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After days of torrential rain, stepping outside into the bush is so rewarding. The track slides beneath my boots, slick with mud a loose gravel. I walk slowly so I don’t fall flat on my face. This has its benefits, by taking the time to watch each step, I start to notice the things at ground level I might normally miss.
Te Korowai o Waiheke is a charitable trust working towards a predator free Waiheke Island and now planning for the Surfdale Rat Trial. We have full and part-time opportunities to join Te Korowai as a field team technician, be a contributor to this exciting project, starting 19th April 2024 on Waiheke.
“Nearby is the South Georgia pintail, with bright yellow bill and cartoonishly round head. South Georgia lacks the lush plant and invertebrate life we have here on Waiheke, so the pintail forages his feed on the scraps of king penguin bones. They dabble in the shallow water and waddle in groups amongst the four-ton elephant seals.”