Author: wendylovebittern
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Pukekawa surprise
Observation recorded led to wetland…and Bittern. Here is another example of how an observation recorded, led to an opportunity to connect with landowners, to support the work they (and others) have already done in restoring the Pungapunga wetland for Bittern. This district is a real gem, close to the Waikato…
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Last Bittern of Grey Lynn
A poem shared by Claris Harvey Dear Wendy , This was a wee poem I wrote for a local library which was turning 100 years old. The brief was to include the words Grey Lynn library … I started imagining the area where I live , that it would have…
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Te Waihora is alive!

Come and see the last of the hūrepo, proclaims the proclaimer. It’s 4am as I arrive, the moon still hangs in the cloudy sky. I am led to believe that the ecosystem at Te Waihora, Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury is about to collapse…taking with it a population of Bittern that…