Download >> Newsletter Issue 10 – March 2013
- Farewell Event
- Translocation
- Welcome Home Event
- Hutton’s History with Geoff Harrow
- Auction Prize Dinner
- Working Bee
Radio New Zealand National – Hutton’s Shearwater Translocation
March 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Audio from Radio New Zealand show Our Changing World with Alison Ballance, Ruth Beran and Veronika Meduna.
The Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust is translocating chicks to establish a new colony on the Kaikoura Peninsula.
Listen to >> recording here (links to Radio National)
Translocation article – Kaikoura Star – March 2013
March 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
Download >> March 2013 Translocation article – Kaikoura Star Part 1
Fewer than half of the expected 100 endangered hutton’s shearwater chicks were plucked from their nests and relocated to the man-made colony on the Kaikoura Peninsula due to the late breeding season.
Download >> March 2013 Translocation article – Kaikoura Star Part 2
‘‘We want them here for a long enough period of time so that we can reprogramme their GPS and make them think that this is home,’’ Mr Bell said.
2013 Translocation – Volunteer Positions Filled
February 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
There is great demand in the Hutton’s shearwater chik feeding volunteer spots, so much so that the roster is now full!
Please check back here or on Facebook for the latest updates.
Translocation article – Kaikoura Star – February 2013
February 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Download >> Feburary 2013 Translocation article
The annual Hutton’s shearwater translocation project starts next week and the Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust is keen to give the local community plenty of opportunity to come and have a look at the work being done at the peninsula colony.
2013 Translocation – Public Opportunities
February 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
On Tuesday February 26th, Hutton’s shearwater chicks will be translocated from the Kowhai River mountain colony to the Kaikoura Peninsula / Te Rae O Atiu colony. There is public opportunity to view the arrival of the chicks and the subsequent chick feeding programme.
Arrival Of Chicks – Tuesday 26 February 2015 at 2pm
Meet at the South Bay carpark at 1 pm, to walk to the Kaikoura Peninsula colony to be there for the arrival of the chicks by helicopter at 2 pm.
Arrival of chicks and all visits to the colony are weather and project manager dependent. Please check the website or Facebook page for the latest information.
Farewell event – April 2013
February 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
Sunday morning 7 April 2013
Join us for a sensational autumn morning at the Kaikoura Peninsula colony to farewell the Hutton’s shearwaters as they depart for the winter.
6.45 am
- Gather at South Bay Reserve
7.00 am
- Walk to Kaikoura Peninsula colony for the Farewell ceremony.
- Return to South Bay Coastguard building for a BBQ breakfast of bacon butties, tea and coffee.
- Short presentation and scientific updates.
Download >> 2013 Farewell PDF poster 
Seabirds with a mountain home – Article by Nicola Toki
September 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
Article by Nicola Toki
Read >> Seabirds with a mountain home here (link to Stuff)
Hundreds of metres above the multitude of seabirds to be found on Kaikoura’s beautiful coastlines, the Hutton’s shearwaters have the ultimate ocean view from their mountain perches. But why does a seabird choose to breed high up in the mountains?
