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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jodi Bryant
Dorothy Waetford (Ngātiwai, Ngāti Rehua, Te Whānau Whero, Ngātihine) with Hinemoana the kiwi at the recent Tūtūkākā kiwi release. Photo / Malcolm PullmanNorthlanders are trapping about 2300 pests a week, allowing native wildlife, including kiwi, to thrive. Trap catch data collated by Kiwi Coast showed that, in 2024, 120,520 pests were trapped, averaging 2300 a week. The data is collated annually from Kiwi Coast’s network of landowners, community groups and hapū-led projects across the region.
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2 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jodi Bryant
Jarman performing in Wrest. Photo Yin-Chi LeeJodi Bryant speaks with former Whangārei Boys’ High School student Tama Jarman before his performance here next week in an intriguing crime thriller. At a bus stop late at night, at the scene of a violent crime, a woman watches herself split in two, her life ending and beginning at once… What follows will play out at OneOneSix next week as Red Leap Theatre debuts its latest dynamic show starring Whangārei’s own Tama Jarman.
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1 month ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jodi Bryant
Mark Wright's 90-minute one-act play explores the origins of the Anzac spirit. Kiwi actor Mark Wright shares with Jodi Bryant what audiences can expect from his Voices from Gallipoli play coming to Whangārei this week. A veteran actor is bringing the voices of the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign to life,, and it will likely induce Whangārei audiences to both laughter and tears.
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2 months ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jodi Bryant
Dan Judkins is on a mission to wipe out the runaway noxious moth plant currently thriving in the city. It’s Monday morning and Whangārei father Dan Judkins has just spotted a Facebook post from a member of the public who’s noticed the noxious moth plant at Kiwi North. He loads his car and sets off to destroy it. Judkins is on a mission to wipe out the runaway noxious moth plant currently thriving in the city.
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2 months ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jodi Bryant
Steve Hathaway with daughter Riley in Whangārei recently filming orca. Photo / Jodi BryantUnderwater cameraman and marine educator Steve Hathaway is so passionate about what’s going on under our ocean, he often gets overcome with emotion when talking about it. Over his 40-plus years diving, he has seen many changes and believes we need a drastic overhaul of how we view and treat our ocean.
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