on the Manganui a te Ao River where we released 12 captive reared Whio, 7 females and 5 males. We had a good turn out with school children, Iwi, Horizon councillors, land ...
- Created on 22 February 2018
- 44. Letter to Ed
- (Issue 167)
- Thank you Liz, for another excellent Flight magazine. Full of interest. It’s always been a strong point of DUNZ. I particularly enjoyed the Whio News 2015 (page 14) and the “Ghost flow” photo of the ...
- Created on 22 February 2018
- 45. AGM 2015 - minutes
- (Issue 167)
- ... project every 5 years - need to look to start a new one. Pateke: Mike Camm (no report). Whio: Peter Russell (Full report tabled). Membership Report: Jan Abel. 78 percent memberships renewed slightly ...
- Created on 22 February 2018
- 46. Whio in the spotlight
- (Issue 168)
- With less than 3000 whio around New Zealand, they need all the help they can get. A two-day Whio Recovery Workshop was held in June at Tokaanu, near Turangi, where people with a passion for the endangered ...
- Created on 16 February 2018
- 47. Free flight aviary at Pukaha Mt Bruce
- (Issue 168)
- At Pukaha Mt Bruce staff have been delighted with the way the birds have settled into their new home in the free flight aviary. The whio and pateke are loving their new areas and are not difficult to spot. ...
- Created on 16 February 2018
- 48. Cushy start for baby Whio
- (Issue 169)
- Playing mother duck comes naturally to Judy Fentress, the woman who can’t say no to an egg. Therefore it is not surprising she recently hatched three Whio ducklings – in an incubator. Well what did you ...
- Created on 07 February 2018
- 49. Protecting Whio
- (Issue 169)
- Keen predator hunter protecting Whio The Ruahine Whio Protection Trust (RWPT) is a registered charity formed in late 2014 and functions though the efforts of a small group enthusiastically lead by chairwoman ...
- Created on 07 February 2018
- 50. Restoring the balance for whio
- (Issue 171)
- Horizons Regional Councillors joined DOC representatives and iwi at Blue Duck Station in February 2017 for a whio release, during a tour of the northern parts of the ManawatuWhanganui Region. Blue Duck ...
- Created on 26 December 2017
- 51. Whio in decline
- (Issue 171)
- Whio in decline… The whio (blue duck) is one of New Zealand’s ancient endemic waterfowl species and is classified as Threatened (Nationally Vulnerable) in the New Zealand Threat Classification System ...
- Created on 23 December 2017
- 52. Fears for Whio
- (Issue 171)
- Fears for whio after weather bomb February (2017) brought a highlight on the conservation calendar at Blue Duck Station – the release of 14 rare juvenile blue ducks (whio) into the Kaiwhakauka Stream. ...
- Created on 23 December 2017
- 53. Shore Plover breeding success at Pukaha Mount Bruce
- (Issue 173)
- ... the Whio (Blueduck) also produced more than one clutch of ducklings. Pukaha’s new free flight aviary that opened in May 2016 enabled the breeding pair of Whio that call it home, to lay eggs which ...
- Created on 12 November 2017
