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This week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.
"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked … View moreThis week we again feature words and a picture from Louise Thomas, who recently ventured to Whanganui.
"The Chief Porter and I have been hunting the Nankeen Night Heron for some time. Randomly calling into Ūpokongaro to the spot “Behind the Door on 4” where others before us have clocked the birds, but, for us, with no success. On Monday we were crest fallen to find the café shut, but thought we would head a little way up Makirikiri Valley Road and drop down into the gulley and scout along the stream that runs into the Whanganui River at Ūpokongaro.
The recent rain had made the stream brown and swollen, water was lapping up onto the shelf with the slight track covered in wandering willy (tradescentia). It was wet, slippery, and muddy and our pants were wet up to the knees just walking through the undergrowth. We were buzzed by fantails and wax-eyes, but saw nothing of the night herons behind the area where the café is.
We pushed a little further upstream, straddling rotten logs which crumbled under our feet and slipping in the thick wet weed. I was about to call time of death on the operation, when the Chief Porter spotted a creamy patch against the dark tangled trees overhanging the stream. It was like magic, three night herons materialised from the gloom, their bodies glowing like warm rich butterscotch.
All three had slicked back black hair, but one roosting in the tree, hunched over like an old man, also had two long thin white feathers waving down his back like crazy antennae. One was actively hunting in the stream, pulling at aquatic plants in the hope they might be tasty, the other perched above and moved along the branches quoorking encouragement about the activities below. Nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)."
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Our team of landscape gardeners will help you with the garden tidy-up and built brand-new garden edging. The best options to keep your beloved garden neat and under-control. We work with a range of materials including railway sleepers.
Stop looking further, give us a call at 027 252 1771 or go to … View moreOur team of landscape gardeners will help you with the garden tidy-up and built brand-new garden edging. The best options to keep your beloved garden neat and under-control. We work with a range of materials including railway sleepers.
Stop looking further, give us a call at 027 252 1771 or go to www.pricesmart.co.nz... to organize a site visit.
Hi everyone, this is a very long shot but hey, Wellington is a small village, right? I have a friend in Scotland who is trying to track down some people he knew from Wellington around 40 years ago - told you it was a long shot! They would now be around 80 years old, twins called Robyn and Cheryl … View moreHi everyone, this is a very long shot but hey, Wellington is a small village, right? I have a friend in Scotland who is trying to track down some people he knew from Wellington around 40 years ago - told you it was a long shot! They would now be around 80 years old, twins called Robyn and Cheryl Suckling. They also had a brother called Morris. Any thoughts, please let me know! Thank you.
The Compassion Soup Kitchen is holding its annual Street Day Appeal on Friday 17th September 2021.
We are looking for volunteers who can give a little time to hold a bucket for us in Wellington, the Hutt City Area, or Porirua City.
Not free on 17th September? There are other ways to get … View moreThe Compassion Soup Kitchen is holding its annual Street Day Appeal on Friday 17th September 2021.
We are looking for volunteers who can give a little time to hold a bucket for us in Wellington, the Hutt City Area, or Porirua City.
Not free on 17th September? There are other ways to get involved throughout September!
Sign up or find out more by visiting: soupkitchen.org.nz/get-involved/street-appeal/, or contact Scott ph: (04) 385 9299 or volunteers@compassion.org.nz
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Wrap up warm and explore the Zoo with 1/2 price Adult and Child entry every Wednesday this August! Head along to our animal talks and learn all about how animals change and cope over winter.
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Wrap up July at Wellington Community Choir's concert, 5pm Saturday at Wesley Methodist Church 75 Taranaki St. "Are we nearly there?" features songs from around the world about travel and family.
Tickets from events.humanitix.com/are-we-nearly-there/tickets
Door sales $20. Children … View moreWrap up July at Wellington Community Choir's concert, 5pm Saturday at Wesley Methodist Church 75 Taranaki St. "Are we nearly there?" features songs from around the world about travel and family.
Tickets from events.humanitix.com/are-we-nearly-there/tickets
Door sales $20. Children under 12 are free.
Please join us!
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Award-winning theatre company Indian Ink comes to Upper Hutt next week (5-7 August) with their powerful new play Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream.
This glorious production is inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning Denial of Death, and the vibrant, life–filled chaos of … View moreAward-winning theatre company Indian Ink comes to Upper Hutt next week (5-7 August) with their powerful new play Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream.
This glorious production is inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning Denial of Death, and the vibrant, life–filled chaos of India’s most cosmopolitan city, Mumbai. Jacob Rajan delivers a dazzling solo performance as he channels seven characters, weaving the afterlife and a dash of Bollywood disco into the real life mystery of India’s vanishing vultures. Infused with serious laughter, exquisite puppetry and inspired sound design this show will blow your mind and melt your heart.
“To say this is a must see is an understatement” (NZ Herald)
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