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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

10,000 Birds

Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve. Red-crowned Parakeet foraging near a New Zealand Fur Seal. In 2009 the island as returned to the local iwi (tribe), but it is still managed by the Department of Conservation. I’ll work on that.

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