Toutouwai photo gallery

The translocation begins

Day 1: Wendy Davies and Lettecia Williams shopping for the group at Thames.

Packing the truck.

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Day 1: At Pureora - unpacking, cooking, socialising.

Day 1: Unpacking, cooking, socialising (view larger, JPG, 29K)

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Day 1: First group meeting at Pureora after dinner.

Day1:First group meeting after dinner on the first night at Purerora (click image to view larger, JPG, 22K).

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Day 2: Mealworms being pointed out.

Mealworms being pointed out (click image to view larger, JPG, 30K).

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Day 2: Driving to work, Pureora.

Driving to work, Pureora (click image to view larger, JPG, 40K).

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Day 2: The last instructions.

Day2: The last intructions (click image to view larger, JPG, 55K).

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Day 2: Group photo of the toutouwai team.

Day1:Group photo of toutouwai team (click image to view larger, JPG, 55K).

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Day 3: In the bush

Day3 In the bush(click image to view larger, JPG, 43K).

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Day 3: Robin perching.

Robin perching (click image to view larger, JPG, 54K).

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Day 3: Wilde preparing dinner.

Day3: Wilde prepraring dinner (view larger, JPG, 36K)

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Day 4: Robin listening to the tap.

Robin listening to the tap (view larger, JPG, 42K)

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Day 4: Wendy Davies, Project Manager.

Wendy Davies, Project Manager (click image to view larger, JPG, 30K).

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Day 4: Wilde Whitcombe, volunteer, seperating the mealworm bait from the sawdust it is packed in.

Wilde Whitcombe, mealworm selection method (click image to view larger, JPG, 44K).

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Day 4: Mealworm transfer station - cleaned mealworms being transferred into buckets for feeding in the field.

Mealworm bait containers (click image to view larger, JPG, 53K).

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Day 5: Select Loop Road - the line that the team walks down for training.

Select Loop Road - the line that the team walks for training (click image to view larger, JPG, 79K).

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Day 5: Robin with mealworm.

Robin with mealworm (click image to view larger, JPG, 69K).

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Day 5: Robin - look at my wingspan!

Day5: Robin - look at my wingspan (click image to view larger, JPG, 40K).

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Day 5: The Select Loop Road, Pureroa.

The Select Loop Road (click image to view larger, JPG, 81K).

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Day 6: Ali sorting worms

Day6: Ali sorting worms

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Day 6: Making up boxes Day 6: Making up boxes

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Day 6: Lettecia preparing cabbage Day 6: Lettecia and cabbage

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Day 6: Eddie furnishing boxes

Day 6: Eddie furnishing boxes

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Day 8: Terry, Reuben, Katharina and Dawn

Day 8: Terry, Reuben, Katharina and Dawn

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Day 8: Robin flying in front of boots

Day 8: Robin flying in front

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Day 10: How to catch a robin

Day 10: How to catch a robin

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Day 10: The catching team

Day 10: The catching team

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Day 11: Catching robins.

Day 11: Catching the robins

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Day 11: Taking measurements

Day 11: Catching robins

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Day 11: Weighing

Day 11: Catching robins

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Day 11: Catching robins

Day 11: Catching robins

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Day 11: Catching robins

Day 11: Catching robins

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Day 11: Ready to go

Day 11: Ready to go

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Day 11: On their way

Day 11: On their way

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8 April Toutouwai release at Stony Bay

Letticia Williams being interviewed by Bob McNeil from TV3

Lettecia Williams being interviewed by Bob McNeil from TV3.

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Phil Crown, Kaumatua, Ngati Rereahu (Pureora) who accompanied the birds on their journey, with Richard Waiwai, Pou Kura Taiaio, Waikato Conservancy

Phil Crown, Kaumatua, Ngati Rereahu (Pureora) who accompanied the birds on their journey, with Richard Waiwai, Pou Kura Taiaio, Waikato Conservancy.

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Stony Bay, Coromandel

Stony Bay, Coromandel.

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Some of the project team - Wendy Davies, Rob Chappell, Steve Bolton and John Gaukrodger

Some of the project team - Wendy Davies, Rob Chappell, Steve Bolton and John Gaukrodger.

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Robins in their boxes at Stony Bay

Robins in their boxes at Stony Bay.

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Tewi Nicholls, Ngati Tamatera Kaumatua, blessing the birds prior to their release

Tewi Nicholls, Ngati Tamatera Kaumatua, blessing the birds prior to their release.

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Robin flying free as box is opened

Robin flying free as box is opened.

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