Endangered dotterel family killed by cat, devastating Auckland volunteers
A photographer is distraught after the dotterel family she had been documenting was killed by a cat.
Michele Mackenzie, a resident of Snells Beach, has been posting updates on dotterel breeding pair Dott and Donald to her Facebook page since 2019.
Mackenzie, who has had a passion for birds since she was 4 years old, hoped giving the birds names and a narrative would raise awareness of the at-risk species.
Work by volunteers to protect Dott and Donald's nest was rewarded when on November 23, when Dott and Donald successfully hatched two chicks, which volunteers named the Dottettes.
But on Monday, Mackenzie was distraught to discover Donald and the Dottettes had been killed by a cat, leaving Dott alone and confused about her partner’s whereabouts.
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Poll: Are Kiwis bad drivers?
Each country has its own idiosyncrasies when it comes to driving and New Zealand is no different.
With daily near-misses, people incorrectly indicating at roundabouts and a lack of stopping at stop signs, it begs the question: Are Kiwis actually not that good at driving?
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85.5% Yes, we are bad drivers
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10.6% No way!
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Puhoi Village Market Easter Sunday
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Come and see us on the Community Table where there is a vast range of seasonal fruits and vege, free range eggs, beautiful local hand crafts, plants, top quality framed prints of historic Puhoi and lots of other interesting things supplied by locals.
It's fig season, and it's usually short lived.
We will have fresh figs, fig and ginger jam and whole, spiced figs.
Come and see us, and we will give you a dessert recipe to turn whole spiced figs into Butterscotch Custard, sliced, spiced figs, with a Golden Meringue topping.
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Fresh quince available as well.
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